Online backup storage space

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I am using online backup and it tells me I have 6.1 of 7.0 GB available.  However, when I run a preview on a backup set it tells me I need 3.8 GB of space for the back up.  Which is correct?  Am I doing something wrong? Does it compress online?

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I think I need to clarify...when I run a backup preview it states I need 3.8 GB of space.  However after I run the backup, it tells me it only used .9GB of my available space.  Why the difference?

Thanks.

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I am using online backup and it tells me I have 6.1 of 7.0 GB available.  However, when I run a preview on a backup set it tells me I need 3.8 GB of space for the back up.  Which is correct?  Am I doing something wrong? Does it compress online?

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scottdhall wrote:

I think I need to clarify...when I run a backup preview it states I need 3.8 GB of space.  However after I run the backup, it tells me it only used .9GB of my available space.  Why the difference?

Thanks.

I'm going to take a quick guess here. Backups are encrypted in your computer for transmission to the Norton server. I suspect that they are processed there to compact them and give you the most possible space. They would still be encrypted for security reasons. Nothing official in what I say:smileywink:

Hope this helps

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Thanks.  I'll bet you are correct.

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Maybe, maybe not. There are variables to consider when running backups. Some of the key items to ask:

 

  • Are you changing the default selection between the time of the calculation and the actual backup?
  • Is it giving you that estimate every time or was it only the first backup?
  • Are you getting any errors about files in use?

The service does utilize compression but its more for speeding up transfers, the encryption and back-end storage. It wouldn't change your overall storage.