TrueSecure Guide
  • Getting Started
  • Backup Format Overview
    • Hybrid Backup
    • Object Lock (Immutability)
    • MS SQL Server Backup
    • MS Exchange Backup
    • Synthetic Backup
    • About GFS
      • Configure GFS Policy
        • GFS Retention Policy Settings in CLI
      • GFS Policy Usage Examples
      • F.A.Q
    • Forever Forward Incremental Backup
      • Intelligent Retention
    • Client-Side Deduplication
    • Mandatory and Full Consistency Checks
    • Retention Policy
    • File And Folder Backup
      • OneDrive Backup
      • System and Hidden Files Backup
    • Image-Based Backup
    • Full Backup Explained
    • VMware Backup Plan
      • Application-Consistent Backups
      • Pre-Freeze and Post-Thaw Scripts
      • Transaction Logs Processing in Application-Consistent Backups
      • Prepare Guest VM for Application-Consistent Backup
      • Changed Block Tracking for VMware Backups
    • About Hyper-V Backup
      • Hyper-V Virtual Machine Backup
      • Hyper-V Failover Cluster Backup
      • Application-Consistent Backups
      • Prepare Guest VM for Application-Consistent Backup
      • Changed Block Tracking for Hyper-V Backups
    • Legacy Backup Format
      • Backup Format Comparison
      • Hybrid Backup
      • Synthetic Full Backup (Legacy Backup Format)
      • Synthetic Backup for S3-compatible Storage Accounts
      • File-Level Backup (Legacy)
        • Step 1. Backup Route
        • Step 2. Backup Destination (for Local or Cloud Backup)
        • Step 3. Backup Destinations (for Hybrid Backup)
        • Step 4. Plan Name
        • Step 5. Advanced Options
        • Step 6. Backup Source
        • Step 7. Network Shares
        • Step 8. Advanced Filter
        • Step 9. Compression and Encryption Options
        • Step 10. Schedule
        • Step 11. Recurring Schedule
        • Step 12. Retention Policy
        • Step 13. Pre / Post Actions
        • Step 14. Email and System Log Notifications
        • Step 15. Summary
      • Image-Based Backup (Legacy)
        • Step 1. Backup Route
        • Step 2. Backup Destination
        • Step 3. Backup Destinations (for Hybrid Backup)
        • Step 4. Plan Name
        • Step 5. Select Partitions
        • Step 6. Advanced Options
        • Step 7. Compression and Encryption Options
        • Step 8. Retention Policy
        • Step 9. Schedule
        • Step 10. Specify Recurring Schedule
        • Step 11. Pre / Post Actions
        • Step 12. Notifications and System Log Settings
        • Step 13. Summary
      • VMware Backup (legacy)/Step 1. Select the Backup Route
        • Step 2. Select Backup Storage
        • Step 3. Specify the Plan Name
        • Step 4. Select VMware Host Server
        • Step 5. Select Virtual Machines
        • Step 6. Select Virtual Disks
        • Step 7. Compression and Encryption Options
        • Step 8. Retention Policy
        • Step 9. Schedule
        • Step 10. Schedule Full Backup
        • Step 11. Pre / Post Actions
        • Step 12. Notification
        • Step 13. Summary
      • Hyper-V VM Backup (legacy)/Step 1. Backup Route
        • Step 2. Select Backup Storage
        • Step 3. Plan Name
        • Step 4. Select Virtual Machines
        • Step 5. Select Virtual Disks
        • Step 6. Compression & Encryption Options
        • Step 7. Retention Policy
        • Step 8. Schedule
        • Step 9. Advanced Recurring Schedule
        • Step 10. Pre / Post Actions
        • Step 11. Notification
        • Step 12. Summary
    • Backup for Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace
      • Get Started with Backup for Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace
      • Manage Microsoft 365 Backup/ Service Dashboard
        • Account Settings
        • Manage Users
        • Create Mail Archive
        • Export to PST
      • Backup and Restore
        • Outlook Mail Backup
        • Back Up OneDrive
        • Contacts Backup
        • Back up Calendar
        • SharePoint Backup
        • Back up Microsoft Teams
        • Retention Policy in Microsoft 365 Backup
      • Google Backup/Account Setting
        • Manage Google Backup
        • Manage Users
        • Auto-Activate New Users
        • Backup and Restore
          • Back up Gmail
          • Item-Level Restore from Google Drive Backup
          • Back up Contacts
          • Back Up Calendar
          • Back Up Shared Drives
          • Retention Policy in Google Backup
  • Restore Backup Data
    • File-Level Restore
      • Step 1 - Select a Backup Storage
      • Step 2 - Specify the Plan Name
      • Step 3 - Select Data to Restore
      • Step 4. Select Restore Point
      • Step 5 - Select Files to Restore
      • Step 6. Destination
      • Step 7. Specify the Encryption Password
      • Step 8. Schedule Your Restore Plan
      • Step 9. Email Notifications and Event Log Settings
      • Step 10 - Check Network Shares
      • Step 11 - Save and Run Your Restore Plan
    • Image-Based Backup Restore
      • Step 1. Select Backup Storage
      • Step 2. Plan Name
      • Step 3 - Choose Data to Restore
      • Step 4 - Select a Restore Point
      • Step 5. Restore Type
        • Restore to Physical Disk
        • Restore to Virtual Disk
        • Restore to Amazon EC2 Instance, EBS Volume or AMI
          • Enable EC2 on your Amazon Account
          • Granting Required EC2 Permissions
          • Restore to Amazon EC2 Instance
          • Restore to Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
          • Restore to Elastic Block Store (EBS) Volume
        • Restore to Azure Virtual Machine or Data Disk
          • Restore to Azure Virtual Machine
          • Restore to Azure Data Disk
        • Restore to Google Cloud Instance, Image, or Disk
          • Restore to Google Cloud Instance
          • Restore to Google Machine Image
          • Restore to Google Data Disk
      • Step 6. Specify the Temporary Instance
      • Step 7. Select Partitions
      • Step 8. Destination
      • Step 9. Specify the Encryption Password
      • Step 10. Schedule Your Restore Plan
      • Step 11. Notifications and Logging
      • Step 12 - Check Network Shares
      • Step 13 - Save and Run Your Restore Plan
    • VMware Virtual Machine Restore Plan
    • Hyper-V Restore/Step 1. Select Backup to Restore
      • Step 2. Plan Name
      • Step 3. Type of Data
      • Step 4. Select a Restore Point
      • Step 5. Restore Source
      • Step 6. Restore Type
        • Select Virtual Disks
        • Restore Options (Destination)
        • Glacier Smart Restore (Optional)
        • Restore Virtual Machines As
      • Step 7. Encryption Options
      • Step 8. Schedule
      • Step 9. Pre-/Post Actions
      • Step 10. Notifications and Logging
      • Step 11. Check Network Shares
      • Summary
    • MS SQL Server Database Restore
      • Step 1 - Select a Backup Storage
      • Step 2 - Specify the Plan Name
      • Step 3 - Choose Data to Restore
      • Step 4. Select a Restore Point
      • Step 5. Select a SQL Server Instance
      • Step 6. Specify the Source Databases
      • Step 7 - Specify the Target Databases
      • Step 8 - Specify the Restore Options
      • Step 9. Specify the Encryption Password
      • Step 10. Schedule Your Restore Plan
      • Step 11. Customize Email Notifications and System Log Settings
      • Step 12 - Check Network Shares
      • Step 13 - Save and Run Your Restore Plan
    • MS SQL Server Backup Files Restore
      • Step 1 - Select a Backup Storage
      • Step 2 - Specify the Plan Name
      • Step 3 - Choose Data to Restore
      • Step 4. Select a Restore Point
      • Step 5. Specify the Source Databases
      • Step 6 - Specify the Restore Options
      • Step 7. Specify the Encryption Password
      • Step 8. Schedule Your Restore Plan
      • Step 9. Customize Email Notifications and System Log Settings
      • Step 10 - Check Network Shares
      • Step 11 - Save and Run Your Restore Plan
    • Microsoft Exchange Data Restore
      • Item-Level Restore in Microsoft Exchange
      • Restore Microsoft Exchange Files/Databases
        • Step 1 - Select a Backup Storage
        • Step 2 - Specify the Plan Name
        • Step 3 - Choose Data to Restore
        • Step 4. Select a Restore Point
        • Step 5 - Specify the Restore Destination
        • Step 6. Specify the Encryption Password
        • Step 7. Schedule Your Restore Plan
        • Step 8. Notifications and Logging
        • Step 9 - Check Network Shares
        • Step 10 - Save and Run Your Restore Plan
        • Update the Exchange Server Database
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Backup Format Comparison

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View the list of supported features and backup types for backup formats.

Feature

Legacy Backup Format

New Backup Format

not supported

✔️

not supported

✔️

Synthetic full backup

for image-based backups and Amazon S3 and Wasabi storages

for all backup types and for most storage providers

Restore Verification

✔️

✔️

✔️

coming soon

not supported

✔️

not supported

✔️

not supported

✔️

✔️

✔️

not supported

✔️

Changed Block Tracking for image-based backups

not supported

✔️

✔️

✔️

✔️

not supported

✔️

not supported

Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) policy
Immutability
Only supported
Supported
Hybrid backup
Client-side deduplication
Mandatory consistency check
Full consistency checks
Changed Block Tracking for VMware
Changed Block Tracking for Hyper-V
Hyper-V backup
Microsoft Exchange backup
Microsoft SQL Server backup