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 ====== Groom Backup Jobs to Save on Backup Costs ====== ====== Groom Backup Jobs to Save on Backup Costs ======
  
-:!: The basic **goal** is to **minimize the cost of backup** without **additional risk** and at a minimum of **administrative effort** (//your// effort).+See also **[[computing:backup:multi_level_backup|Multi-Level Backup System]]**
  
-**The cost of your backup is closely related to the amount of data being backed up.**  With online backup, the cost is usually directly related to the storage space used.  With our online backup system, the account sizes and pricing on based on **compressed** storage.+:!: The basic **goal** of this page is to **keep the cost of backup as low as possible while mitigating risk and minimizing administrative effort** (//your// effort). 
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 +**The cost of your backup is closely related to the amount of data being backed up.**  With online backup, the cost is usually directly related to the amount storage space used.  With our online backup system, the account sizes and pricing on based on **compressed** storage.
  
 While some of the recommendations made on this page may be specific to our own online backup system, the concepts are generally applicable to most backup systems. While some of the recommendations made on this page may be specific to our own online backup system, the concepts are generally applicable to most backup systems.
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 :!: In most common small business scenarios, **the retention area is a very small percentage of the total storage space used**.  This means that **retention adjustments to backup jobs rarely result in the desired outcome** of cheaper backups. :!: In most common small business scenarios, **the retention area is a very small percentage of the total storage space used**.  This means that **retention adjustments to backup jobs rarely result in the desired outcome** of cheaper backups.
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 +{{ :computing:backup:ahsay_account_storage.png?750 |Backup Account Storage Utilization}}
  
 ===== Data Area Options ===== ===== Data Area Options =====
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 Here are a few things one can do to **minimize the amount of data being backed up** and, therefore, **reduce backup costs**: Here are a few things one can do to **minimize the amount of data being backed up** and, therefore, **reduce backup costs**:
  
-  * **Exclude certain folders** (directories) on the source from being backed up +**Exclude certain folders (directories) on the source from being backed up**: 
-    * Oftentimes a folder might contain data/files that may not need to be backed up: + 
-      * Backup files - don't always need to be backed up again +  * Folders/directories often contain data/files that **may not need to be backed up**: 
-      * Downloaded files - are usually easy to re-download +    * **Backup files** - don't always need to be backed up again 
-      * Temporary files - don't usually need to be backed up +    * **Downloaded files** - are usually easy to re-download 
-    * Calculate the importance of files currently being backed up +    * **Temporary files** - don't usually need to be backed up 
-      * Perhaps you have a multi-level backup system in place: +  * **Calculate the importance** of files currently being backed up then **minimize the files selected for backup** 
-        * The 'level 1' (local copy) backup system may back up **everything** to be useful for disaster preparedness +    * Perhaps you have a **multi-level backup plan** in place where: 
-        * 'Level 1' backup systems may allow you to prioritize only core files/folders for online/offsite backups in order to save on backup costs+      * The 'level 1' (local copy) backup system may back up **everything** to be useful for disaster preparedness 
 +      * 'Level 1' backup systems may allow you to prioritize only core files/folders for online/offsite backups in order to save on costs
  
 ===== Retention Area Options ===== ===== Retention Area Options =====
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 :!: We generally recommend at least a **90 day retention period**, but many prefer longer. :!: We generally recommend at least a **90 day retention period**, but many prefer longer.
  
-Changing the retention settings, even drastically, will probably not save much space.  However, there are sometimes good reasons to adjust retention settings:+**Changing the retention settings, even drastically, will probably not save much space.**  However, there are sometimes **good reasons to adjust retention settings**:
  
   - You need to **lower the amount of used space immediately**   - You need to **lower the amount of used space immediately**
     * You can change the retention to a shorter period     * You can change the retention to a shorter period
       * Wait a day for the system to clean out the retention area       * Wait a day for the system to clean out the retention area
-      * Then set the retention period to the desired setting +      * Then (re)set the retention period to the desired setting 
-  - You **recently moved or renamed files/directories on the source**+  - You **recently moved or renamed large folders/directories on the source**
     * You can change the retention to a shorter period     * You can change the retention to a shorter period
-      * Wait a day for the system to clean out the retention area +      * Wait a day for the system to back up all the 'new' files/folders and clean out the retention area 
-      * Then set the retention period to the desired setting+      * Then (re)set the retention period to the desired permanent setting
  
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