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Welcome to BackupCalculator.com

This tool can help you answer the following questions:

  • How much space do I need to back up my data?

  • How much time will my backups take?

  • How much will my backup plan cost?

Just follow the steps below to get started.

Step 1 of 3: Type of environment

What kind of environment do you have?

PC
Server
Network

Step 2 of 3: Data Configuration

Number of PCs(*): How much data do you have per PC(*)?
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How much of your existing data changes each week per PC? How much new data do you have each week per PC? Expected compression rate*:  : 1

*We recommend planning for a compression rate of 1:1 when choosing a backup drive, as compression rates vary depending on the type of data. By estimating 1:1 you ensure that you will never run out of space.

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Step 2 of 3: Data Configuration

Number of Servers(*): How much data do you have per Server(*)? Do your servers contain any Virtual machines, or SQL/Exchange Databases?
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How much of your existing data changes each week per Server? How much new data do you have each week per Server? Expected compression rate*:  : 1

*We recommend planning for a compression rate of 1:1, as compression rates vary depending on the type of data. By estimating 1:1 you ensure that you will never run out of space.

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Step 3 of 3: Backup Strategy

A typical backup strategy would include:

  1. One differential (partial) backup 5 days per week
  2. One full backup per week
  3. Keep your last 4 full weekly backups
  4. Keep your last 3 full monthly backups

Press "Calculate" to use our recommended schedule, or configure your own schedule below:

Configure Schedule (optional) ▼
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Partial Backup Schedule:

Type of partial backups: Number of partial backups per week: Keep partial backups for the last week(s).

Full Backup Schedule:

Perform full backup(s) per week, keeping the last week(s). Perform full backup(s) per month, keeping the last month(s). Perform full backup(s) per year, keeping the last year(s).
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  • Space Requirements
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  • View Cost estimates
  • Enable live result updates
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Your Results:

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Environment

Environment Type: PC

Number of PCs:

For each PC:

Current Data:  

Existing Data Changed per Week:  

New Data per Week:  

Compression Rate: :1

Environment Type: Server

Number of Servers:

Contains VMs, SQL, or Exchange:

For each Server:

Current Data:  

Existing Data Changed per Week:  

New Data per Week:  

Compression Rate: :1

Backup Plan

Partial Backups:

Type:

partial backups per week

Keep backups for the last weeks

Full Backups:

/week keeping the last weeks

/month keeping the last months

/year keeping the last years

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Environment

Environment Type: PC

Number of PCs:

Current Data (per PC):

Existing Data Changed per Week (per PC):

New Data per Week (per PC):

Compression Rate: : 1

Environment Type: Server

Number of Servers:

Contains VMs, SQL, or Exchange:

Current Data (per Server):

Existing Data Changed per Week (per Server):

New Data per Week (per Server):

Compression Rate: : 1

Backup Plan

Partial Backups:

Type:

Partial Backups per week:

Keep partial backups for: weeks

Full Backups:

/week keeping weeks

/month keeping months

/year keeping years

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Storage Space Requirements:

Total current data: 

GB


Total data size after 1 year: 

GB


Backup storage space requirements during year 1: 

GB


Backup storage space requirements over years: 

GB