Difference between: Full, Differential, and Incremental Backup

Difference between: Full, Differential, and Incremental Backup

October 10, 2011

Difference between: Full, Differential, and Incremental Backup

TypeDefinitionBenefitsDrawbacks
Full Backup:A complete backup of everything you want to backup.Restoration is fast, since you only need one set of backup data.The backing up process is slow.
High storage requirements.
Differential Backup:The backup software looks at which files have changed since you last did a full backup. Then creates copies of all the files that are different from the ones in the full backup.

If you do a differential backup more than once, it will copy all the files, or parts of files that have changed since the last full backup, even if you already have identical copies of those files in a previous differential backup.

For restoring all the data, you will only need the the last full backup, and the last differential backup.
Faster to create than a full backup.

Restoration is faster than using incremental backup.

Not as much storage needed as in a full backup.
Restoration is slower than using a full backup.

Creating a differential backup is slower than creating an incremental backup.
Incremental Backup:The backup software creates copies of all the files, or parts of files that have changed since previous backups of any type (full, differential or incremental).

For example if you did a full backup on Sunday. An incremental backup made on Monday, would only contain files changed since Sunday, and an incremental backup on Tuesday, would only contain files changed since Monday, and so on.
This method is the fastest when creating a backup.

The least storage space is needed.
Restoring from incremental backups is the slowest because it may require several sets of data to fully restore all the data. For example if you had a full backup and six incremental backups. To restore the data would require you to process the full backup and all six incremental backups.
How to install Turbo C++ on Windows 7

How to install Turbo C++ on Windows 7

October 07, 2011

We are providing detailed procedure how to install Turbo C++ on Windows 7.

Users having Win 7 Proand Win 7 Ultimate should use the virtual Windows XP Mode to install Turbo C++.
Installing Turbo C++ on Windows 7

1. Extract the zip files to: e.g. C:\TurboC



Extract zip files
2. Run the install: C:\TurboC\INSTALL.EXE



Run the install
3. Press Enter to continue



Press Enter to continue
4. Enter the Source drive: e.g.C and press Enter to continue



Enter the Source drive

5. Enter the Source path: \TURBOC and press Enter to continue



Enter the Source path
6. In directories specify where Turbo C files are copied. E.g. C:\TC . When done go to start instalation and press Enter



Specify where Turbo C++ files are copied
7. Succesfull instalation



Succesfull instalation

8. First launch from your destination e.g. C:\TC\BIN\TC.EXE
How to install Turbo C++ on Windows 7 64bit

How to install Turbo C++ on Windows 7 64bit

October 07, 2011

Providing step-by-step procedure how to install Turbo C++ on 64 bit Windows 7.

1. Install the software DOSBox ver 0.73 : download here

2. Create a folder,for example „Turbo“ (c:\Turbo\)

3. Download and extract TC into the Turbo folder (c:\Turbo\): download here

4. Run the DOSBox 0.73 from the icon located on the desktop:



5. Type the following commands at the command prompt [Z]: mount d c:\Turbo\ [The folder TC is present inside the folder Turbo]

Now you should get a message which says: Drive D is mounted as a local directory c:\Turbo\



6. Type d: to shift to d:



7. Next follow the commands below:

cd tc
cd bin
tc or tc.exe [This starts you the Turbo C++ 3.0]


8. In the Turbo C++ goto Options>Directories> Change the source of TC to the source directory [D] ( i.e. virtual D: refers to original c:\Turbo\ . So make the path change to something like D:\TC\include and D:\TC\lib respectively )

How to start TurboC++ in the DOSBox automatically:

You can save yourself some time by having DOSBox automatically mount your folders and start TurboC++:
For DOSBox versions older then 0.73 browse into program installation folder and open the dosbox.conf file in any text editor. For version 0.73 go to Start Menu and click on “Configuration” and then “Edit Configuration“. Then scroll down to the very end, and add the lines which you want to automatically execute when DOSBox starts.

Automatically mount and start Turbo C++3.0 in DOSBox ver 0.73:



Scroll down to the very end, and add the lines:



Those commands will be executed automatically when DOSBox starts!

Please note:

Full screen: Alt and Enter

When you exit from the DosBox [precisely when u unmount the virtual drive where Turbo C++ 3.0 has been mounted] all the files you have saved or made changes in Turbo C++ 3.0 will be copied into the source directory(The directory which contains TC folder)

Don’t use shortcut keys to perform operations in TC because they might be a shortcut key for DOSBOX also . Eg : Ctrl+F9 will exit DOSBOX rather running the code .

VIDEO tutorial (there is another setup – original path to Turbo C++ is h:\tc\ and drive H is mounted as drive C:)