How to Backup to Azure
Backup4all supports backing up to Microsoft's Azure cloud service. This is a practical backup destination because the backed up data can be easily accessed from any other computer with an Internet connection.Defining an Azure configuration Before using
Backup types
Backing-up is a crucial process that everyone should do in order to have a fail-safe, for when the inevitable happens. The principle is to make copies of particular data in order to use those copies for restoring the information if a failure occurs (a data loss event due to deletion, corruption, theft, viruses, etc.)
How to generate a self signed certificate
This article explains how to generate a self signed certificate. A self-signed certificate is an identity certificate signed by its own creator. That is, the person that created the certificate also signed off on its legitimacy.
Back-up to Google Drive using Backup4all
Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service by Google. As an extension to Google Docs, it allows users to store all types of files on the Google servers, making it an ideal destination for online backups. This article explains how to use it to store your backups.
How to backup your data to HiDrive
HiDrive is a cloud storage provider supported by Backup4all to store your backups online. You can easily backup your data to your cloud HiDrive account. This is a practical remote backup destination as it allows you to store important files offsite. It can be considered as an additional protection against data loss as the result of hardware failure or other disasters.
Activation - Frequently Asked Questions
This section contains answers for frequent questions regarding the activation process of Backup4all. For a tutorial on how to activate please see this article instead: <https://www.backup4all.com/kb/how-to-activate.html>
How to activate Backup4all manually
Backup4all needs to be activated after purchasing a license. If you have an active Internet connection the easiest way to activate Backup4all is automatically online. However, if you do not have an active Internet connection, this article describes how to manually activate Backup4all.
How to activate Backup4all online
After purchasing a license for Backup4all you have to activate it. Activation allows verifying that your copy of is genuine and that it hasn't been used on more computers than the number of licenses purchased. It prevents this way software counterfeiting (intentional or unintentional).
Using Backup4all - FAQ 10
This section contains answers for frequent questions regarding the registration process of Backup4all.
How to use independent zip splits in Backup4all?
When running a backup, Backup4all application will create the zip file locally and then it will upload the zip file in destination.
Backup strategy: run a full backup locally and subsequent incrementals to FTP
When performing a large incremental backup to an FTP destination, it may take a lot of time for the first backup to complete (because the first backup is a full backup so all files will be included in it). If you have physical access to the FTP destination server, it takes less time to run the first backup locally, move the backup file to the FTP, and after that continue doing the incremental backups directly to the FTP destination. This article will explain how to perform this backup.
Backup strategy: scheduled backup and cleanup operations
This backup strategy consists of the following operations: performing incremental backups each day Monday through Thursday, performing differential backups each week on Friday, performing cleanup operations (to erase incrementals) each week on Friday, performing full backups in the last Saturday of the month, performing cleanup operations (to erase differentials) in the last Saturday of the month
Backup strategy: run first backup locally then continue remote
Performing a large backup to a remote destination might take a lot of time for the first backup to complete (because the first backup is a complete backup so all files will be included in it). If you have physical access to the remote destination, it takes less time to run the first backup to an external drive, then move the backup files to remote destination and after that continue the backups directly to the remote destination. The remote destination can be a network drive, a NAS, an FTP/SFTP server or even a cloud destination.
How do browsers handle revoked SSL/TLS certificates
This article explains the security certificates role and how they are handled by browsers.
How to monitor multiple Backup4all installations
Using the Backup4all Monitor, you can receive real-time notifications from any number of Backup4all installations.
How to backup your data to Google Cloud Storage
Google Cloud Storage is an enterprise level service which is part of Google Cloud Platform. Google Storage uses Object storing and is fully compatible with the other services found on the same platform.
How to back up data files from Hubic using Backup4all
Hubic is a service developed by OVH which enables you to save documents such as photos and videos online, in a totally private secure space, to share them with who you choose, and to make them available on various devices: computers, tablets, smartphones.
How to back up data files from Scaleway using Backup4all
Scaleway’s cloud elements are designed & built to work together, offering you a seamless, world-class cloud experience. Scaleway is a provider of servers in the cloud with a variety of options, such as S3 compatible.
How to back up data files from Box using Backup4all
Box is a cloud computing business which provides file sharing, collaborating, and other tools for working with files that are uploaded to its servers. Users can determine how their content can be shared with other users. Users may invite others to view and/or edit an account's shared files, upload documents and photos to a shared files folder (and thus share those documents outside Box), and give other users rights to view shared files
How to back up data files from Zettagrid using Backup4all
Zettagrid is a Cloud computing provider in the Asia Pacific Region offering infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Backup (BaaS) and Disaster Recovery (DRaaS) services. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore and Jakarta.
How to back up data files from Walrus using Backup4all
Walrus allows users to store persistent data, organized as buckets and objects. You can use Walrus to create, delete, and list buckets, or to put, get, and delete objects, or to set access control policies. Walrus is interface compatible with Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3). It provides a mechanism for storing and accessing virtual machine images and user data. Walrus can be accessed by end-users, whether the user is running a client from outside the cloud or from a virtual machine instance running inside the cloud.
How to back up data files from Verizon using Backup4all
Verizon is an American wireless network operator. The mobile network previously operated as a separate division of Verizon Communications under the name of Verizon Wireless. In a 2019 reorganization, Verizon moved the wireless products and services into two new divisions, Verizon Consumer and Verizon Business, and stopped using the Verizon Wireless name.
How to back up data files from vCloud Air using Backup4all
vCloud Air was a public cloud computing service built on vSphere from VMware. vCloud Air has three "infrastructure as a service" (IaaS) subscription service types: dedicated cloud, virtual private cloud, and disaster recovery. vCloud Air also offers a pay-as-you-go service named Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand.
In Q2 2017, VMware sold vCloud Air to French cloud service provider OVH.