Backup Destination

Key:

Field Description
Name Name of the backup destination.
Type Backup destination type, either Single storage destination or Destination pool.
Destination storage Backup destination storage which can be set to Local / Mapped Drive / Network Drive / Removable Drive, Cloud storage or FTP/SFTP. Selection varies depending on your backup module.
Access the Internet through Proxy Check this option if your site uses a Proxy Server to access the internet.

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To create a backup destination for Dropbox:

  1. If you do not have a Dropbox account, please click on the link 'Sign up for Dropbox' to create an account.
  2. Enter name of the backup destination.
  3. Select 'Single storage destination' under [Type].
  4. Select 'Dropbox' from the [Destination storage] drop down box.
  5. Option: Check the 'Access the Internet through proxy' check box, if you need to access the internet by proxy server.
  6. Option: Click the [Test] button to open a browser that will ask you to sign in to access the storage.
  7. Click [OK].
  8. A browser will popup and Dropbox will ask your permission to access the storage, select the account to link to.
  9. On the browser, a code will be displayed, copy and paste it in %edition_name%.

To modify the Dropbox settings:

  1. Configure a meaningful backup destination name if necessary.
  2. The destination storage cannot be modified. If you need another backup destination, you need to create a new backup destination.
  3. Configure information according to your requirement.
  4. Click [OK] once done to save.

To create a destination pool using Dropbox:

  1. Enter name of the backup destination pool.
  2. Select 'Destination pool' under [Type].
  3. Click [+] to add a new storage destination.
  4. Enter the name of the backup destination.
  5. Select 'Dropbox' from the [Destination storage] drop down box.
  6. Option: Check the 'Access the Internet through proxy' check box, if you need to access the internet by proxy server.
  7. Option: Click the [Test] button to open a browser that will ask you to sign in to access the storage.
  8. Click [OK].
  9. A browser will popup and Dropbox will ask your permission to access the storage, select the account to link to.
  10. On the browser, a code will be displayed, copy and paste it in %edition_name%.
  11. Repeat the above steps to add a new backup destination to the pool.
  12. Once all the backup destination has been added, click [OK] to save the destination pool.