Full backup Full backup is process of backing up ALL data. First step towards all other types of backup Backup time will be longer Restore operation takes less time

Differential backup Differential backup is the process of backing up data that has changed since the last FULL backup. Requires file maintenance as the backup file will be of similar size or larger than its previous backup Longer backup time than incremental backup Faster restoration than incremental backup

Incremental backup Incremental backup is the process of backing up data that has changed since the last Full, Incremental or Differential backup Takes lesser backup time as it will have small data to archive Takes longer restoration time

Mirror backup Mirror backup is similar to full backup and is a direct copy of the files/folders Files are not compressed in zip files and are not protected with password. They remain the mirror or exact copy of the source.