# Data Backup Plans for Tally on Cloud **Data Backup Plans for Tally on Cloud:** We maintain 3 types of data backups on cloud, so your data is super safe ! 1\) Hourly backup: Hourly Data Shadow Copy is taken of all tally data. Frequency: Every hour \[from 9 am till 7pm] Size: Full tally data Data retention: Last 7 days Retrieval: Instant retrieval of complete data Backup destination: Same server 2\) Daily backup - Daily incremental backup is taken of complete operating system. Frequency: Two time daily Size: Full operating system with all drives Data retention: Last 3 days Retrieval: Full OS or File/folder level Backup destination: Separate Dedicated Backup Server 3\) Scheduled backup \[only available in selected plans] Tally data backup will be compressed and uploaded online on Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, AWS S3, OneDrive. Frequency: Daily Size: Full tally data in compressed ZIP format with 80% compression ratio Data Retention: Depends on storage of Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, AWS S3 or OneDrive. Backup destination: Customer's Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, AWS S3 or OneDrive Process for backup scheduling - First two backups are by default enabled Process for retrieval - Customer needs to write email on for retrieval of data.