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If you are backing up the database for the first time, select Full. A full backup will provide a comprehensive data set and SQL Safe requires it to perform differential backups or transaction log backups later on. For more information about backup types, go to Understand understand backup types.
What to choose in the Format drop-down option?
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Verifying the backup helps identify potential issues that could occur when restoring data files.
After choosing Once you choose your backup type, go click NEXT to Selecting select the location of your backup files.