Backups & restore points · Where backups go

How do I back up to a cloud account?

Short answer: Connect the account in Data Transfers, then choose it in the backup set's Destination menu and set a passphrase. Everything is encrypted on your Mac before it uploads.

First connect the account in Data Transfers. Then, on your backup set, open the Destination menu and pick that account. Storage Studio asks you to set a passphrase before the first cloud backup — it encrypts everything on your Mac before upload.

  1. Connect the account (see cloud accounts).
  2. In Data Backup, open the set's Destination menu and choose the account.
  3. For bucket storage, pick one of your existing buckets from the list.
  4. Type a passphrase twice, tick the box confirming you've saved it, and click Save.

The first cloud backup can take hours for a large folder; it's working, not stuck. See first cloud backups.

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