#Cloudberry backup review install#
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#Cloudberry backup review software#

The following screen of the wizard presents two advanced options, that can be selected with a simple tick box: “Force Using VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service)” and “Backup NTFS permissions”. In the Custom Mode, specific storage folders can be defined (for simplicity purposes, I chose to go with the Simple Mode). With the Simple Mode there is no encryption nor file versioning, but the files can be accessed and used with a simple browser or other file client.

#Cloudberry backup review software#

In the Advanced Mode, files are encrypted and there is support to multiple file versions, making the files only accessible by this software and no other. Then, we still have to name that Backup Plan and decide how we want to perform our backups, using the Advanced, the Simple or the Custom mode. During the second step of this Wizard, we have to add our first Cloud Storage account, from the supported services:Īfter choosing your preferred service (I went with Google Drive), there are some more configurations to be done, such as a name for that account and your login credentials for the service. The first one opens the “Create Backup Plan Wizard” which, as one might expect, lets us create a new backup plan. Here, two shortcut buttons can be found: Setup Backup Plan and Restore Backup. The main part of the program features 5 tabs ( Welcome, Backup Plans, Restore Plans, Backup Storage and History), opening by default on the Welcome tab. The program has a big “Windows-like” feel to it, especially because of the toolbar.

#Cloudberry backup review registration#

After completing the registration process, we are then presented with the software itself. I chose the first option, that is free for private use, and was then required to provide a username and a valid email, in order to receive the registration key. After running CloudBerry Backup for the first time, we are prompted to activate the product, by choosing one of three options: “Use Home Edition”, “Start 15 days trial” and “Activate commercial version”, the first two options being free.

#Cloudberry backup review install#

The following step prompts you to choose the install location and, after hitting “Install”, the software is installed on the chosen location. With Cloudberry it is always someone else's fault but, significantly, before you buy their web pages indicates their product works with Google Drive.The second step of the installation requires you to choose from the two “user modes”: Common, where all users have the same settings and plans, and Personal, where each user has own settings and plans (I chose Common). However, I have stopped using it because it would never sync with specified folders on my hard drives. I am an Amazon Prime Subscriber and I signed up for Amazon cloud storage. I find it ironic that the Cloudberry response recommends AWS for backups.

I have written support and sent them everything they have asked for and the problem persists.

I have searched for those 'missing files' on Google Drive and my computer and I cannot find either one. Specifically, every backup to Google Drive has errors saying files (2) not found. I wish I could write a glowing review about Cloudberry but my experience has been less than satisfactory.