How to Choose Between File Backup and Block Backup

You can set up Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows to create a file-level backup. The file-level backup captures only data of individual folders on the computer.

File-level backups are ideal for protecting specific documents but don't cover your operating system or application files.

Image-based backups are typically larger than file-based backups, so they'll cost more to store. File-based backups are smaller and cost less to store.

File-level backup lets you pick specific files or folders to save. ... level backup and versatile file-level restoration. This method ...

File-level backups are better suited to restore smaller amounts of data. However, you will not be able to recover your entire systems following a server crash.

Block level backups with Cloud Backup are more efficient than NDMP-based file-level backups. This post looks at why file-level backups fail ...

I think file level backups are better because they are more cost effective and faster to restore with better granularity.

Block level backup would take a 1:1 copy of the disk (or directory that I point the backup software to) including permissions and all other raw data.

It involves copying individual files and directories from a storage system to a backup location. This type of backup operates at the file system ...