Skip SWAP & empty blocks

This article provides information about the 'skip SWAP & empty blocks' feature in Xopero ONE.

In general, the Skip SWAP and empty blocks feature can be selected in the VMware backup options when creating a backup plan.

This feature skips SWAP partitions and files, as well as empty blocks. By using it, you can reduce the backup size and the time required to transfer the backup to storage.

This feature is enabled by default. Administrators can configure two additional settings:

1. Skip SWAP files, and partitions — SWAP files and partitions will be excluded from the backup.

2. Skip empty blocks — all empty blocks will be skipped during the backup.