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Copying continuous backups

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Copying continuous backups - AWS Backup

If a continuous backup rule also specifies a cross-account or cross-Region copy, AWS Backup takes a snapshot of the continuous backup and copies that snapshot to the destination vault. To learn more about copying your recovery points across accounts and Regions, see Copying a backup .

Continuous backups create a periodic backups in accordance with the frequency set in the backup plan rule in the destination account and/or Region.

AWS Backup does not support on-demand copies of continuous backups.

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