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Recovery Time Estimator

Estimate how long it would take to recover your data and systems after a disaster, and understand the business impact of downtime.

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Total size of data that would need restoring
Your internet download speed for cloud restores

Typical Recovery Times by Scenario & Backup Method

Disaster TypeLocal NASCloud OnlyHybrid (Local + Cloud)
Single File Recovery1–5 min5–15 min1–5 min
Server Failure (100GB)1–2 hrs3–8 hrs1–3 hrs
Ransomware (100GB)2–6 hrs6–16 hrs3–8 hrs
Full Site Disaster (500GB)N/A (destroyed)12–48 hrs8–24 hrs
Database Corruption30–60 min1–4 hrs30–90 min
Email / M365 RecoveryN/A15–60 min15–60 min

Times assume typical 100 Mbps connection for cloud restores and 1 Gbps LAN for local restores. Actual times vary by data volume, infrastructure complexity, and connection speed. Cloudswitched managed backup includes SLA-backed recovery times. View our backup solutions

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