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title: "Storage Settings"
description: "This section describes settings for backup files stored on the backup target. You want to use dedupe-friendly compression, and encrypt the resulting backup file with the following password: Password: Password Hint: Standard password The input XML..."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agentforwindows/configurator/job_parameters_storage.html"
breadcrumb: "Configurator Reference > XML File Structure > Job Parameters > Storage Settings"
dateModified: "2026-10-22"
---

# Storage Settings

This section describes settings for backup files stored on the backup target.

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th style="width:20%;">
      <p>Parent Tag</p>
    </th>
    <th style="width:20%;">
      <p>Parameter</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td colspan="2" style="width:20%;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">StorageInfo</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Parent tag encapsulating information about storage settings.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="width:20%;"></td>
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p>BlockSize</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Size of data blocks that Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows uses to process data. Possible values:</p>
      <ul>
        <li class="Table_List">0 — Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows uses data block size of 256 KB. This block size is recommended if you plan to back up data offsite over WAN.</li>
        <li class="Table_List">1 — Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows uses data block size of 512 KB. This block size is recommended for onsite backup to NAS over 1 GB Ethernet.</li>
      </ul>
      <ul>
        <li class="Table_List">3 — Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows uses data block size of 1024 KB. This block size is recommended for backup to SAN, DAS or local storage.</li>
        <li class="Table_List">5 — Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows uses data block size of 4 MB. This block size is recommended for backup files over 16 TB.</li>
      </ul>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="width:20%;"></td>
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p>CompressionLevel</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Compression level for the resulting backup file. Possible values:</p>
      <ul>
        <li class="Table_List">0 — compression is disabled.</li>
      </ul>
      <ul>
        <li class="Table_List">4 — dedupe-friendly compression. Recommended for deduplicating storage appliances and external WAN accelerators. </li>
      </ul>
      <ul>
        <li class="Table_List">5 — optimal compression. Provides the best compression to performance ratio and lowest CPU usage.</li>
      </ul>
      <ul>
        <li class="Table_List">6 — high compression. Provides additional 10% compression ratio over optimal, at the cost of 10x higher CPU usage.</li>
        <li class="Table_List">9 — extreme compression. Provides additional 3% compression ratio over high, at the cost of 2x higher CPU usage.</li>
      </ul>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td colspan="2" style="width:20%;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Encryption</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Parent tag that encapsulates information about backup encryption settings.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="width:20%;"></td>
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p>Enabled</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Parameter specifies if Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows must encrypt the resulting backup file. Possible values: </p>
      <ul>
        <li class="Table_List">True — backup is encrypted.</li>
      </ul>
      <ul>
        <li class="Table_List">False — backup is not encrypted.</li>
      </ul>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td colspan="2" style="width:20%;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Key</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>This tag is used if you select to encrypt the resulting backup file.</p>
      <p>Parent tag that encapsulates information about the encryption password and hint.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="width:20%;"></td>
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p>Password</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>This parameter is used if you select to encrypt the resulting backup file.</p>
      <p>Password that is used to encrypt the resulting backup file. The password must be encoded in the Base64 format.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="width:20%;"></td>
    <td style="width:20%;">
      <p>Hint</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>This parameter is used if you select to encrypt the resulting backup file.</p>
      <p>Hint for the password used to encrypt the resulting backup file. The hint must be encoded in the Base64 format.</p>
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">IMPORTANT!</span> The <span class="T_Filenames">Hint</span> parameter is required.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Example

You want to use dedupe-friendly compression, and encrypt the resulting backup file with the following password:

- Password: *Password*
- Hint: *Standard password*

The input XML file will contain the following parameters:

```xml
<ExecutionResult>
  <JobInfo ConfigId="f5bb9cd2-9b7d-4bb3-9c72-435cec24420c" JobName="Backup Job" CryptType="10">
    <StorageInfo BlockSize="3" CompressionLevel="4">
      <Encryption Enabled="True">
        <Key Password="UGFzc3dvcmQ=" Hint="U3RhbmRhcmQgcGFzc3dvcmQ="/>
      </Encryption>
    </StorageInfo>
  </JobInfo>
</ExecutionResult>
```