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The backup method is often called the best way protecting information from data loss. Today we'll look at the specific types of backups that cloud storage providers use to sync and back up your files.

Benefits of cloud backups

Storing files in the cloud has many benefits. Obviously, if you manage your documents using Dropbox, Box.com, Google Drive, OneDrive or Apple iCloud Drive, you will have instant access to latest versions your files on any device from which you log into the application.

Just think about it: you literally access your files on the go—from your phone, tablet, laptop, internet cafe computer, and even some smart TVs. This fact alone is probably enough to entrust your files to cloud storage.

But that's not all. If you use a cloud service and run the appropriate client on your computer, all the files and documents you place in the synced folder are uploaded to the cloud and stored securely there until you need it again. If something happens to your computer or laptop, your files will not disappear. They will remain safe in the cloud, and you can easily restore them by simply authorizing the client application on your new computer. Have you ever tried to restore your Windows 8 computer's data completely? It turns out that you just need to sign in with your Microsoft account and your computer will automatically download all your settings and files (like photos, Camera Roll, and the contents of your My Documents folder) to new computer without having to do anything at all. But only if you made it in time take advantage of backup technology...

Isn't it great? You can create a backup copy and not worry about the safety of your data, without having to do anything else or pay anything. However, if you decide to use a cloud service to create an offsite backup, there are a few things you should immediately pay attention to to help avoid potential problems.

What do you need to know?

The two main things to worry about when using cloud backup are storage space and security.

When creating a cloud account you are basically entrusting all your data to a third party. Whether it's Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon or Dropbox, a lot of your personal data will be stored out of your reach and out of your control. Have you heard about the recent SONY hack? This could not happen to any other company. If someone gains access to your account (by phishing your password or downloading a Trojan onto your computer), they have full control of all your data. If they destroy all the files on your account... well, they'll disappear from all your devices too. Agree – the situation is not pleasant. And if this is exactly what you encountered, download Partition Recovery to scan your disks and recover deleted files.

Please note that you will not be able to restore everything that has been deleted from the cloud. When a file is deleted from the cloud, it disappears completely. And no data recovery tool will, in principle, be able to recover this file. You can only restore a local copy of this file on your computer using data recovery software such as File Recovery.

You can take certain steps to protect your account by setting a unique password (that won't be used by any of your other accounts) and enabling two-factor authentication. If enabled, a hacker will not be able to log in without going through a second step of authentication, which is only possible if they have a mobile phone or other specific device that can be used to receive a text message with the password, or a binary recovery key used by Apple, etc. d.). So if you're using cloud backups and haven't enabled two-factor authentication, it's best to do so now.

And second... We repeat, you are trusting your files to a third party. Whether it's Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon or Dropbox, they will have full access to your personal files stored in the cloud. Your data isn't even encrypted, or if it is, the encryption key is stored side-by-side with the data itself (like Apple's iCloud, for example).

Finally, consider the size of your available storage space. Most cloud services will give you between 5 and 30 GB for free. As a bonus, you can buy an additional 32GB USB flash drive for less than $20, while a 64GB “flash drive” will cost you $30-$40. This will probably be enough to store your mail, contacts and documents, as well as a few random images, but it certainly won't be enough to store all your photos, music and videos.

One more thing. Any unsynced folder will not be automatically copied to the cloud. As a result, you may be given a false sense of security when in reality you may lose a large amount of data stored in your account outside the cloud. In this case, use RS Photo Recovery, RS Office Recovery or Disk Recovery Software to recover data.

Can you get more storage space? Certainly. There are several ways to expand storage capacity offered by cloud service developers. The easiest way to get more cloud space is to pay for a subscription. Most providers will give you over 1TB of storage (more than enough space) for a reasonable monthly or annual fee. Plus, sometimes you don't even have to pay to upgrade your cloud storage.

For example, Dropbox is known for allocating extra space for simple actions like installing mobile client on your Android device or recruiting friends to open Dropbox accounts. With Microsoft OneDrive, you can earn more space by activating mobile phone under Windows control Phone and setting it up to sync your camera.

Conclusion

Cloud services, such as Dropbox, Box.com, OneDrive, Google Drive or iCloud Drive can offer excellent backup options. If you are truly concerned about the safety and security of your data, simply use backups in accordance with all data security best practices. So, storing your files in the cloud will provide sufficient convenience and data safety.

To exchange files between computers and mobile gadgets, cables and flash drives are no longer needed. If devices have Internet access, files can “fly” between them “on the cloud.” More precisely, they can “settle” in cloud storage, which is a collection of servers scattered around the world (united into one virtual - cloud server), where users place their data for a fee or for free. In the cloud, files are stored in exactly the same way as on a computer’s hard drive, but are accessible not from one, but from different devices that are able to connect to it.

Every second or third Internet user has already taken the technology cloud storage data into service and uses it with pleasure, but some people still save themselves with flash drives. After all, not everyone knows about this opportunity, and some simply cannot decide which service to choose and how to use it. Well, let's figure it out together.

What are cloud storages from a user's point of view and how do they work?

If you look through the eyes of an inexperienced user, cloud storage is a common application. All it does is create a folder on the computer under its own name. But not simple. Everything you put into it is simultaneously copied to the same cloud Internet server and becomes accessible from other devices. The size of this folder is limited and can grow within the limits allocated to you disk space(on average from 2 GB).

If the cloud storage application is running and the computer (mobile gadget) is connected to global network, data on the hard drive and in the cloud are synchronized in real time. At battery life, and also, when the application is not running, all changes are saved only in the local folder. When the machine is connected to the Internet, access to the storage becomes possible, including through a browser.

Files and folders uploaded to the cloud are full-fledged web objects, the same as any content on Internet sites and FTP storages. You can link to them and share links with other people, even those who do not use this service. But only those to whom you have authorized it will be able to download or see an object from your storage. In the cloud, your data is hidden from view prying eyes and are securely password protected.

The bulk of cloud services have additional functionality- a file viewer, built-in document editors, tools for creating screenshots, etc. This plus the amount of space provided creates the main differences between them.

is a cloud data storage service that needs no introduction to Windows users. Of course, in the latest releases of this OS (in the top ten), it actually climbs on top of everything on the screen, since it is configured to autorun by default.

For Windows users, the advantage of the Microsoft OneDrive service over its analogues is perhaps only one - it does not need to be installed. You also don’t need to create a separate account for it—to log into the cloud, you just need to enter your Microsoft account information.

The owner of one Microsoft OneDrive account provides 5 GB of free disk space to store any information. To get additional volume, you will have to pay extra. The maximum is 5 TB and costs 3,399 rubles per year, however, this package includes not only disk space, but also Office application 365 (home release). More affordable tariff plans are 1 TB (2,699 rubles per year - storage and Office 365 personal) and 50 GB (140 rubles per month - storage only).

Additional features all tariffs:

• Support for other operating systems - Mac OS X, iOS and Android.
• View and edit documents using built-in applications Office package.
• Remote access to the entire contents of the computer (not just the OneDrive folder) on which the service is installed and your account is used Microsoft entry.
• Creation of photo albums.
• Built-in messenger (Skype).
• Creation and storage of text notes.
• Search.

Paid versions only:

• Creating links with a limited validity period.
• Offline folders.
• Multi-page scanning and saving documents to a PDF file.

In general, the service is not bad, but sometimes there are problems logging into your account. If you are going to work with the web version of the storage (via a browser) and log into it under a different IP address than you used before, Microsoft sometimes runs a check that the account belongs to you, which takes a lot of time.

There have also been complaints about user content being removed from OneDrive when Microsoft suspected it was unlicensed.

is one of the oldest cross-platform cloud storage services. Unlike the previous one, it supports all major OS, as well as some rarely used ones, such as Symbian and MeeGo. The service is very easy to use, works quickly and stably.

A DropBox user is provided with only 2 GB of disk space for free to store personal files, but this volume can be doubled by creating and attaching another account to your account - a work one (which can actually be personal). Together you get 4 GB.

Switching between personal and work disk space on the DropBox website and in the application is carried out without logging out of your account (no need to enter your username and password each time). A separate folder is created on the computer for both accounts - 2 GB each.

DropBox, as expected, also has several tariff plans. About free it was said above, Paid ones are “Plus” (1 TB, $8.25 per month, intended for personal use), “Standard” (2 TB, $12.50 per month, for business), “Advanced” (unlimited volume, $20 per month for 1 user) and “Enterprise” (unlimited volume, individually set price). The differences between the last two are in the set of additional options.

In addition to storage, free users have access to:

• Document collaboration service DropBox Paper.
• Ability to share links and create public folders.
• Log of file changes with the ability to restore them to previous version(up to 30 days).
• Commenting on files - both your own and other users, if the file is available for viewing.
• Search function.
• Receiving notifications about events (customizable individually).
• Automatic download photos from the camera (by the way, DropBox provided users with additional space for enabling this option some time ago).
• Select full or selective synchronization.
• Encryption of data during storage and transmission.

The possibilities of paid tariffs can be listed for a very long time, so we will only note the main ones:

• Remotely destroy data from DropBox on a lost or stolen device.
• Limit the link's validity period.
• Two-factor account authentication.
• Setting access levels to different data.
• Enhanced HIPAA/HITECH class information protection (secure storage of medical records).
• 24/7 technical support.

DropBox, if not the best, is a very worthy service. Despite the small amount of free space by today's standards, it is used by millions of people around the world.

Mega (Megasync)

As is clear from the description, Amazon Web Services is aimed only at the corporate sector and is not intended for storing albums with photographs of cats, although it is possible that someone uses it for this too. After all, cloud file storage - Amazon Glacier, like Yandex disk, provides users with 10 free GB. The cost of additional volume is $0.004 per 1 GB per month.

Comparing Amazon Glacier with the web resources described above is perhaps incorrect, since they have slightly different purposes. The functionality and capabilities of this service are determined by business objectives, including:

• Uninterrupted operation, increased reliability.
• Compliance with enhanced data protection standards.
• Multilingual interface.
• Unlimited volume (expansion for an additional fee).
• Ease of use and flexible settings.
• Integration with other Amazon Web Services.

Those who are interested in Amazon's capabilities can read the complete documentation for AWS products, which is located on the official website.

Mail.ru

It ranks second or third in the popularity rating of file web storage among Russian-speaking audiences. In terms of its range of capabilities, it is comparable to Google Drive and Yandex Drive: like them, it contains web applications for creating and editing documents (texts, tables, presentations) and a screenshoter (a utility for taking screenshots). It is also integrated with other Mail.ru projects - mail, social networks “My World” and “Odnoklassniki”, the “Mail. Dating”, etc., has a convenient file viewer with a flash player and is also very affordable (for those for whom the allocated volume is not enough).

The size of the free disk space of the Mail cloud is 8 GB (previously this figure has changed several times). The premium tariff for 64 GB costs 690 rubles per year. For 128 GB you will have to pay 1,490 rubles per year, for 256 GB - 2,290 rubles per year. The maximum volume is 512 GB, which will cost 3,790 rubles per year.

Other functions of the service are not much different from similar ones. This:

• Shared folders.
• Synchronization.
• Built-in search.
• Ability to share links.

The Mail.ru client application works on Windows, OS X, iOS and Android.

Cloud storage is a proprietary web service for owners of smartphones and tablets of the same manufacturer. Designed to store backup copies of data from mobile devices - multimedia content, OS files and other things at the user's discretion.

Client samsung app Cloud is pre-installed on phones and tablets released later than the second half of 2016 (more precisely, after Samsung release Galaxy Note 7). Registering an account on the service is only possible through it, apparently to weed out outsiders.

The free storage capacity is 15 GB. An additional 50GB costs $0.99 per month, and 200GB costs $2.99.

iCloud (Apple)

- a favorite among cloud data storage users Apple products. Of course, it’s free (though not very spacious) and integrated with other Apple services. The service is designed to store backup copies of data from iPhone, iPad and iPod, as well as user media files, mail and documents (the latter are automatically synchronized with the contents of iCloud Drive).

Free capacity iCloud storage is 5 GB. Additional storage retails for $0.99 for 50GB, $2.99 ​​for 200GB, and $9.99 for 2TB.

Client iCloud app Supports Mac OS X, iOS and Windows operating systems. Official application It has not been developed for Android, but owners of devices based on this OS can view mail from the Apple cloud on their device.

The top parade of cloud storages is completed by a Chinese service. As you can see from the screenshot, it is clearly not adapted for you and me. Why is it needed then, if there are domestic, European and American analogues that are more familiar to Russian-speaking people? The fact is that Baidu provides users with a whole terabyte of free disk space. For this reason, it is worth overcoming translation difficulties and other obstacles.

Registration on Baidu Cloud is significantly more labor-intensive than competitors. It requires confirmation with a code sent via SMS, but SMS from the Chinese server does not arrive to Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian numbers. Our fellow citizens have to get by with the help of rent virtual number phone, but that's not all. The second difficulty is that an account cannot be registered with some email addresses. In particular, on the services gmail (Google is blocked in China), fastmail and Yandex. And the third difficulty is the need to install mobile application Baidu Cloud on your phone or tablet, since that’s what you get for 1 TB (when registering on a computer, you will only get 5 GB). And it, as you understand, is entirely in Chinese.

Aren't you scared? Dare - and you will be rewarded. Information on how to create an account on Baidu yourself is available on the Internet.

Special project with Acronis

We all sooner or later face the need for backup. And believe me: better early than late. Once upon a time, in 2009, I lost all my data. Back then I made backups on DVD-R/RW, which was not very convenient, so they were rarely made. Some of the data was sent by colleagues (it’s good that they kept it), but a lot of it was lost. It was from that time that I regularly make backups, and today we will talk about finding the ideal product for the family budget.

Where will we store backups?

Before choosing software, we need to decide where we will store the backup. You understand that DVD-R is of little use for backup. Firstly, it is small, secondly, it is slow, and thirdly, it is noisy. And since I switched to laptops a long time ago and don’t recognize stationary devices at all (although I have them on the farm), I had to buy several external drives. First 250 GB, then larger.

I did not consider the cloud for one simple reason - there is not enough space:

You understand, even 15 GB is not enough, especially if minimum size external screw available on the farm - 250 GB. Extra space? You could, of course, pay $2 a month for 100 GB on Google Drive or $10 for an additional 1 TB, but 100 GB will not save me, and 1 TB is a little expensive. Ideally, 500 GB would be suitable for 2-3 dollars per month :)

Later, the family acquired two Android smartphones and one tablet, from which they also made backups to an external screw from time to time, the old fashioned way (after all, I was used to just such a process). Here one could safely use the cloud, but habit is a strong thing.

Search for backup software

Now we come to the most interesting part. How to make a backup?

In principle, you can use the free Clonezilla. The capabilities of this program, if not impressive, are at least quite good. Here are some of them that I consider the most important:

• support file systems Linux/macOS/Windows: ext2 to ext4, xfs, jfs, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, HFS (macOS);
• MBR and GPT support;
• support for data encryption (AES 256);
• the ability to deploy one image to several local devices;
• support for SSH, Samba, WebDAV and NFS.

If you need to make a backup of a server in a corporate environment, and even on a shared server, there is no better option. For cloning systems in the case of deploying one operating system on many machines with the same configuration, that’s it: they brought in a fleet of computers, installed an axis on one of them, configured everything, made an image of it and deployed it to other computers. An admin's dream!

I have also been familiar with Acronis products for a long time, but mainly with server versions. I won’t compare them with Clonezilla now, since we are talking about home backup: after all, you have one or two computers and several Android devices at home, and you don’t need to constantly create images of all these devices. In general, CloneZilla is not suitable for home use. Once, I remember, I made a backup at home with it, when I changed the system disk to a larger disk and was too lazy to reinstall all the systems. Then this program, of course, saved me.

CloneZilla good program, but it’s 2016 and I want something more modern, but she’s stuck in the past. I want some kind of automation, management of backups from all devices, including mobile ones, I want to copy photos from my profile on social networks, I want to search inside the backup copy in order to find required file. I want a lot of things. Sometimes I even think about buying a NAS specifically for storing backups.

Actually, I started searching for the ideal software for myself. I came across the “File History” function in Windows 8/10. I somehow missed “Eight”, and “Ten” is installed on only one computer. Although “File History” was created in the image and likeness of Apple Time Machine and should be convenient, in practice it turned out to be not very convenient to use, moreover, with computers running “seven” and Android smartphones it is not compatible.

If anyone is interested, while I was looking for the necessary software, all this time I was making backups using Total Commander by simply copying files. But this is very inconvenient. Firstly, no automation: you need to go to each computer with an external screw and make a backup. Secondly, irrational use of space. I didn't use compression. Why? Yes, because I periodically need to search for information on a backup. Have you tried searching for something in an archive of several GB in size?

Quite by accident, I remembered Acronis True Image and discovered that version 2017 had been released. Let's see what it can do now:

It looks like the perfect backup software exists! However, it’s not very ideal, but I’ll talk about the shortcomings later, but for now I’ll brag about the capabilities: Acronis True Image 2017 is a completely modern backup program, and unlike ancient software like CloneZilla, it has everything a modern person might need. This is what I personally really liked...

Firstly, saving space on the screws that are used for backup. The backup is made in compressed form, but Acronis allows you to search inside the backup.

Secondly, now I don't have to worry about data on mobile devices. Over the past two years, two microSD cards have failed: one on my wife’s phone, the other on her tablet. One photograph was at least partially saved, but the second was not, it “died” completely. Acronis True Image 2017 allows you to backup an unlimited number of Android/iOS mobile devices to your local computer.

Thirdly, you can (as I already noted) remotely control the backup on all home devices. Using the web panel, you can check the status of backups and configure data protection in real time.

Fourthly, there is support for copying Facebook profile content. A lot of information is now published on social networks: photos, videos, comments. A backup of this data will protect against page hacking or accidental deletion.

Finally, cloud orientation. I couldn’t even imagine that Acronis now has such powerful cloud support: by purchasing a subscription, you get 500 GB of cloud space! This volume is quite enough for me for home purposes (unless, of course, I upload images to the cloud hard drives entirely, although Acronis allows this too).

About the disadvantages

Everything has its drawbacks. I hope the Acronis developers will listen to the criticism. Personally, I didn’t like two things about the program.

The first is the lack of Linux support. Data stored in Linux will have to be done the old fashioned way: either by copying, or using Clonezilla by creating an image of the partition with the data (fortunately, I have /home on a separate partition, out of habit).

Second - lack of support from others social networks, except Facebook. I think, however, that over time it will appear. But whether Linux support will appear is a question. Of course, Acronis has a Linux Server product, but I don’t want to use it for several reasons: firstly, using the server version for home use is tantamount to shooting sparrows with a cannon, and secondly, I don’t want to pay for another product (and this is the minimum 792 rubles per month), and thirdly, I want everything to be managed from one product.

About the price

We all know that Acronis has never been free. However, the prices also pleasantly surprised me: on the official website there is a calculator that allows you to find out how much Acronis will cost you.

A one-time license for 1 computer (the number of mobile devices is unlimited) will cost 1,700 rubles (approximately $27 at the current exchange rate). But it’s more profitable to buy a subscription: in this case, you will get both the program itself and 500 GB of cloud storage. The cost of a subscription for a year will cost 1400 rubles. (~22$), for two years - only 2000 rubles (~32$), which is approximately 1.83$ or 1.33$ per month. For that kind of money you can only buy 100 GB of Google Drive! And here I got an excellent backup tool + 500 GB in the cloud.

If we calculate a more realistic configuration: 3 computers and 1 TB in the cloud, then a subscription for a year will cost 2400 rubles, and for 2 years - 3600 rubles. Only 150 rubles per month compared to 600 rubles for 1 TB on Google Drive! To me, the conclusion was obvious. 150 rubles is an amount quite affordable for a home user and will not put a strain on the family budget.

Due to the low download speed, the data array must be limited to only important documents or use this method only for those files that need to be shared.

At the same time, we must not forget about protecting privacy - many providers, for example, Microsoft and Google, automatically analyze downloaded files. Encryption, carried out locally, even before downloading, will come to the rescue. We will describe the principle of operation based on the BoxCryptor utility (boxcryptor.com/ru).

Create a BoxCryptor account

Since BoxCryptor integrates into Windows as separate disk, The installation wizard installs the driver. The user must agree to this operation, otherwise the software will not work.

This makes sense when using paid features, such as encrypting folders and file names. The files themselves are encrypted without any problems and free version.

The same applies to integrating multiple cloud services - only a commercial solution can do this.

For simple periodic backups of important personal documents, these functions are generally not needed.

But for extreme cases, there is a free alternative, the open source utility Cryptomator (cryptomator.org). Despite the fact that it is currently only available in beta version, there are no complaints about its performance.

If you don’t need all this, local access to BoxCryptor will suffice, bypassing online services: during initial setup, click on “…” in the lower right corner to open a window with the “Local Account | Setup account".

Create a password-protected key file and save it locally on your computer. In the next window, select the “Free” option for the BoxCryptor program, after which the service will be installed on your computer under a standard account [email protected]. Here, enter the password you set earlier to configure BoxCryptor.

Linking a cloud account

If your computer is already configured for compatible cloud access, the program will recognize it automatically. BoxCryptor supports more than a dozen well-known services, from Apple's iCloud to Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. If the utility still does not detect a local cloud folder, manually specify the path to it through “Settings | Locations | Add".

All files that then end up in this folder, after the request, will be automatically encrypted by the BoxCryptor utility and then uploaded to web storage. You can see how successfully the process went by looking at the cloud folder from Explorer. In it, encrypted files will have the extension “.bc” and will not allow themselves to be opened.

To get data from the cloud to your PC again, simply drag and drop the files in Windows Explorer from the BoxCryptor disk into a regular local folder on your computer. BoxCryptor will automatically decrypt them.

Backup for Android smartphones

Helium Backup copies applications, SMS, WiFi passwords and user data from Android devices to PC.

In order for the utility to work without superuser rights, you need appropriate ADB drivers with home page and the Helium desktop client, which connects Windows.

allows remote access to Android from PC. Data transfer for backup is also carried out via the Network, subject to the creation of an AirDroid account.

Using the AirMirror function, the utility on Windows is able to perform actions on Android device, for example send SMS.

requires root because it copies any data from mobile device, including system applications. This is only available with superuser (SU) rights, which gives access to all files. Titanium is ideal for "moving" to another device, as this application is capable of restoring a backup even on another smartphone.

Photo: manufacturing companies

Not long ago, the 1C: Cloud Archive service became available to 1C users, allowing them to store 1C backups in the cloud. Many have already appreciated all the advantages of this solution:

• automatic operation without human intervention;
• storing copies on secure servers accessible anywhere there is Internet access;
• standard service included in 1C:Enterprise version 8.2 and higher;
• Pay only for a subscription, without having to buy hardware and software.

Backup copy 1C in the cloud costs about 8,000 rubles per year. However, in this article we will help you set up a similar service absolutely free of charge. At the same time, our system will be deprived of some limitations of a regular cloud archiver, for example:

• it is possible to work with both file and client-server versions;
• automatic disconnection of users before 1C backup to the cloud.

1C backup to the cloud. Step 1 - create a disk

To implement a free 1C backup to the cloud, we need the cloud storage itself and a program that supports data exchange with this storage.

We suggest using Yandex.Disk as a disk, which displays when creating mailbox as much as 10GB of space. Although this volume is half the size of the paid service from 1C, I can say from experience that it is quite enough to store 30 medium-sized 1C backups in the cloud.

An example of a working script can be downloaded from our website. Remember that you must use CP866 encoding when saving. The file is commented, so we will only focus on some of the constants that require editing:
EXEC_PATH - after the equal sign, indicate the path to the 1cv8.exe file
BACKUP_PATH - path to the local folder with backup copies LOGIN and PASSWORD - respectively login and password of the 1C user who is allowed to upload information security
BASE - path to the 1C database (for the file version the format will be /F"C:\Path to IB\", and for the client-server /S"Cluster_1C\DB_Name").

Help setting up a backup?

Before setting up the program that performs 1C cloud backup, you need to configure this script so that when it is launched, a .dt file is generated in the C:\1c_base\_backup folder.

Installing the downloaded Handy Backup should not create any difficulties; everything is standard for Windows applications.

We set up and test free 1C cloud backup

Everything is ready to set up a free 1C cloud backup. First of all, let's set it up mailing list about the operation of the backup system - this will allow you to monitor the operation of the system simply by viewing mail.

And so, let's fill it out
SMTP server: smtp.yandex.ru,
port 465,
From: your email on yandex, for example [email protected]
To: your mailbox, where you should receive updates about the operation of our free 1C cloud backup, for example host@site
Subject: any email subject convenient for you
The Yandex mail server requires authentication when sending, so check the "Use SMTP authentication" checkbox and enter the email address in the User field, for example [email protected] and the mail password in the Password field.

We complete the settings by sending a test letter by clicking on the Send test message button. If everything is done correctly, a window indicating the successful completion of the test will appear, and email a message will come from our future free cloud backup 1C.

Now is the time to create a backup job. To do this, click File - New Task and select Create Backup. Creation will take place in wizard mode, which breaks the entire process into several steps. To continue, click Next and go to step 2, where we select the data source.

Select Local or Network Drive as the data source and check the same folder C:\1c_base\_backup in the drop-down list. After confirming the selection with the OK button, File filters become available, in which it makes sense to include *.dt file masks so as not to copy unnecessary items.

At this point, step 2 is completed, and you can move on to choosing a storage location for a free 1C cloud backup. Here we select Yandex Disk and in the right window double-click on New Configuration. The system will display a window with an invitation Connect to Yandex Disk, clicking on which in the browser window will open a request for Handy Backup access to your cloud disk. And if you provide access, a window indicating a successful connection will appear.

In the current configuration, all that remains is to specify the backup folder _backup created at the very beginning. This will change the "Where" field. You should get something like Yandex Disk config.hbl\_backup.

Next, you can proceed to step 4 and select the number of copies of 1C to be stored in our cloud backup. Copy mode - Full only, because we will always save only 1 .dt file and check the box "Store multiple backups", select "Save old versions" and the desired period. I chose 1 month.

At the 6th step of setting up a free 1C cloud backup, we turn on the scheduler. This will allow you to automatically complete tasks. When setting the start time in the "Start" field, try to choose a period when the load on the network and 1C database is low, for example, after the end of the working day. Because my computer runs 24 hours a day, i chose 2:00 am and the days of the week are monday to friday.

It is very important to disconnect all users before unloading the 1C database, otherwise the entire task may end in error. Therefore, in the next step we will need the script that we wrote earlier. Select "Run program before copying" and indicate the path to our script. Check the box “Wait until the program finishes”, because The process of shutting down 1C users takes some time. And don’t forget to tell the program that we want to receive reports on the operation of the free 1C cloud backup.

At the last step, we can give a meaningful name to our task and check the “Run this task immediately” checkbox.

During the work process, 1C should start and unload simultaneously with all currently working users, create a .dt archive in the C:\1c_base\_backup folder, and receive a letter with a report on the status of copying this file to Yandex Disk.

It is also worth installing a backup service so that the program works autonomously.

Restoring from a 1C backup in the cloud

You can restore 1C from a backup copy in the cloud on any computer with access to the Internet and access codes to Yandex services.

To begin recovery you will also need installed program Handy Backup, in which you need to create a new task "Restore data". The task also runs as a wizard consisting of several steps.

At the first step of restoring 1C, a cloud service is selected from a backup copy - in our case, Yandex Disk. You will need to go through the connection process in the same way as you did during the backup process. After this, it will be possible to expand the _backup folder and select the backup.hbi index file located in one of the folders numbered from 0. The most recent copy will have a higher number.

At the next step of restoring 1C from a backup in the cloud, you should select a recovery location. By default, this will be the same folder from which the backup was made - in our case C:\1c_base\_backup. If such a folder structure does not exist on the computer, the system itself will try to create it. If desired, you can change the destination by clicking the Change Location button.

In the 4th step, select Full recovery, then enter the password for our encrypted backup. In the sixth step, you do not need to enable the scheduler, unless you are not going to synchronize the databases. And in the last 7th step, you can name the task and complete it.

While the task is running in the specified location, a backup copy of the 1C database in .dt format will be restored from the cloud, which can later be deployed on any system in any version (file or client-server).

Results of creating a 1C cloud backup system

Using the described method, you can set up a 1C cloud backup system absolutely free of charge and save from 8,000 rubles per year. For those who found such setup difficult or encountered difficulties, but would like to protect their data and are not ready to spend extra money, our team is ready to implement this or similar or more complex projects on a paid basis.