Add and remove folders and files for backup

To configure your device, you’ll need to navigate to your device settings.
From your mydata portal dashboard, scroll down the page to your machine list.
Beside the device you’d like to configure, select the Manage button.
A device specific settings window will then pop up on your screen.

You can then configure your backups by:
Selecting folders and files to backup
Selecting the days and times for backups to run
Setting the number of versions to backup
And setting the amount of resources allocated to backups – what we call throttling.

To select folders and files to backup, navigate to the My Files Section.
You should see folders with cloud icons next to them – the clouds will be 1 of 3 colors.
A grey cloud icon indicates waiting for backup
A green cloud icon indicates data exists on both your computer and in the cloud
A blue cloud indicates that data is in the cloud only

To add folders and files to your backup, click the green + symbol or the right of the respective folder or file you’d like to backup.

To remove a folder or file, simply click the yellow – symbol next to the folder or file

On the right side of the screen you’ll then see a list of items you’ve selected to be added or removed from the backup click Save to apply the changes to your backup configuration.
From the device management window you can also setup your backup schedule, set the number of versions to backup, throttle CPU usage, suspend backups and set the number of days until a device has been inactive.

In the next few videos, we’ll provide an overview of how to do each of these things.