You can access the results of plan runs using one of two methods. One method is to select the "Status" link when the plan is finished. The "Status" line will change to show a link. The link may say OK, Alert, Canceled, Error, or Warning.


When the link next to "Status" is clicked, the software will display the result for the plan. The Results Details panel displays both text and a graph:

  • The data reduction ratio for this run of the plan
  • How many files were protected by the plan
  • How many New and Changed files were encountered since the last run of the plan
  • The amount of data processed by the plan
  • The amount of data that was changed since the last run of the plan
  • The amount of data that was stored on the backup disk.


After the first plan run the "New files" count will equal the "Files protected" count and the number of "Changed files" will be zero. Also, in this case the "Total changed" bytes count will equal the "Total processed" bytes count. The graph will show the amount of data that is stored on the backup disk during this plan run in green color and the label, "Stored". The yellow color in the graph shows the amount of data that the software has reduced or factored during this plan run.


When the "View Log" link is opened you will see a log file containing more detail.


The log file gives a couple of definitions:


  • "Data reduction" = the ratio of 'New and changed' data to the 'Total stored' (total amount of data written to the disk for this run of the plan).
  • "CCF Ratio" = the ratio of the "Protected data" (all of the data protected by the plan) to the "Total stored" (total amount of data written to the disk for this run of the plan).


Looking at the Results screen after some changes have taken place in the data and the plan has been run again, you will see the amount of "Total processed" data has stayed the same. The software scans the all of the files marked in the plan and looks for any data that is new or changed.


The graph will show the amount of unchanged data with a blue color and the label "Unchanged". The data which the software reduced, or factored, is shown again in yellow and the amount of data actually written to the disk is again shown in green.