Splitting

While creating a protection plan, you can select the method of splitting large backups into smaller files.

Splitting is not available in protection plans that use the cloud storage as a primary or secondary backup location.

The default is:

  • If the backup location is a local or network (SMB) folder, and the backup format is TIBX (a.k.a. Version 12): Fixed size - 200 GB

    This setting allows the backup software to work with large volumes of data on NTFS file systems, without negative effects caused by file fragmentation.

  • Otherwise: Automatic

The following settings are available:

  • Automatic

    A backup will be split if it exceeds the maximum file size supported by the file system.

  • Fixed size

    Enter the desired file size or select it from the dropdown, and save the plan.

Changing the splitting option in a backup plan does not affect already created archives.