{"id":17140,"date":"2021-03-26T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/?p=17140"},"modified":"2021-04-16T07:58:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T07:58:54","slug":"your-first-full-backup-of-office-365-your-top-questions-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/your-first-full-backup-of-office-365-your-top-questions-answered","title":{"rendered":"Your first full backup of Office 365 \u2013 your top questions answered!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Today, we\u2019ll cover the top questions about the first, full Office 365 backup using BackupAssist 365.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. How long will the first full backup take?<\/a><\/li>
  2. I have large files, lots of files, many users, email hoarders: what kinds of data will really slow things down?<\/a><\/li>
  3. Will my tenant get throttled during a backup, slowing down everything else?<\/a><\/li>
  4. Should I only run backups overnight? How?<\/a><\/li>
  5. Will my first full backup capture all my data?<\/a><\/li>
  6. What if the full backup gets interrupted?<\/a><\/li>
  7. Does my Internet connection\u2019s speed make a difference?<\/a><\/li>
  8. Office 365 Permissions & security \u2013 best practices, do I need an extra user license, multi-factor authentication<\/a><\/li>
  9. After my full backup is complete, will subsequent backups be incrementals?<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    1. How long will the first full backup take?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    This is highly dependent on the amount of data in Office 365. But we have solid figures to help you estimate how things will go for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Let\u2019s assume you have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • a regular business-grade Internet connection (50 to 100 Mbps), and<\/li>
    • a \u201ctypical\u201d mix of data sets (files & mailboxes)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Here are some estimates based on our experiments, and you can see where your tenant fits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For mailboxes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
      Typical duration<\/strong><\/th>\n Amount of data<\/strong><\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n
      1 hour<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.3 GB, 14,000 items<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
      Overnight \u2013 14 hours<\/strong><\/td>\n 17.6 GB, 200,000 items<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
      One weekend \u2013 60 hours<\/strong><\/td>\n 75 GB, 850,000 items<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      For files (SharePoint Online or OneDrive for Business):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
      Typical duration<\/strong><\/th>\n Amount of data<\/strong><\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n
      1 hour<\/strong><\/td>\n 25 GB, 500 files<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
      Overnight \u2013 14 hours<\/strong><\/td>\n 360 GB, 7000 files<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
      One weekend \u2013 60 hours<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.5 TB, 30,000 files<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      In Q7, we\u2019ll discuss how different Internet speeds can influence the download time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      If you\u2019re interested in our raw results, here they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n