What is the difference between Automatic and Continuous mode?

In the Automatic mode, the entries in the buffer start overwriting without interruption when the data reaches at the end of the buffer. If there is more trace data than the size of the buffer, the old entries are overwritten.

The Continuous mode collects the trace data continuously. The trace buffer is read, processed, and emptied periodically, so that the Trace Data viewer can collect all the trace records generated by the application.