Storage for Backup Copies
The following table lists the structure that is created and maintained by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 in object storage repositories where you transfer your backed-up data using backup copy. You can use any supported object storage for this purpose. For more information, see Object Storage Repositories.
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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. |
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<bucket_name/container_name>/Veeam/Backup365/ |
A set of mandatory folders created by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. |
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<repository_folder_name> |
A repository folder that you create when adding a new object storage repository. For more information on how to add a new object storage repository, see Adding Object Storage Repositories. |
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<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. |
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<repository_folder_name>/Encryption |
Contains the BackupKeys blob file that holds information about the encryption keys that you set to encrypt data in object storage, as well as version of the blob file. |
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<repository_folder_name>/OrganizationInfos |
Contains blob files with the information about archived Microsoft organizations. |
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<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. |
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<organization_Id>/AccountMailboxes |
Contains blob files with the information about account mailboxes. |
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<organization_Id>/CopyObjects |
Contains dates of the latest attempt of saving backed-up data of objects per object. |
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<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. |
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<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. |
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<organization_Id>/Retrievals |
Contains blob files with the information about backed-up data that was retrieved. |
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<organization_Id>/SiteInfo |
Contains blob files with the information about archived SharePoint sites. |
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<organization_Id>/Sites |
Contains a blob file with a list of archived SharePoint sites. |
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<organization_Id>/TeamInfos |
Contains blob files with the unchanged information about teams. |
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<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. |
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<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 denoting that the object storage repository is in use by a backup proxy server or a backup proxy pool. Access to the object storage repository metadata is limited. |