Backup ISO generate two iso files

Hello
This is a long time I noticed this, but never took time to ask the question.
On backup page, when I request a ISO file as backup, I get two ISO files, with different size and name: one file name includes date of backup (larger file) and the other only the core name, no date.
Why this ? And which ISO should I use for restoring my Ipfire if needed ? (by chance never had the need)

version 2.29 core195.

Thank you
Patrice

The smaller iso is the standard installation iso that has been downloaded from the IPFire download site.

That iso is then opened and the backup is inserted into it and the iso recreated so the larger one is the iso combined with the backup so that when you do an install with it, you will get asked if as part of the install you want to restore the backup as well.

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Ok, thank you for the information.
I looked at the online documentation and this was not explained.
Thank you
Patrice