Why Incremental Backups May Run Like Full Backups

Product Version: 11.0

Last modified: 08 July 2025

Question

Why did my incremental backup take as long as a full backup after renaming a mailbox or OneDrive?

Answer

If a mailbox, OneDrive, or Team is renamed, NAKIVO Backup & Replication treats it as a new object. As a result, the next backup may behave like a full backup. This behavior is expected and is designed to ensure data consistency and integrity.