# File System ## General Storware Backup & Recovery is able to protect file systems mounted on its nodes. Both full and incremental backups are supported. {% hint style="info" %} **Note:** * Storware Backup & Recovery scans for file system changes based on the modification time and size of the file with each incremental backup. * only regular files, symlinks, and directories are going to be backup * for file systems, Storware Backup & Recovery currently builds images for each backup before uploading data to the specific backup provider, so it doesn't have to upload objects one-by-one - these images will be merged automatically in restore tasks {% endhint %} Complete the following steps to add the file system storage provider. 1. Go to `Storage` -> `Infrastructure` and click `Add Storage Provider` 2. Choose `File system` as a type and select the node responsible for backup operations 3. Click `Save` - now you can define file systems in the `Storage` -> `Instances` view --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.storware.eu/70/protecting-storage-providers/storage-providers/file-system.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.