MSP360 Backup receives another major update that brings quite a few important features highlighted below.<\/p>\n
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MSP360 Backup 5.9 includes a new option<\/a> to save deleted file information\u00a0in the cloud. Simply check the\u00a0Track local file deletes in backup storage\u00a0checkbox in the\u00a0Advanced Options step in the\u00a0Backup Wizard. From then on, MSP360 Backup notes these deleted files in the cloud, making it easy to avoid restoring deleted files, regardless of where the restore is running. Simply uncheck the Restore Deleted Files\u00a0option in the\u00a0Restore Wizard, and the previously deleted files will not be restored.<\/p>\n One of the new features in MSP360 Backup 5.9 is Backup Storage Capacity Report<\/a>. This feature allows you to analyze the contents of your backup storage with helpful charts, with each chart displaying its folder's portion of the parent folder. This enables you to quickly identify the folders that consume the most space in backup storage. This makes it much easier to analyze how each folder affects your backup storage and your cloud bills!<\/p>\n Previous versions of MSP360 Backup could only back up entire virtual machines without letting users exclude specific disks or files. This limitation turned out to be inconvenient for many of our customers, as some disks were quite large in volume and did not necessitate backup. In response to numerous requests, we have implemented support for file- and disk-level<\/a> backup in release 5.9, meaning that from now on you can indicate specific disks and files you want to back up in the Backup Wizard.<\/p>\n Amazon has recently announced the latest addition to their S3 storage class line-up \u2014 S3 One Zone-Infrequent Access (Z\u2014IA). Unlike other S3 storage classes, which store data in at least three availability zones, Z\u2014IA stores data in a single availability zone. In other words, there is no data deduplication<\/a> within the same region, and your data is not resilient in the event of data center destruction. However, reduced durability is balanced out by lower pricing; Z-IA is priced at $0.01 per GB-month, a 20% discount compared to regular Standard-IA ($0.0125 per GB-month). MSP360 Backup has consequently been updated with complete support for Z-IA.<\/p>\n Another major improvement in MSP360 Backup 5.9 is the support for Archive mode for Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and BackBlaze B2. If you don't recall, Archive mode instructs the app to merge your files into a single archive which is then uploaded to the backup storage. This approach reduces the number of requests sent to the storage and also helps reduce storage costs.<\/p>\nBackup Storage Capacity Report<\/h2>\n
File- and Disk-level Backup for VMware ESXi<\/h2>\n
Support for One Zone-IA<\/h2>\n
Archive Mode for Google Cloud, Azure, and B2<\/h2>\n