Backing up to a cloud data storage service is another way to keep your data safe. Let’s take a look at how you can schedule a Universal Office data backup to a folder on a cloud storage service such as DropBox and Sync.com.
In this article, we assume that you have Sync or Dropbox already installed on your server computer, and therefore, we are skipping this step. If you need help installing these apps, please reference their respective help articles. For Dropbox, see https://www.dropbox.com/en/help/4454, and for Sync.com, see https://www.sync.com/help/how-do-i-install-sync/.
We will divide the process into two stages. In the first stage, we will schedule Universal Office backup and in the second, we will set up a sync utility that will automate the process of copying the backup made by Universal’s backup utility into a Sync.com or Dropbox folder.
For automating the copy process, we will use a tool that is called Synchronicity. This setup should take place on the Server computer only.
Stage 1: Schedule Universal Office Backup
To schedule a Universal Office Backup, please follow the steps described under the Schedule Backup heading in the How to Backup Universal Office Data article.
Stage 2: Install and Setup Synchronicity
- Create a new folder in the cloud storage (in Sync or Dropbox folder) and call it UOBackup.
- Vist http://synchronicity.sourceforge.net/ and download Synchronicity.
- Then, follow the steps described in the Keep Your PC’s Data Safe Using Create Synchronicity article to install and set up Synchronicity to automate your backup.
You will want to make sure that the database backs up by checking the UOBackup folder on Sync or Dropbox.