Backup & Restore Administration
- Backups are performed daily on all UNIX, home directory and research project file systems.
- Daily backup images are retained for 21 days.
- Weekly backup images are retained for 4 weeks.
- Full backup images are retained for 2 months.
- Annual backup images are retained indefinitely.
- Send requests for file restoration to https://itrequest.ucsc.edu.
- Send questions regarding backup service to .