# Incremental backup files are larger than full backup files

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/incremental-backup-files-are-larger-than-full-backup-files/18333>\
**Category:** MySQL & MariaDB\
**Tags:** mysql, percona\
**Created:** [November 3, 2022, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/incremental-backup-files-are-larger-than-full-backup-files/18333 "2022-11-03T05:48:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![qian\_li](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/qian_li/32/8241_2.png) [@qian\_li](https://forums.percona.com/u/qian_li)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/incremental-backup-files-are-larger-than-full-backup-files/18333/1 "2022-11-03T05:48:42Z")

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xtrabackup version 2.4.26 based on MySQL server 5.7.35 Linux (x86\_64)

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**Author:** ![Ivan\_Groenewold](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/ivan_groenewold/32/6299_2.png) [@Ivan\_Groenewold](https://forums.percona.com/u/Ivan_Groenewold)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/incremental-backup-files-are-larger-than-full-backup-files/18333/2 "2022-11-03T11:08:59Z")

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Do you have [XtraDB changed page tracking - Percona Server for MySQL](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/5.7/management/changed_page_tracking.html#innodb_track_changed_pages) enabled?