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masthanvdi
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what is the difference between full clone and linked clone?

what is the difference between full clone and linked clone?

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A full clone is basically a complete copy of a VM, i.e. it requires the same disk space as the source, but will be able to run independently of the source.

A linked clone is comparable to a snapshot, where only changes are stored in a delta file. The linked clone requires the source to be available.

André

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