Getting started with Dropbox backup

Is it necessary to back up Dropbox contents? Any time the question of backup Dropbox comes up, we have to restate two key messages: Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket – bugs happen Data can be accidentally or maliciously permanently deleted From a protection/recovery perspective, Dropbox provides some basic tools, like version […]

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IT Admin: How to backup Dropbox Business to Amazon S3 / Glacier

With cloudHQ, you can set up a real-time backup of all your Dropbox Business accounts to Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, or any other cloud storage service (Google Drive, etc.). Real-time data backup will automatically make a backup copy of every change made to your Dropbox files. This means cloudHQ is essentially capturing every version of your […]

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IT Admin: How to backup Dropbox to Egnyte

With cloudHQ, you can set up a real-time backup of all your Dropbox Business accounts to Egnyte, Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, or any other cloud storage service (Google Drive, etc.). Real-time data backup will automatically make a backup copy of every change made to your Dropbox files. This means cloudHQ is essentially capturing every version of […]

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IT Admin: How to install cloudHQ to your Dropbox Business

If you are an admin of your Dropbox Business installation then you can set up real-time backup or sync for all your Dropbox Business accounts. Furthermore, if you install cloudHQ to your Dropbox Business then you can also replicate sharing metadata. Here is how to install cloudHQ to your Dropbox Business installation. Dropbox Business Preparation […]

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How to create Amazon IAM user for cloudHQ sync / backup to Amazon S3

Here are instructions for how to create an Amazon IAM user: Create a user in Amazon IAM: Save your credentials. You will need to enter these credentials in cloudHQ. Attach policy “AmazonS3FullAccess”:   NOTE: If you already have a bucket and you want to limit cloudHQ to access only that bucket, you can apply the policy […]

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How to back up Dropbox to Google Drive

Here are short instructions for how to back up your entire Dropbox to Google Drive: Start synchronization wizard to sync two cloud accounts. Click the Dropbox icon: Select an already-configured Dropbox account or click “Add Dropbox” to add a new Dropbox account: If you click “Add Dropbox,” you will be forwarded to authorize cloudHQ to access your account: […]

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