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Data Deposit Box Backup: Device settings overview

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In this article, we will go through the list of device settings that you can easily manage from the My Data Portal. To access the Data Deposit Box’s device settings, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the My Data Portal using your Data Deposit Box Backup credentials.
  2. On the dashboard, scroll down to the Device List.
  3. Click Manage next to the system from which you wish to modify the Device Settings. (Note: The system must have the status: Connected to modify all settings).
  4. Click on the gear icon next to the device name at the top of the page.

  5. You will be presented with the options detailed below. To make changes, click on the pencil icon located at the top right corner of this window.

Connected Or Disconnected Devices:

Device Nickname
Provide a nickname for the systems that appear in your dashboard to make it easier to identify each system. 

Days Until Inactive
This can be configured for 1 to 30 days. If a system does not backup new data or connect to the cloud in the period set, an email alert will be sent to advise about inactivity.

Connected Devices Only:
Number of Versions
This is the number of versions of a file we will keep. This can be set from 2 to 64 versions.

Hours Between Versions
This is the delay in hours that will determine how often files/folders are checked for changes to see if new versions must be created. This can be set from 1 to 24 hours.  This setting is valuable for files that change very frequently so that a new version is not backed up on each change.

CPU Usage
Here you can configure CPU/Bandwidth Throttling. If you find the backups slow down your computer, move the slider to the left.  

Disable Backups While System Is In Use
Checking this option will disable backups while the system is in use. Again, if you find the backups slow down your computer checking this will free up system resources while you’re using your computer.   If there is no user activity for 60 seconds on the system, backups will resume.

Exclude from Backup
Here you can add a global file type exclusion to the backup. For example, if you don’t want to backup any files that have the extension “.exe” then adding it to the exclusion list will cause the backup software to skip those files.

Save
Once you have completed making any changes to your Device Settings, click Save to apply the changes.