# Global Backups Settings

VM Essentials Backups can be enabled under Administration > Settings > Backups.

Scheduled Backups
:   When enabled, configured Backups will automatically run on their configured schedules. If disabled, backups need to be manually run.

Create Backups
:   When enabled, VM Essentials will automatically configure backup jobs for Instances at provision time.

Backup Appliance
:   When enabled, a Backup will be created to backup the VM Essentials appliance database. Select the `Backup` text link to edit the Appliance Backup Settings and view existing Appliance Backups.

Default Backup Bucket
:   From this dropdown, select the default storage bucket to be used for future created Backups. If needed, new storage providers can be configured and managed in the Infrastructure > Storage section.

Default Backup Schedule
:   From this dropdown, select a default execution schedule for future created Backups. If needed, new schedules can be configured in Library > Automation > Execute Scheduling.

Backup Retention Count
:   The default maximum number of successful backups to retain.

Default Synthetic Full Backup Enabled
:   When enabled, supported workload types will have periodic full synthetic backups scheduled by default in addition to any typical backups (full backup followed by incremental backups) that may also be scheduled.

Default Synthetic Full Backups Schedule
:   From this dropdown, select a default execution schedule for future full synthetic backups. In general, this should be at a longer internal than incremental backups that are also scheduled. If needed, new schedules can be configured in Library > Automation > Execute Scheduling.
