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description: Before you start backing up data, select the region where Backup & Recover Next stores backup data. Selecting a region helps your organization meet data residency requirements and align backup placement with disaster recovery plans.
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# Select Your Storage Region

Before you start backing up data, select the region where Backup & Recover Next stores backup data. Selecting a region helps your organization meet data residency requirements and align backup placement with disaster recovery plans.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with the Backup &amp; Recover Data and Backup &amp; Recover Files add-on licenses</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d48002e74 ">To select a storage region:</td>

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![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-setup-264-0-0-production-enus/6f21df35-9ea0-4f53-ac94-45c3b5dfd5bc/images/icon_important.png)

Important After you save the region selection, you can’t change it.

1. Open Salesforce Backup & Recover Next.
2. Click **Select Region**.
3. Seledct a region and click **Save**.

Your region starts activating. When it’s finished, you’ll have access to backup settings and be able to start your first backup.