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This thread is getting a bit crazy. So let's recap.

1) AC has a new backup service that lets you backup Imported Items incrementally. This means once you're Imported Items are uploaded for the first time. This will take a very long time for most people. After the initial upload is complete, you'll just have to upload your database backup and any new Imported items you added that day.

2) The time it will take to complete the initial upload depends on your upload speed. We have created a table (as Bert mentioned) as a guideline to determine how long your backup will take. The table only goes up to 50 megabits. We rarely find people with speeds at or above 100 megabits. That's essentially the same speed as a wired network in your office. So in our sample test, we are faster than 90% of the US with an upload speed of 56.34 Megabits. Take a note of your upload speed. Most connections are asymmetric in favor of the downstream meaning your download is usually much higher than the upload (Time Warner, Comcast, etc.)

You can use the these sites to find your upload speed:
http://www.speedtest.net/ (flash-based)
http://speedof.me/ (HTML5-based)


3) The time it will take to complete the initial upload depends on the size of your Imported Items folder. Just as a side note, your average provider's database backup will be under 200 MB and that grows very slowly. Your Imported Items can grow very rapidly especially if load a lot of scans and imaging studies into a patient's chart.

Here is the table mentioned before:


So if you have 50 GB to backup and a 3 Megabit UPLOAD speed, it would take roughly 40 hours to complete your initial upload. You can only upload probably 8-10 hours a night. So about 4-5 days for your Imported Items to finish uploading. You can probably just do it over the Internet. But if you have say 100GB of Imported Items and a 1 Megabit Upload, you're looking at 230 hours to complete the initial upload. Realistically, 30 days to backup. That's when you want to request a seed drive from AC.

Just remember AC backup only backs up AC. If you store files outside of AC (probably 99% of users), you need to backup those up as well.