Are snapshots full backups?

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Muthuvel Chinnusamy · Accepted Answer

No, the snapshots are not full backup. They are point in time backups , they are typically incremental , dependant on original data and stored on the same storage, making them unsuitable for discovery recovery or long term data retention , unlike true backups.

Afrose Hazeena · Answer

The first EBS snapshot is a full backup. Later snapshots are incremental backups. AWS stores only the changed data blocks after the first snapshot.

Are snapshots full backups?

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