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How to distinguish between an incremental image and a differential image from a plain image?
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:19 pm
by Wade
I had a similar situation to this link: https://forum.r-tt.com/viewtopic.php?t=12480
However, my images are plain images created on the "Create Image" page.
How to distinguish between an incremental image and a differential image from a plain image?
Thanks in advance.
Re: How to distinguish between an incremental image and a differential image from a plain image?
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2026 2:07 pm
by Alt
Wade wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:19 pm
How to distinguish between an incremental image and a differential image from a plain image?
Plain images are much, much larger.
Re: How to distinguish between incremental and differential images?
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2026 10:24 pm
by Wade
Thank you for your quick reply.
I created several images from the "Create Image" page, including full, differential, and incremental images.
I know the full image is the largest, but how do I distinguish between differential and incremental images?
For example: There are C-image.rdr, C-image2.rdr, and C-image3.rdr.
C-image.rdr is the full image. How do I distinguish which of 2 and 3 is the differential image and which is the incremental image?
Re: How to distinguish between an incremental image and a differential image from a plain image?
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2026 8:51 am
by Alt
What was the base image for the images? If the plain image, you can't tell the difference. Otherwise, incremental images usually are smaller.
Re: How to distinguish between incremental and differential images?
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2026 11:53 am
by Wade
1. C-image.rdr is the first full image created (created on the "Create Image" page). Does this mean that C-image.rdr is both the base image and a plain image?
2. Is it unimportant whether the image is a differential image or an incremental image? What is the correct way to manage these images?
Re: How to distinguish between incremental and differential images?
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2026 3:58 pm
by Alt
Wade wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 11:53 am
1. C-image.rdr is the first full image created (created on the "Create Image" page). Does this mean that C-image.rdr is both the base image and a plain image?
A plain image = a full image? I assume yes. [url=
https://www.drive-image.com/DriveImage_ ... nimage.htm]Restore Data from an Image[/url. The screenshot. The right pane -> the bottom section. You select the plain image and this section will show the dates of its differential/incremental images.
Re: How to distinguish between incremental and differential images?
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2026 3:59 pm
by Alt
Wade wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 11:53 am
2. Is it unimportant whether the image is a differential image or an incremental image? What is the correct way to manage these images?
This page should help:
Create an Image, then click the Imaging Options link. The table describes differential/incremental images.