I am trying out backupper 2.0.2 server version (please note that I am not an IT guy - hence trying out in my own layman ways)!
Hence first day I tried multiple scheduled backups using "partition backup" option (with differential + no compression selections) and second day tried multiple scheduled backups using "file backup" option (though the software did prompt a recommendation to use "partition" option as I was backing up whole drive) - this time also with differential + no compression selections - both days for the same drive in which I store my data and I am backing up to an external hard disk.
I have two queries:
1. I found a difference of more than 3gb in the base backup file size for these two options - partition backup base file was 19GB while files backup base file was 15.2GB (the actual drive is 19GB on server when seen in explorer) - hence, my query is why this size difference as in one day my server storage had not changed much?
2. And secondly - i did not have any problem opening explore backup image (unlike many postings i have seen on this forum) - BUT if I explore image of the subsequent differential backup files (the smaller ones created after the main base backup file) - then it is showing me all files - which is also not bad - but then how do I know which files have changed since previous differential backup version? As I am talking about about 3000 folders/subfolder with 17-18k files - hence only a differential listing would be good / preferable.
Request advise - or whether I am missing some step.