Your current backup schedule involves differential backups of all data Monday through Saturday, with a full backup on Sunday. Last Saturday, one of your storage drives failed prior to running the daily backup. What must be done to recover the data on the failed drive?
A) First the full backup from the previous Sunday must be restored, followed by each differential backup leading up to the day of the drive failure.
B) The differential backup from Friday is restored, followed by the last full backup of the drive.
C) The last full backup should be restored first, followed by the last successful differential backup prior to the drive failure.
D) Only the differentials need to be restored, but they must be done in sequential order.

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The last full backup should be restored first, followed by the last successful differential backup prior to the drive failure. This will ensure that all data up to the point of failure is restored. Restoring from previous backups will result in loss of data created after those backups were taken.

Your Current Backup Schedule Involves Differential Backups of All Data