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What Is Synthetic Full Backup In Commvault

A synthetic full backup is a type of full backup that is created by combining the data from one or more incremental backups. The result is a new full backup that is larger than the original full backup, but smaller than the sum of all the incremental backups.

There are several benefits to using synthetic full backups. First, they can be used to create a new full backup without having to wait for the incremental backups to finish. Second, they …