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What Is Synthetic Full Backup?<\/h2>\n

Synthetic full backup is a type of subsequent full backup that makes a comparison to the previously backed up data on the storage and uploads only the current changes from the backup source. Synthetic full backup helps to reduce the amount of data uploaded and accelerates a full backup creation. In this article, we will explain fully the concept of synthetic backup.
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up to 80%<\/strong> less bandwidth consumption<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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up to 20 times<\/strong> faster backup completion<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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How Synthetic Full Backup Works<\/h3>\n

At the start of every new backup, you are running a full backup - uploading the given dataset to the backup storage. After this initial backup is completed you typically wait some time to perform the next one to keep up with all the changes that have occurred over time. That is called an incremental backup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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First full backup sequence<\/div>\n
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Second full backup sequence<\/div>\n
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A1-A3 and B1-B3 stands for incremental difference between backup runs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

However, from time to time you need to perform another full backup. This might be needed in several cases:<\/p>\n