Storage for Backup Copies
The following table lists the structure that is created and maintained by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 in object storage where you create an instance of your backups using backup copy. You can use any supported object storage for this purpose. For more information, see Object Storage.
Directory | Description |
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<bucket_name/container_name> | A bucket or container name. Buckets and containers must be created in advance using the cloud provider tools. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 does not support creating new buckets or containers. |
<bucket_name/container_name>/Veeam/Backup365/ | A set of mandatory folders created by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. |
<repository_folder_name> | A repository folder that you create when adding a new object storage. For more information on how to add a new object storage, see Adding Object Storage. |
<repository_folder_name>/CommonInfo | Contains the following blob files:
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<repository_folder_name>/CriticalDataBackup | Contains identical copies of the following blob files:
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<repository_folder_name>/DataRetrievalsMetadata | Contains information about backed-up data retrievals. |
<repository_folder_name>/Encryption | Contains the BackupKeys blob file that holds information about the encryption keys that you set during extension of a backup repository with object storage, as well as version of the blob file. For more information on how to extend a backup repository with object storage, see Specify Object Storage. |
<repository_folder_name>/OrganizationInfos | Contains blob files with the information about archived Microsoft organizations. |
<repository_folder_name>/Organizations | The root folder that contains archived Microsoft organizations. Each organization is kept in its own folder with a unique identification number. |
<organization_Id>/AccountMailboxes | Contains blob files with the information about account mailboxes. |
<organization_Id>/CopyObjects | Contains dates of the latest attempt of saving backed-up data of objects per object. |
<organization_Id>/Mailboxes/<mailbox_Id> | The Mailboxes directory contains archived Exchange mailboxes. Each mailbox is saved under a unique identification number to the <mailbox_Id> directory. The <mailbox_Id> directory contains the following directories:
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<organization_Id>/MailboxInfos | Contains blob files with the information about archived Exchange mailboxes. |
<organization_Id>/RestorePoints | Contains blob files with the information about restore points created by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and a list of restore point objects per restore point. |
<organization_Id>/Retrievals | Contains blob files with the information about backed-up data that was retrieved. |
<organization_Id>/SiteInfo | Contains blob files with the information about archived SharePoint sites. |
<organization_Id>/Sites | Contains a blob file with a list of archived SharePoint sites. |
<organization_Id>/TeamInfos | Contains blob files with the unchanged information about teams. |
<organization_Id>/Teams | Contains the following directories:
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<organization_Id>/WebRestorePoints | Contains information on how web objects were backed up per restore point. |
<organization_Id>/Webs/<web_Id> | A set of folders that contain archived SharePoint sites and OneDrive Items. The <web_Id> directory contains the following directories:
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<repository_folder_name>/RepositoryLock | Contains a lock file that tells that this storage is already an extension to a backup repository. Object storage can only be owned by one owner (a backup repository) at a time. For more information on how to extend a backup repository with object storage, see Specify Object Storage. |