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Differencing Disks Explained

Differencing disks, also known as delta disks, are virtual hard disks (VHDs) that store only the changes made to a parent disk. This technique significantly reduces storage requirements and simplifies the management of virtual machines. How Differencing Disks Work Parent Disk: The base disk image from which the differencing disk is created. Differencing Disk: Stores only the modifications made to…