Are azure file Share backup incremental in nature?

Question

I recently backed up azure file share and found that they are not incremental in nature.
Looks differential to me.
I have Daily, weekly and monthly backup and retention policy.

How to set up incremental backups in azure file share and what needs to be changed in the backup policy.

Answer 1

Hi @RajputPravendra-1326 ,

Yes the Azure FS does support Incremental backups and the way it works is different and automated there is no configuration required,

Hope this helps.
JS

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Answer 2

@SupportProfSwo , Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Forum, Thank you for posting your query here!
How to set up incremental backups in azure file share and what needs to be changed in the backup policy?
Yes Azure File Share support Azure Incremental Back up. You can refer to this article, How to Setup Azure File Share Backup

Share snapshots are incremental in nature. Only the data that has changed after your most recent share snapshot is saved. This minimizes the time required to create the share snapshot and saves on storage costs.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-snapshots-files#space-usage

About Azure file share backup

Questions about backing up Azure Files

Share snapshots are incremental in nature. Only the data that has changed after your most recent share snapshot is saved. This minimizes the time required to create the share snapshot and saves on storage costs.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-snapshots-files#space-usage

If you have any additional questions or need further clarification, please let me know.

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