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title: dataBack Discovery title: dataBack Discovery
description: description: Identify and catalog data across your organization before setting up backup.
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# dataBack Discovery # dataBack Discovery
## Overview Before we back up your data, we need to know what you have and where it lives. dataBack Discovery is the assessment phase that maps your organization's data landscape so nothing gets missed.
Discovery is a feature of the dataBack backup service that helps identify and catalog data across your organization. ---
## Purpose ## What Discovery Covers
The Discovery feature: | Area | What We Look For |
|------|-----------------|
| **File Servers** | Shared drives, mapped network folders, file permissions |
| **Workstations** | Local files, desktop data, user profiles |
| **Cloud Services** | Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, cloud storage |
| **Databases** | Application databases, CRM/ERP data stores |
| **Email** | Mailbox sizes, archive locations, retention needs |
- Scans systems for important data ---
- Identifies backup candidates
- Helps ensure comprehensive data protection ## How It Works
1. **Inventory** - We scan your systems to identify all data locations and volumes
2. **Classify** - Data is categorized by type, importance, and regulatory requirements
3. **Measure** - Total data volume is calculated to determine storage and bandwidth needs
4. **Recommend** - We propose a backup plan with schedules, retention, and recovery targets tailored to your environment
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## What You Get
- **Data inventory report** showing what data exists and where
- **Backup plan** with recommended schedules and retention policies
- **Storage estimate** for cloud backup costs
- **Recovery time estimates** for different disaster scenarios
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## Related Documentation ## Related Documentation
- [dataBack by digiBandit](dataBack_by_digiBandit.md) - Backup service overview - [dataBack by digiBandit](dataBack_by_digiBandit.md) - Backup service overview
- [Backup and Recovery Policy](Backup_and_Recovery_Policy.md) - Backup policies - [Backup and Recovery Policy](../Backup/Backup_and_Recovery_Policy.md) - Backup schedules and procedures