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In this article we will show you how to set Backup4all to backup on two external drives using the backup destination rotation scheme, in case Windows assigns different drive letters for each external drive, even if they are not connected at the same time.

Send Email notifications is a very useful feature that enables Backup4all to send an email with information about the status of the performed backup job upon its completion.

This article explains how to configure the SMTP server settings for Yahoo in order to send notifications emails from Backup4all.

This article describes the situation when a script error appears in Backup4all and how to solve it.

Google Drive is a cloud storage service, and like all cloud services, its primary function is to take some load off your hard drive. Cloud storage works by uploading your files to its own remote servers — or the “cloud” — freeing up space on your computer. This leaves more space on your devices for more important things, like installing large apps and games.

This article explains how to configure the SMTP server settings for Office365 in order to send notifications emails from Backup4all.

Starting with May 31, 2024, due to Google API changes, in Backup4all you will no longer be able to directly access Google Drive as backup source. You also won't be able to use GMail as SMTP server anymore.

Because of the Google Drive API changes in May 2024, the old versions of Backup4all (v.5 - v.8) will receive this error message when trying to select Google Drive as backup destination.

This article explains how to backup MS SQL Server data with Backup4all using a scheduled task. The database files are locked by the MS SQL Server. In order to backup these files and avoid data corruption, it is necessary to perform some actions.

Google Drive application is used to map the online Google Drive as a local drive which can be accessed easily from your computer.

Backblaze is a data storage provider. It offers two products: B2 Cloud Storage - An object storage service similar to Amazon's S3. Computer Backup - An online backup tool that allows Windows and macOS users to back up their data to offsite data centers.

This article shows how to restore a backup to OneDrive.

You can restore the backup to OneDrive only if the original source location was OneDrive.

This article shows how to restore a backup to Google Cloud Storage.

You can restore the backup to Google Cloud Storage only if the original source location was Google Cloud Storage.

This article shows how to restore a backup to Dropbox.

You can restore the backup to Dropbox only if the original source location was Dropbox.

This article shows how to restore a backup to Azure.

You can restore the backup to Azure only if the original source location was Azure.

This article shows how to restore a backup to HiDrive.

You can restore the backup to HiDrive only if the original source location was HiDrive.

This article shows how to restore a backup to Amazon.

You can restore the backup to Amazon only if the original source location was Amazon.

This article shows how to restore a backup to Box. You can restore the backup to Box only if the original source location was Box.

In order to restore a backup job from Box, you first need to load that backup job in Backup4all.

Minio is a storage server software that uses Amazon S3 compatible API. The application is an open source project. Minio handles object storage mediums and works both on private servers and on comercial services like Azure, Docker, or Google Cloud Platform.

Wasabi is designed to be 100% bit compatible with Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3. This means any storage application that uses AWS S3 can also use Wasabi without any code changes to the storage application.

The S3-compatible API connectivity option for Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage provides a S3-compliant interface for IT professionals to use with their S3-compatible storage applications, gateways, and other platforms.

This article explains how to restore with 7-Zip a backup created with Backup4all.

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This is a step-by-step guide on how to restore a backup from Amazon S3 using Backup4all. Amazon S3 is a storage service that you can use to store and retrieve any amount of data from anywhere on the web. It's scalable, so it can grow as your needs grow. It's available, so you can always access your data. It's secure, so your data is safe. And it's fast, so you can get to your data quickly.