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### Backup methods
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* **Complete**: one or more **filesystems** are backed up (kernel, data, utilities, ...).
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* **Partial**: one or more **files** are backed up (configurations, directories, ...).
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* **Differential**: only files modified since the last **complete** backup are backed up.
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* **Incremental**: only files modified since the last backup are backed up.
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* **Full backup**: refers to a one-time copy of all files, folders or data in the hard disk or database.
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* **Incremental backup**: refers to the backup of the data updated after the last Full backup or Incremental backup.
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* **Differential backup**: Refers to the backup of the changed files after the Full backup.
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* **Selective backup (Partial backup)**: Refers to backing up a part of the system.
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* **Cold backup**: refers to the backup when the system is in shutdown or maintenance state. The backed up data is exactly the same as the data in the system during this period.
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* **Hot backup**: Refers to the backup when the system is in normal operation. As the data in the system is updated at any time, the backed-up data has a certain lag relative to the real data of the system.
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* **Remote backup**: refers to backing up data in another geographic location to avoid data loss and service interruption caused by fire, natural disasters, theft, etc.
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### Periodicity
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