Configure backup settings for Box in Cloud Application Backup

Configure backup settings

1. In the CAB Management Portal, click Backups in the sidebar menu.

2. Click Box or Edit ().

   

   The backup task page opens.

3. Click Settings () to expand the backup task settings.

   

   Change the backup settings as needed, and then click Save to apply them, or click Cancel to revert changes.

   Setting	Description
   Friendly Name	A nickname to identify the backup task. Default is the email address of the Box admin account used to activate the backup task.
   Archive location	AWS data center location you have selected when enabling CAB for the company 1
   Backup frequency	Frequency of the backup task initiation. Available options: Daily, Every 3 days, Weekly.
   Backup hour	UTC time when the backup task is initiated
   Retention period	Number of days, months, or years to keep backups for until they are deleted from the cloud 2

Change backup task name

1. In the CAB Management Portal, click Backups in the sidebar menu.

2. Click Box or Edit ().

3. Click Edit () near the backup task name, enter a new name, and then click Save.