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What is the difference between an Incremental and a Differential Backup?

What is the difference between an Incremental and a Differential Backup?

"The backup utility on Windows XP gives you a number of backup options.
Amoungst these options are:
- Incremental
- Differential"

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"OK I possibly fired off that question too soon. The backup utility says this.

Incremental: Backs up selected files only if they were created or modified since the previous backup.

Differential: Backs up selected files only if they were created or modified since the previous backup, but does not mark them as backed up. (i.e. the next differential backup will backup all the changes going back to the last full backup.)"