windows server 2022 incremential backup not working

EMRAH YILMAZ 25 Reputation points
2023-10-25T07:12:52.4766667+00:00

We have windows server 2022 servers. We turned on the Windows server backup feature on these servers. We want to take an incremental backup. But it takes a full backup every time. We tried most solutions found on the internet. We marked the relevant disk as incremental in the performance settings. But he took a full backup again. How do we get incremental?

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Windows Server Backup
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Backup: A duplicate copy of a program, a disk, or data, made either for archiving purposes or for safeguarding valuable files from loss should the active copy be damaged or destroyed.
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  1. Ian Xue (Shanghai Wicresoft Co., Ltd.) 33,301 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-11-01T07:33:49.6433333+00:00

    Hi,

    Windows Server Backup will, by default, create an incremental backup that behaves like a full backup. It manages full and incremental backups automatically.

    There are several reasons which may cause the backup to be full instead of incremental:

    1. Backup on the target is deleted/not present.
    2. Source volume snapshot is deleted, from which the last backup was taken.
    3. 14 incremental backups have occurred since the last full backup
    4. More than 14 days have passed since the last full backup

    https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/8585.windows-server-backup-frequently-asked-questions-faq.aspx

    Best Regards,

    Ian Xue

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