Local Storage Settings

At the Local Storage step of the wizard, specify local storage settings:

In the Local folder field, type a path to a folder on a protected computer where backup files must be saved. If the specified folder does not exist in the file system of a protected computer, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows will create this folder and save the resulting backup file to this folder. If the volume on which the specified folder must reside does not exist on a protected computer, Veeam Backup & Replication will not apply the backup policy settings to this computer.

Local Storage Settings IMPORTANT

USB storage devices formatted as FAT32 do not allow storing files larger than 4 GB in size. For this reason, we recommend that you do not use such USB storage devices as a backup target.
We do not recommend targeting a backup policy at the storage device with the exFAT file system. If the protected computer runs Microsoft Windows 10 or Microsoft Windows Server 2019 and later, this configuration may lead to the backup data corruption caused by the exFAT file system issue.

Specify short-term backup retention policy settings in one of the following ways:

From the Retention policy list, select restore points and specify the number of restore points for which you want to store backup files in the target location. By default, Veeam Backup & Replication keeps backup files created for 7 latest restore points. After this number is exceeded, Veeam Backup & Replication will remove the earliest restore points from the backup chain.
From the Retention policy list, select days and specify the number of days for which you want to store backup files in the target location. By default, Veeam Backup & Replication keeps backup files for 7 days except days when no backup files are created. After this period is over, Veeam Backup & Replication will remove the earliest restore points from the backup chain.

Keep in mind that if you have selected the Workstation type at the Job Mode step of the wizard, you can specify retention policy only in days.

To use the GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) retention scheme, select the Keep certain full backups longer for archival purposes check box and click Configure. In the Configure GFS window, specify how weekly, monthly and yearly full backups must be retained. To learn more, see the Long-Term Retention Policy (GFS) section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

Keep in mind that to use the GFS retention policy, you must set Veeam Agent to create full backups. To learn more, see Backup Settings.

Click Advanced to specify advanced settings for the backup policy. To learn more, see Specify Advanced Backup Settings.

Local Storage Settings