PC not in use: This option lets you set the bandwidth to be used by IDrive for backups when it is not in use. You can change the CPU utilization to suit the workload of your computer. The contents to be backed up must be a part of the Backup set and available at the time of backup. IDrive will perform scheduled backup of your data even if your computer is logged off.
This feature is even applicable for mapped drives. IDrive application is capable of backing up open files for supported platforms, by default. The supported platforms include: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8. Thus, even if your Microsoft Outlook application is open, the IDrive application does a reliable backup of associated data. For Windows server, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 machines, the above issue should not arise. To resolve the issue, close your MS Outlook email client before initiating the operation.
The scheduled backup will commence as soon as you restart the computer even if it is after the scheduled time. However, this is applicable only if you have selected the 'Start the missed scheduled backup when the computer is turned on' option from the 'Scheduler' tab. In case you have not selected the option, then the scheduled backup will commence only if you restart the computer within 30 minutes of the scheduled time.
If you restart the computer after 30 minutes of the scheduled time, the scheduled backup will commence at the next frequency as per the date and time that was set earlier. Yes, IDrive works with virtual machines. For this, install the application on virtual machines and perform the backup as usual.
When you sign in to your IDrive account, you can either choose to add the computer as a new device or transfer the backup set, scheduled jobs, and IDrive application settings etc from an already backed up computer to the new computer. In case you do not wish to restore the existing backups on the new machine, you can click 'Add New Device' in the 'Set up your new device for backup' screen.
Read Note. IDrive links all of your devices such that whenever a file is updated, it is available on all linked devices. For syncing files, IDrive creates a unique folder on every linked computer and provides separate cloud storage. You can sync files using the Sync folder on linked desktops, or directly via IDrive. Sign in to the IDrive application with your username and password. Go to the 'Sync' tab. Click 'Open My Sync folder'.
This will initiate sync and open the Sync folder on your computer. Drag and drop files to the Sync folder from your computer. Files added to the Sync folder will be synced to your cloud account and all your linked devices. Sign in to the IDrive desktop app and click the 'Sync' tab. Click 'Move' to move the contents of the Sync folder to a new location. The blue icon refers to files that are still syncing.
Whereas, the green icons indicates files that have already been synced. Sign in to your IDrive account with your username and password. Mouse hover over on the system tray. A tooltip appears the displaying the number of files to be synced, the percentage completed, and the speed of the transfer.
When syncing is complete, a brief notification is displayed on your screen. Note : The first line in the tooltip displays the IDrive files status followed by the status of the Sync in progress. Right-click on the system tray. The size is independent of the IDrive account storage.
Hence, as long as there is enough space in your IDrive Sync folder, you can continue syncing data to it, even if your IDrive account space gets used up. Selective Sync is a feature that allows you to select only the folders you want to sync to your computer. It gives you the control to ensure that you have only the files you need on a particular computer.
It is helpful if you want to save space on your computers with limited hard disk space. By default all the folders will be selected for sync. If you wish to avoid syncing particular folders, Sign in to your IDrive application and on the navigation pane, select the 'Sync' tab. Click 'Selective Sync'. A window appears with the list of all the folders in your Sync storage. Clear the checkbox of the folders that you do not want to sync and click 'Save'.
Accordingly, the folders will be removed from the Sync folder on your computer. This leads to creation of duplicate data as the items which could not be renamed are retained in the old folder and the same are copied to the new renamed folder. You will be directed to IDrive web account to share your files. Note :. The Sync folder maintains up to 30 previous versions of all the files. Steps to restore previous versions of a file: Sign in to your IDrive account with your username and password.
All available file versions will be displayed. Download the desired file by clicking. IDrive will not be able to sync or access your data from computers or other devices unless they are turned on and connected to the Internet.
If a computer is turned off when a file is updated from another device, IDrive will update that file, once the computer is on and connected to the Internet. In order to make room for new files, you may even remove the old data that you no longer need. Once you stop Sync, the files on your computer will not be in sync with other linked devices.
Alternatively, you can also sign in to your IDrive application and on the navigation pane, select the 'Sync' tab. Right click on 'Status' and select 'Stop Sync'. Currently, IDrive cannot sync Outlook. However, you can include these files in the backup set of the desktop application and then back them up to your account.
To restore data backed up to your IDrive account to the local machine, follow the steps below:. The usual file restore lets you download files to a location, selected by you; whereas restoring files to original location downloads the selected files, keeping their folder structure intact. This means each file is restored to a similar location on your computer, as it appears in your cloud backup or local backup. Note: Data backed up from mapped drives and external drives cannot be restored using the 'Restore to original location' option.
To restore files to their original location, go to the Restore tab, select the 'Restore to original location' checkbox and on the pop-up that appears, click 'Restore'.
Subsequently, to revert to file restore to a location selected by you, clear the checkbox, set your preferred 'Restore location', and click 'Restore Now'. Note: Restoring to original location overwrites the existing files with the latest file version available in your cloud backup or local backup.
No, you cannot restore the files that have been backed up from mapped drives or external drives using the 'Restore to original location' option. To restore such files, on the 'Restore' tab you must clear the 'Restore to original location' check box and restore the files to your preferred location. Drag the file or folder you wish to restore and drop it to the desired location on your computer.
IDrive retains previous versions of all files backed up to your account. Currently you can restore 30 previous file versions, and for accounts created prior to you can restore up to 10 versions, to any location on your local computer. The additional storage for the previous versions has no impact on your account's quota, as your storage is calculated only for the most current version.
To view the versions of a file stored in your account, go to 'Restore' tab, right-click the required file and select the 'View previous versions' option from the list. You can also search for your desired file version. The latest files that are backed up are listed there. Yes, to restore a folder with earlier versions of files, you can right click on the required folder and choose 'Restore Versions' menu, under which you have the following menu options:.
Yes, you can search and restore specific files from your IDrive account. Certain accounts may see the feature 'snapshots' in the application. Snapshots are a historical view of your data, stored in your IDrive account, which allow you to perform point-in-time recovery.
They are useful in case your files are corrupted by malware and you want to restore a previous version of the files. The Archive Cleanup feature permanently deletes data from your account, by matching them one to one to the data in your current backup set. It is useful to free up space in your account as it deletes data from your account that no longer exists on your computer. Click on the 'Cleanup Now' button.
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Hi Andy, I have the same problem but compress drive to save disk space is not selected. A PC tech worked on my PC the day the blue files appeared. Could he have done something to my files? Comment from Andy Rathbone Time July 28, at am. Comment from marlon Time January 8, at am.
Comment from Sudhindra Behera Time May 5, at am. Comment from Arun Kumar Time June 29, at pm. Comment from Dave Time October 1, at pm. Glad I checked this out before I filled my entire 1 Terabyte driive with compressed files. Only one folder copied over before I realized the mistake. Thanks to You Uncompressed speeds things up too. One little check box — Damn! Comment from Red Time January 13, at pm. I have the same blue file name problem as the others in here, however, I never changed the settings to do this.
Every file and folder on my system is blue, and I notice the check box is checked to compress. Again, I never elected to do this. Comment from Andy Rathbone Time January 16, at pm. Comment from Yvonne Time March 24, at am. Comment from Emileo Kahill Time March 31, at am. Comment from Krishna verma Time April 15, at am. Comment from Dave Time May 10, at am. If I copy blue files onto another hard drive, will they still be compressed? I need to move them from an XP computer to a Windows 7 computer, and many necessary data files are in Program Files or Documents and Settings.
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