Backup Storage Capacity
Calculator

Plan your backup infrastructure - calculate storage needs, retention costs, and recovery objectives.

Data Source

Total Data Size

Daily Change Rate

10%

Retention Period

Backup Type

Backup Frequency

Safety Buffer

20%

Storage Results

Total Required

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Raw Backup Data

—

With Buffer

—

Daily Backup Size

—

Full Backup Size

—

Retention Days

—

total days

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Storage Breakdown

Component	Size	Unit	% of Total
Total Required Storage			100%

Visual Breakdown

Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) Retention

Daily Data Size

Daily Copies Kept

Weekly Copies Kept

Monthly Copies Kept

Yearly Copies Kept

Deduplication Ratio

2×

GFS Retention Summary

Total Retention Storage

Total (Raw)

—

After Dedup

—

Space Saved

—

Max Retention

—

days

Deduplication & Compression Calculator

Original Data Size

Data Type

Deduplication Ratio

3×

Compression Ratio

2×

Dedup & Compression Results

Final Size

—

After Dedup

—

Total Saved

—

Overall Ratio

—

to 1

Space Reduction

—

% saved

Storage Efficiency

—

rating

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Size Reduction Visual

Backup Media Comparison

Storage Required

Budget (USD / month)

Media Comparison Table

Media Type	Capacity Needed	Est. Cost/mo	Speed	Durability	Best For	Verdict

Cost Comparison Visual

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Backup Storage Capacity
Calculator