Full
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A complete file system or
directory
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More difficult to retrieve small changes
in file systems
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Requires large numbers of backup
tapes that take a long time to write. Takes longer to retrieve individual files because the drive has
to move sequentially to the point on the tape where the file is located.
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Incremental
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Only
files in the specified file system that have changed since a previous backup
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Easier to
retrieve small changes in file systems
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Finding which
incremental tape contains a file can take time.
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