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Thanks guys, &nbsp;I feel more comfortable about my decision. &nbsp;We have 2 tape backup drives and 1 does full backups on my business critical stuff and the second backups user files and such. &nbsp; I think i'll just continue with 2 full backups, incremental felt like a good idea on the user files, but like you all said restoring is the key and it will be much faster that way. 
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Thanks guys,  I feel more comfortable about my decision.  We have 2 tape backup drives and 1 does full backups on my business critical stuff and the second backups user files and such.   I think i'll just continue with 2 full backups, incremental felt like a good idea on the user files, but like you all said restoring is the key and it will be much faster that way.

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Does anyone see a problem with me performing one full backup weekly on Friday, &nbsp;then using 1 tape and appending the data backed up from Monday thru Thursday? &nbsp;
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Does anyone see a problem with me performing one full backup weekly on Friday,  then using 1 tape and appending the data backed up from Monday thru Thursday?  

Append to Incremental backup job

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.