Reduce NovaBACKUP bandwidth throttling to prevent network congestion

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Tech A 2024-01-25 15:42

Hello team, good morning. To prevent any further issues with e assist and town center dental, I got connected to their server to run a few speed tests. If nova backup is running, the upload goes from 40 mb to 3 mb, the bandwidth usage has been limited to 1 mb, so I had to pause it again. Any advise?

Tech A 2024-01-25 15:43

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**Configure Device – Advanced Tab (NovaBACKUP Cloud)** The dialog shows backup operation options with two checkboxes enabled: "Send deleted file lists to the Backup Server" and "Limit network bandwidth to:" set at **1,000 kilobytes per second**. The temporary files folder path reads `C:\ProgramData\NovaStor\NovaStor NovaBACKUP\Cloud S` (truncated), and the Data Recovery warning section shows the checkbox **"Block the backup if the administrator can recover my data"** is **unchecked**.

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title: "Reduce NovaBACKUP bandwidth throttling to prevent network congestion"
category: backup-and-recovery
tags: ["backup-restore", "bandwidth-throttling"]
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source_space: "spaces/AAAA05BdS6s"
generated_at: "2026-04-22T04:18:53"
participants: ["Tech A"]
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# Reduce NovaBACKUP bandwidth throttling to prevent network congestion

## Problem
NovaBACKUP Cloud was consuming excessive bandwidth during backup operations, causing network upload speeds to drop from 40 Mbps to 3 Mbps at a client office. The backup software was configured with bandwidth limiting set to 1,000 kilobytes per second (1 MB/s), but this setting was still allowing the backup to saturate the available network connection and impact other network operations.

## Resolution
1. Access the NovaBACKUP Cloud configuration interface
2. Navigate to the **Configure Device – Advanced Tab**
3. Locate the **"Limit network bandwidth to:"** setting
4. Reduce the bandwidth limit from 1,000 kilobytes per second to a lower value that allows adequate bandwidth for other network operations
5. Ensure the bandwidth limit checkbox remains enabled
6. Apply the configuration changes
7. Monitor network performance during the next backup cycle to verify the adjustment resolves the congestion issue

## References
- Source discussion: `spaces/AAAA05BdS6s/threads/AghMIAwbvgA`
- Attachments: - ![image.png](../attachments/AghMIAwbvgA.PMjKdZHetWI/image.png) — **Configure Device – Advanced Tab (NovaBACKUP Cloud)**

The dialog shows backup operation options with two checkboxes enabled: "Send deleted file lists to the Backup Server" and "Limit network bandwidth to:" set at **1,000 kilobytes per second**. The temporary files folder path reads `C:\ProgramData\NovaStor\NovaStor NovaBACKUP\Cloud S` (truncated), and the Data Recovery warning section shows the checkbox **"Block the backup if the administrator can recover my data"** is **unchecked**.

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