Local backup explained
In this guide we will look at how to create a local backup, you may want these for issues regarding compliance or faster restores.
Local backups can be stored in a few ways
- A separate folder on the machines hard disk, this is useful if you need your files backed up against deletion, however it will not protect you from a hardware / disk failure.+
- A secure partition machines hard disk, this is useful if you need your files backed up against deletion, however it will not protect you from a hardware / disk failure.+
- An external hard drive, data is stored on an external drive this is a good solution as it gives you another layer of protection and fast restores, the external drive can also be removed and stored in another location.
- An external hard drive with a secure partition. This allows you to have addition security to protect your data.
- An NFS (network share) If you have a NAS in your lactation (Qnap, Synology, Western Digital, Baffalo Terrastation etc) you can setup an NFS share to save your backups to, this is a good solution as a NAS systems often but not always offer disk redundancy giving you another layer of protection.
1. Setting up local backups on the same hard drive and the cloud
Login to your Backoops protection portal and click on cyber protection
Click on devices, your devices will then be displayed
Click on the enable protection button and click create plan in the right corner
Click on where to backup
Then click on add location at the bottom of the page
Your hard drives will be displayed, choose the location where you wish to save your local backups, we have used C:\backups in this demonstration.
Hover over the drive you wish to shave the files on, and click the gear that appears, then click new folder
Name the folder, in the example we have used backups as the destination folder name, then click OK.
the folder will be created, click on the folder and then click ADD
If you wish to change when the backup is ran please edit the schedule, information on this can be found here.
If you wish to change how long to keep the backup it can be edited now, information on this can be found here.
If you wish to enable encryption this can be done now, information on this can be found here.
If you also wish for this backup to be saved to the Backoops cloud click Add location, this will add a second backup to our redundant cloud storage.
Click Create at the top right of the page and protection plan will be applied to the system.
The backup has now been scheduled but to run it straight away click Backup on the right menu
Then Click run now to start the backup
2. Setting up local backups in a secure partition on the same hard drive and the cloud
Login to your Backoops protection portal and click on cyber protection
Click on devices, your devices will then be displayed, click on the gear icon on the system you wish to make a secure zone on and click details.
Then click on Create Secure Zone
Click select
Select the your systems hard drive by clicking on it, in our example it is disk 1
Use the slider to mange the size of your secure partition.
If there is not enough unallocated space free space will be taken from all volumes where it is present.
You many just want to select your c: if this is your main partition
If you wish to enable password protection please do so by clicking the password protection switch (recommended)
Then click Create, if the partitions need to be resized your system will need to be rebooted, please reboot it as requested.
once rebooted the secure zone will have been created
Login to your Backoops protection portal and click on cyber protection
Click on devices, your devices will then be displayed
Click on the enable protection button and click create plan in the right corner
Click on where to backup
Then click on the secure zone you have just created
If you wish to change when the backup is ran please edit the schedule, information on this can be found here.
If you wish to change how long to keep the backup it can be edited now, information on this can be found here.
If you wish to enable encryption this can be done now, information on this can be found here.
If you also wish for this backup to be saved to the Backoops cloud click Add location, this will add a second backup to our redundant cloud storage.
Click Create at the top right of the page and protection plan will be applied to the system.
The backup has now been scheduled but to run it straight away click Backup on the right menu
Then click run now to start the backup
3. Setting up backups to an external drive and the cloud
Login to your Backoops protection portal and click on cyber protection
Click on devices, your devices will then be displayed
Click on the enable protection button and click create plan in the right corner
Click on where to backup
Make sure your external hard drive is plugged in and you know its drive letter, once plugged in the drive should appear in the file explorer
In our demonstration our external drive is D:
Then click on click on add location at the bottom of the page
If you wish to put your backups in a separate folder on the drive, hover over D: and click the gear icon and click new folder
In the example we are using the folder backups, type the name you wish to create and click OK
Click the newly created backup folder and click ADD
If you wish to change when the backup is ran please edit the schedule, information on this can be found here.
If you wish to change how long to keep the backup it can be edited now, information on this can be found here.
If you wish to enable encryption this can be done now, information on this can be found here.
If you also wish for this backup to be saved to the Backoops cloud click Add location, this will add a second backup to our redundant cloud storage.
Click Create at the top right of the page and protection plan will be applied to the system.
The backup has now been scheduled but to run it straight away click Backup on the right menu
Then Click run now to start the backup
4. Setting up backups to an external drive with secure partition and the cloud
Login to your Backoops protection portal and click on cyber protection
Click on devices, your devices will then be displayed, click on the gear icon on the system you wish to make a secure zone on and click details.
Then click on Create Secure Zone
Click select
Select the disk you wish to enable the secure zone on, in our example we are using disk 2
If you wish to use the entire space on the disk drag the slider all the way to the right otherwise select the size required.
if you wish to password protect the secured zone (recommended) toggle the password button and enter the password in the popup boxes.
Click Create
Click Create
The Secure Zone is then created
Once this has been completed click the X on the activity details panel.
Then click the X on the system details panel
Click on the enable protection button and click create plan in the right corner
You will now be taken back to the devices screen, click on enable protection for the machine you wish to backup to the secure partition on the external drive
Click create new plan
Click on where to backup
Then select the secure zone you created created earlier by double clicking it
If you wish to change when the backup is ran please edit the schedule, information on this can be found here.
If you wish to change how long to keep the backup it can be edited now, information on this can be found here.
If you wish to enable encryption this can be done now, information on this can be found here.
If you also wish for this backup to be saved to the Backoops cloud click Add location, this will add a second backup to our redundant cloud storage.
Click Create at the top right of the page and protection plan will be applied to the system.
The backup has now been scheduled but to run it straight away click Backup on the right menu
Then Click run now to start the backup
5. Setting up local backups on an NFS / Network share (NAS) and cloud backup
Login to your Backoops protection portal and click on cyber protection
Click on devices, your devices will then be displayed
Click on the enable protection button and click create plan in the right corner
Click on where to backup
Then click on add location at the bottom of the page
Now select network folder
Now navigate to your network share, in our example our share is called NASBOX and we have created the folder backups on the share.
You maybe asked to enter your user credentials for the network share, if you are please do this.
Click on the folder within the share where you wish to store the backups, in this example we are using backups as a destination folder.
Then click ADD at the bottom right of the screen
If you wish to change when the backup is ran please edit the schedule, information on this can be found here.
If you wish to change how long to keep the backup it can be edited now, information on this can be found here.
If you wish to enable encryption this can be done now, information on this can be found here.
If you also wish for this backup to be saved to the Backoops cloud click Add location, this will add a second backup to our redundant cloud storage.
Click Create at the top right of the page and protection plan will be applied to the system.
The backup has now been scheduled but to run it straight away click Backup on the right menu
Then Click run now to start the backup
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