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Generally speaking, there are two kinds of backups: block level backup and file level backup.
Compared with a file level backup, a block-based backup reduces the storage space and time required by each backup. And a block level incremental backup only backs up changed blocks of the source since the previous backup and the rest blocks remain intact. Therefore, it further improves the backup efficiency and saves the required space.
As mentioned above, with block level incremental backups, you can save a lot of time and storage space while backing up data. There are more advantages that may make you feel an urge to have a try:
Since block level incremental backups have so many merits, how to create such backups in Windows?
To create block level incremental backups in Windows, you may need a professional backup tool. Qiling Disk Master Standard, the best free backup software, can give you a hand.
Follow the steps below to create a block level incremental backup via Qiling Disk Master. Here take Disk Backup as an example:
1. Download, install and run Qiling Disk Master. Connect the external storage device to your computer if you want to backup the source disk to an external drive.
2. Click Backup on the left pane and select Disk Backup.
3. Click Add Disk to select the source disk to be backed up.
4. Click the second bar to select a destination path to save the backup image.
5. Click Schedule Backup to see the scheduled backup options. You can choose daily/weekly/monthly as per your need.
Click Backup Scheme and you can see “Incremental Backup” is selected by default. If you’d like to use “Differential Backup”, edition upgrade is needed. You can also enable automatic backup cleanup here to delete old image files automatically.
6. Confirm the operation and click Proceed. Then, choose Add the schedule and Proceed now to run the first backup immediately or Only add the schedule to run it later.
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Block level incremental backups make it quicker to backup and restore data and reduce the storage space required by each backup. Qiling Disk Master provides you with the easiest way to create block level incremental backups in Windows. Additionally, it can be used as bit copy software and CompactFlash card copier. Go for this tool right now!