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You were right sir! &nbsp;Thanks!
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I am running Veritas Backup Exec on a Windows Server 2003. &nbsp;I have two seperate jobs that back to a hard drive ((BackUp-To-Disk Folder) instead of tape. &nbsp;Job A and Job B shows to be 27 Gb and 72 Gb. &nbsp;But when I look at the file on the hard drive I see the same two files (I verified the names of the file) are 5 Gb and 55 Gb. &nbsp;Late last week I did turn on software compression. &nbsp;I just wanted to find peace of mind that &quot;Software compression&quot; was the reasoning behind this. &nbsp;I cannot find anything on veritas to help me support this, or I am not just using the correct key words to search by. &nbsp;Just a FYI, <br />
Job A backups up a SQL server and Job B backs up an Exchange 2003 server. &nbsp;Once again thanks for all the help.<br />
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Lalo
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I am running Veritas Backup Exec on a Windows Server 2003.  I have two seperate jobs that back to a hard drive ((BackUp-To-Disk Folder) instead of tape.  Job A and Job B shows to be 27 Gb and 72 Gb.  But when I look at the file on the hard drive I see the same two files (I verified the names of the file) are 5 Gb and 55 Gb.  Late last week I did turn on software compression.  I just wanted to find peace of mind that "Software compression" was the reasoning behind this.  I cannot find anything on veritas to help me support this, or I am not just using the correct key words to search by.  Just a FYI, 
Job A backups up a SQL server and Job B backs up an Exchange 2003 server.  Once again thanks for all the help.

Lalo

Veritas 9.1 Back Exec showing different byte counts

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.