Step 8. Specify Shared Folder Settings

The Shared Folder step of the wizard is available if at the Destination step you have chosen to save the backup in a network shared folder.

Specify shared folder settings:

1. In the Shared folder field, type a name of the network shared folder in which you want to store backup files.
2. In the Connection account fields, specify domain name and user name and password of the account that has access permissions on this shared folder.

To view the specified password, click and hold the eye icon on the right of the Password field.

3. Specify backup retention policy settings:

• For Veeam Agent for Mac version 13 or later: In the Retention policy (for Veeam Agent for Mac v13) field, specify the number of days for which you want to keep backups in the target location. By default, Veeam backup agent keeps backup files for 7 days. After this period is over, Veeam backup agent will remove the earliest restore points from the backup chain.

For details, see section Short-Term Retention Policy of the Veeam Agent for Mac User Guide.

• For earlier Veeam Agent for Mac versions: In the Retention policy (for Veeam Agent for Mac before v13) field, specify the number of restore points that you want to keep in the target location. By default, Veeam backup agent keeps the 7 latest backup files. When the number of restore points is exceeded, Veeam backup agent will remove the earliest restore points from the backup chain.

• To enable long-term retention policy, select the Keep some periodic full backups longer for archival purposes check box and click Configure.

In the Configure GFS window, specify how long you want to keep weekly, monthly and yearly full backups. For details on GFS retention mechanism, see section Long-Term Retention Policy (GFS) of the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

4. Click Advanced Settings to specify advanced settings for the backup job.

For details, see Specify Advanced Job Settings.