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W2K system state backup Smaller ?
Name: Theo Date: December 9, 2002 at 04:33:25 Pacific OS: W2K sp1 CPU/Ram: 196
Comment:
Without changing anything the system state backup of Laptop is suddenly not ca 200MB but now 30 MB : AnY Idea why ??
Name: Robbie Date: December 14, 2002 at 00:12:31 Pacific
Reply:
it could be that you accidently selected a diferential backup typ rather than a normal or incrimental. Diferential is only backing up what has changed since the last backup, so it will be smaller than incrimental or normal.
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