{"id":"cloud-accounts.can-i-back-up-to-a-cloud-account","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-back-up-to-a-cloud-account","category":{"id":"cloud-accounts","title":"Cloud accounts"},"subcategory":{"id":"using-accounts","title":"Using your accounts"},"question":"Can I use a cloud account I connected as a backup destination?","alt_questions":["Back up my Mac to Google Drive with Storage Studio","Use S3 as a Data Backup destination","Choose a cloud account for Data Backup","Back up folders to Dropbox","Cloud backup destination Storage Studio"],"short_answer":"Yes. Any account you add in Cloud Accounts can be chosen as a Data Backup destination. Bucket storage tends to be quicker for a big first backup; Google Drive and Dropbox limit how fast apps can upload.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Accounts you add here can be picked as a destination in **Data Backup**, alongside another drive. Add the account first in **Cloud Accounts**, then choose it when you set up the backup.\n\nFor a large first backup, faster destinations make a real difference: bucket storage and your own drives are typically quicker, while services such as Google Drive and Dropbox limit how fast apps can upload. Details on schedules, versions and restoring are in [backups](/faq/backups/).","answer_html":"

Yes. Accounts you add here can be picked as a destination in Data Backup, alongside another drive. Add the account first in Cloud Accounts, then choose it when you set up the backup.

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For a large first backup, faster destinations make a real difference: bucket storage and your own drives are typically quicker, while services such as Google Drive and Dropbox limit how fast apps can upload. Details on schedules, versions and restoring are in backups.

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Can I use a cloud account I connected as a backup destination?

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Short answer: Yes. Any account you add in Cloud Accounts can be chosen as a Data Backup destination. Bucket storage tends to be quicker for a big first backup; Google Drive and Dropbox limit how fast apps can upload.

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Yes. Accounts you add here can be picked as a destination in Data Backup, alongside another drive. Add the account first in Cloud Accounts, then choose it when you set up the backup.

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For a large first backup, faster destinations make a real difference: bucket storage and your own drives are typically quicker, while services such as Google Drive and Dropbox limit how fast apps can upload. Details on schedules, versions and restoring are in backups.

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