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Removable media

Removable drives are backup destinations that are externally connected to your computer. The type of removable media supported depends on the type of backup job you are using.

Removable media destinations

This table shows the different removable media destinations available and the backup types that support them.

Destination System Protection File Protection File Archiving
USB Drive YES YES YES
RDX Drive YES YES YES
Tape Drive     YES

Removable media configurations

The configuration options available when you edit a backup job will depend on the type backup job you are editing. For this reason, there is a different removable media configurations page for each backup type.

To view the System Protection options, see Removable media for System Protection

To view the File Protection options, see Removable media for File Protection

To view the File Archiving option, see Removable media for File Archiving