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title: "Active Full Backup Settings"
description: "To specify active full backup settings for the backup job, do the following: Select the Active full option and press [Enter]. In the Active full window, make sure that the Create active full backups periodically option is selected and press [Space]."
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breadcrumb: "User Guide > Performing Backup > Creating Backup Jobs > Creating Backup Job with Backup Job Wizard > Step 8. Specify Advanced Backup Settings > Active Full Backup Settings"
dateModified: "2026-11-03"
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# Active Full Backup Settings

To specify active full backup settings for the backup job, do the following:

1. Select the **Active full** option and press [Enter].
2. In the **Active full** window, make sure that the **Create active full backups periodically** option is selected and press [Space].
3. Specify schedule for periodic active full backups:

   - If you want active full backups to run monthly, select the **Monthly** option and specify the day of the month and the months when Veeam Agent will perform active full backup.



     ![](images/backup_job_active_full_months_sol.png)


   - If you want active full backups to run weekly, do the following:

     1. Select the **Weekly on selected days** option using the [Down] key, then select **Days** with the [Tab] key and press [Enter].
     2. In the **Days** window, specify days on which Veeam Agent will perform active full backup. By default, Veeam Agent performs active full backup every Saturday. To select days, use the [Up], [Down], [Right], [Left] and [Space] keys.



     ![](images/backup_job_active_full_weeks_sol.png)


4. Switch to the **Ok** button with the [Tab] key and press [Enter].