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What is a synthetic full backup? - Connect IT Community | Kaseya
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="summary"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></h2> <p>This article explains that "synthetic full" refers to backups synthesized by the appliance to function as a full backup.</p> <h2 data-id="issue"><strong>ISSUE</strong></h2> <p>The term <i>synthetic full</i> refers to backups that capture all data on a VM, but were synthesized by the appliance using existing backups. More specifically, the existing incremental backups are superimposed on the last full backup to create a new backup. Similar to full backups, synthetic full backups create a new backup group.<br><br>See also <a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Funitrends-support.zendesk.com%2Fhc%2Fen-us%2Farticles%2F360013153417">When are synthetic backups created?</a></p> </article> </main>