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title: "Local Storage Settings"
description: "The Local Storage step of the wizard is available if you have chosen to save the backup on a local drive of your computer."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agentformac/userguide/backup_job_target_local.html"
breadcrumb: "User Guide > Performing Backup > Creating Backup Jobs > Creating Backup Job with Backup Job Wizard > Step 5. Specify Backup Storage Settings > Local Storage Settings"
dateModified: "2026-10-20"
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# Local Storage Settings

The **Local Storage** step of the wizard is available if you have chosen to save the backup on a local drive of your computer.

Specify local storage settings:

1. In the panel that displays available storage locations, select a location where you want to store the backup. 
2. In the **Folder** field, specify a path to the folder where backup files must be saved. By default, Veeam Agent saves files in the `VeeamBackup` folder.
3. In the **Retention policy** field, specify the number of days for which you want to store backup files in the target location. After this period is over, Veeam Agent will remove from the backup chain any restore points that are older than the specified retention period. By default, Veeam Agent keeps backup files for 7 days. The maximum retention period is limited to 9999 days. To learn more, see [Backup Retention Policy](retention.md).
4. To specify the GFS retention policy, select the **Keep certain full backups longer for archival purposes** check box and press **Configure**. In the **Configure GFS** window, specify how weekly, monthly and yearly full backups must be retained. For details, see [Specify GFS Retention Policy](backup_job_gfs_settings.md).
5. Click **Advanced** to specify advanced settings for the backup job. To learn more, see [Specify Advanced Backup Settings](backup_job_advanced.md).

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