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@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ If you want to back up incrementally, you only need to specify the **last backup
 The incremental backup has two limitations:
 
 - The incremental backup needs to be under a different path from the previous full backup.
-- No GC (Garbage Collection) happens between the start time of the incremental backup and `lastbackupts`.
+- GC (Garbage Collection) safepoint must be before the `lastbackupts`.
 
 To back up the incremental data between `(LAST_BACKUP_TS, current PD timestamp]`, execute the following command: