#Configure General Settings for Backup

The General settings are only available to users in the Administrators group of this product. To configure General settings, click Settings tab on the left navigation and click General in the drop-down menu. The General page appears, and you can configure the following:

• To configure additional settings for backup jobs, click Backup settings. For additional details, see Configure Backup Settings.

• To configure the schedule for backup jobs, click Backup schedule. For additional details, see Configure the Backup Schedule.

• To avoid accidental data loss, you can enable the approval process by turning on the Approval process for data deletion toggle. With this feature enabled, when requesters are going to delete data in Data subject access requests or Manually delete backup data, data deletion requests and email notifications will be sent to the administrators. Once the requests are approved, the deletion jobs will start to delete data. For additional details, see Data Management.

  NOTE

  Once the Approval process for data deletion is enabled, you must contact AvePoint technical support if you want to disable the setting.

• To manage information about the storage location, click Storage location. For additional details, see Configure Custom Storage Location for Your Backup Data.

• To manage the retention period for the backup data on the storage location, click Retention policy. For additional details, see Configure the Retention Policy Setting.

• To generate and download the encryption keys which will be used to convert your exported backup data into readable content, click Encryption keys. For additional details, see Export Encryption Keys.