File backups are still the most popular backup type that users prefer for their backups. Here are some of the advantages that help customers choose file backup over alternative backup types:
- File based backups are simple for users with less data size and file count.
- The size occupancy of the backup will be less than certain disk image backups where they require the entire disk to be backed up despite the file occupancy.
- Restoring individual files is easy to achieve.
The traditional disk image backup method is used to backup an entire drive that includes unallocated free space. This kind of backup consumes too much space and takes longer to complete. Vembu introduced new disk image features which overcome these issues. The highlight features are:
- These image backups will only backup the block sizes occupied by files but still retain the size of the physical drive when restored.
- The files stored in such backups are compressed, so space used for storage will be relatively less compared to file backup.
- When a system crash occurs, a file backup can only be helpful for data usage but a disk image backup can be used to restore an entire system to where it left off.
- Restoring individual files is easy with Vembu BDR.
- Vembu BDR provides a backup and restore option, in which migration between different machine environments is easily possible (P2V, V2P, Hyper-V to VMWare and VMWare to Hyper-V).
With this being said, one can easily see the advantages that a image backup has over file backup. To learn more about Vembu BDR, test the trial run for 30 days by downloading it at: https://www.bdrsuite.com/try/
