A confirmation message appears on resetting your account. To view the command log report, Click on your user-name on the top right corner. Click Desktop Backup Report , under Reports. Click on the 'Command Log' icon. By default, all activities performed in the current month are displayed. You can also download the complete details by using the download option. To view the browser based activities, Click on your user-name on the top right corner.
Click Events , under Reports. By default, all activities performed in the current day are displayed. To restore a previous version of a file via the web, Sign in to your IDrive account. On the Web-Manager main page click the alongside the file that you wish to restore and select "Version". Select the desired version and click on 'Download'. Select the checkbox and click the 'Put Back' button to move the files to the original location in your IDrive account.
You can also delete a file permanently from Trash, if it is no longer required. To resolve the issue, Click displayed on the top-right corner of the browser and click 'Internet options'. The 'Internet Options' window appears. Go to 'Advanced' tab and deselect 'Use smooth scrolling' option under 'Browsing' section. Click 'Apply' and then click 'OK' to apply and save the settings. To enable two-step verification, Sign in to IDrive and click your username at the top-right of the screen.
Select 'Account' and click 'Two-step Verification'. Click 'Enable'. If you have chosen 'Phone Number', enter the same and click 'Send Code'. A message is displayed to indicate two-step verification is successfully enabled. To sign in after two-step verification is enabled, On the sign in screen, enter your username and password and click 'Sign in'. You will be prompted to enter a verification code sent to your registered email address or phone number.
Enter the code and click 'Verify'. Follow the below steps to configure two-step verification with the Time-based OTP authenticator app: Sign in to IDrive and click your username at the top-right of the screen. Select 'Time-based OTP authentication' as your preferred method of receiving the one-time verification code and click 'Confirm'. See supported TOTP apps. Install and launch any Time-based OTP authenticator app on your mobile device and scan the QR code displayed on your computer screen.
Alternatively, you can also view the key by clicking on 'enter key manually' and type it manually on your mobile device and click 'Next'. Copy and save the recovery code displayed on your computer screen securely or click 'Download' to download and save as a. Click 'Continue'. Note : You will require the recovery code to deactivate two-step verification for your account, in case you lose access to your mobile device where the Time-based OTP Authenticator app is installed.
To sign in after two-step verification is enabled with Time-based OTP Authenticator, On the sign in screen, enter your username and password, and click 'Sign in'. You will be prompted to enter the one-time code generated by the Time-based OTP Authenticator app in your mobile device. Enter the code and click 'Submit Code'. Yes, you can enable two-step verification for your users from the Dashboard.
To enable, Sign in to IDrive and click the 'Dashboard' tab. Click 'Settings' and go to the 'Security' tab. Share a file or a folder link via Windows 8 'People' app View photos, stream music, and watch videos. Quickly access your files or folders by adding them to Shortcuts. View and manage up to 30 previous versions of files. All data is encrypted using bit AES encryption. An optional private key ensures that no one except you can access your data. Introducing Sync - now you can sync your stuff and access them from anywhere!
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Delivery in days: We are shipping as usual, worldwide and for free! Your cart is empty. Cart total: [[cartTotal price]]. Log In. All upgrades. SiriusXM activation. Car Audio Upgrades. Log out. Log in Email. Forgot password? Log in. It is helpful if you want to save space on your computers with limited hard disk space. By default all the folders will be selected for sync.
If you wish to avoid syncing particular folders, Sign in to your IDrive application and on the navigation pane, select the 'Sync' tab. Click 'Selective Sync'. A window appears with the list of all the folders in your Sync storage. Clear the checkbox of the folders that you do not want to sync and click 'Save'.
Accordingly, the folders will be removed from the Sync folder on your computer. This leads to creation of duplicate data as the items which could not be renamed are retained in the old folder and the same are copied to the new renamed folder.
You will be directed to IDrive web account to share your files. Note :. The Sync folder maintains up to 30 previous versions of all the files. Steps to restore previous versions of a file: Sign in to your IDrive account with your username and password.
All available file versions will be displayed. Download the desired file by clicking. IDrive will not be able to sync or access your data from computers or other devices unless they are turned on and connected to the Internet. If a computer is turned off when a file is updated from another device, IDrive will update that file, once the computer is on and connected to the Internet.
In order to make room for new files, you may even remove the old data that you no longer need. Once you stop Sync, the files on your computer will not be in sync with other linked devices.
Alternatively, you can also sign in to your IDrive application and on the navigation pane, select the 'Sync' tab. Right click on 'Status' and select 'Stop Sync'. Currently, IDrive cannot sync Outlook. However, you can include these files in the backup set of the desktop application and then back them up to your account. To restore data backed up to your IDrive account to the local machine, follow the steps below:. The usual file restore lets you download files to a location, selected by you; whereas restoring files to original location downloads the selected files, keeping their folder structure intact.
This means each file is restored to a similar location on your computer, as it appears in your cloud backup or local backup. Note: Data backed up from mapped drives and external drives cannot be restored using the 'Restore to original location' option. To restore files to their original location, go to the Restore tab, select the 'Restore to original location' checkbox and on the pop-up that appears, click 'Restore'. Subsequently, to revert to file restore to a location selected by you, clear the checkbox, set your preferred 'Restore location', and click 'Restore Now'.
Note: Restoring to original location overwrites the existing files with the latest file version available in your cloud backup or local backup. No, you cannot restore the files that have been backed up from mapped drives or external drives using the 'Restore to original location' option. To restore such files, on the 'Restore' tab you must clear the 'Restore to original location' check box and restore the files to your preferred location.
Drag the file or folder you wish to restore and drop it to the desired location on your computer. IDrive retains previous versions of all files backed up to your account. Currently you can restore 30 previous file versions, and for accounts created prior to you can restore up to 10 versions, to any location on your local computer. The additional storage for the previous versions has no impact on your account's quota, as your storage is calculated only for the most current version.
To view the versions of a file stored in your account, go to 'Restore' tab, right-click the required file and select the 'View previous versions' option from the list. You can also search for your desired file version. The latest files that are backed up are listed there. Yes, to restore a folder with earlier versions of files, you can right click on the required folder and choose 'Restore Versions' menu, under which you have the following menu options:.
Yes, you can search and restore specific files from your IDrive account. Certain accounts may see the feature 'snapshots' in the application. Snapshots are a historical view of your data, stored in your IDrive account, which allow you to perform point-in-time recovery.
They are useful in case your files are corrupted by malware and you want to restore a previous version of the files. The Archive Cleanup feature permanently deletes data from your account, by matching them one to one to the data in your current backup set. It is useful to free up space in your account as it deletes data from your account that no longer exists on your computer.
Click on the 'Cleanup Now' button. IDrive will generate a list of the items to be deleted from your account. Click 'Delete', to remove data from your account. You can setup automated cleanup periodically by enabling Periodic Cleanup. Periodic Cleanup gives you more control by allowing you to set the frequency as well as the percentage of files to be considered.
If the IDrive backup engine on your computer stops, you must restart it to be able to proceed with your backups and restores. No, your files will remain in your IDrive account forever, once they are backed up.
This means even if you accidentally delete files from your computer, they are not removed from IDrive servers; unless you delete them manually, or through the automated Archive Cleanup process.
Click to permanently remove the deleted files. To restore previous version of a file, right-click on the desired file and select the 'View previous versions' option. Select the required file version and click 'Restore'. The previous versions of files are stored free. You may opt to upgrade your account to accommodate the extra storage or remove some data from your account to bring it in line with your current quota.
To upgrade your account, sign in to your IDrive account with your Username and Password via the browser. Click 'Upgrade' to purchase more storage. The backup is resumed at the next scheduled time from the point it was stopped. IDrive has been tested to upload and restore files up to 10 GB in size via the desktop application. Web-based uploads are supported up to 2 GB.
Note : Share feature is limited to IDrive accounts with default encryption key. The IDrive desktop application interface can be split into three sections - application header, navigation pane, and main window. Application header. The main window displays contents related to the functional tab, selected on the navigation pane. This method of exclusion keeps the contents of your backup set unchanged. After you have backed up files that you will not update, you can remove them from your Backup set.
All files, once backed up, remains unaffected in your IDrive account even if you remove their reference from your backup set. The 'desktop. Right-clicking the IDrive Tray icon provides access to the following options:. When you overwrite the IDrive application with a newer version, the on-going backup and restore operations will get canceled.
Ensure there are no on-going operations before installing the latest version of the application. If the external hard disk goes off to sleep, it may interrupt or stop your backup process. To ensure smooth backup, turn off the power saving option for USB hubs.
By default, Windows installer should already be installed on all the computers. However, if not installed, first download and install Windows Installer 3. Below is the link to download Windows Installer 3. The two-step verification provides additional security to your account and helps in preventing unauthorized access. Once two-step verification is enabled via web, in addition to your password, you will need to enter a verification code sent to your email address or phone number or Time-based OTP authenticator app, while signing in to your IDrive account.
Read more on how to enable two-step verification for your IDrive account. Backup When I sign in to my IDrive account for the first time on a machine, I notice that some folders have already been scheduled for backup. How do I take an immediate backup of my data? Can I immediately backup files and folders on my computer without launching the desktop application?
How do I schedule an online backup? Is it possible to schedule a backup to a local drive and continue to backup to my IDrive account? Is there a way to receive an alert in case my backup fails?
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