FileCloud lets you configure automatic backup settings for users' files and folders to ensure their data is secure.
Note: FileCloud supports backing up files and photos from different devices.
What Do You Want To Do?
Configure backup settings for all users
To configure the backed up settings for all users:
In the FileCloud admin portal's left navigation bar, scroll down and clickSettings.Then, on theSettingsnavigation page, clickEndpoint Backup . The Endpoint Backup settings page opens.
Fill in the settings as shown in the following screenshot using the table below as a guide.
Settings Name
Description
Allow users to back up
Allow users to back up files and folders using the FileCloud Sync app. See Backing Up Files. This setting also enables you to configure Sync backup of specific files and folders for all users. See Globally Backing Up User Files and Folders.
Allow camera uploads
Allow mobile clients to automatically back up photos and videos to their FileCloud accounts. Turning off this setting prevents this server from being used to back up audio/video files.
All camera uploads are stored in the user's backup folder. This location cannot be changed. For example, if the user name is jdoe, the camera uploads are stored in /jdoe/backups/<phone name>
Backup path
The location where automatically updated media and backup files are stored. This is a read-only field meant for display only.
You can override this path for specific users to have them back up to a different location in the User Details screen (see below).
Backup notification email
An additional email ID to which Backup Complete notifications are sent.
Configure a specific user's backup folder
It is possible to set a different backup folder path for each user, overriding the default global path specified.
You must know the exact folder path you want to use.