Blackmagic Cloud Pod

Blackmagic Cloud Store User Manual Backup

Blackmagic Cloud Pod

By connecting a USB disk to Blackmagic Cloud Store or Cloud Store Mini, you can store local backups of your data. Any external disk or disk array that connects via USB-C can be used and will continue to be updated for as long as the disk is connected to your Cloud Store.

To start the process of backing up your cloud store:

  1. Plug a formatted USB drive into Blackmagic Cloud Store’s ‘backup’ USB-C port, or into the rear USB-C port on Cloud Store Mini. The drive will appear in the ‘backup’ section of Blackmagic Cloud Setup’s ‘cloud sync’ page.

  2. Click on the ‘add backup’ button.

  3. In the ‘add backup location’ window, type a name for the backup. This would typically be the same name as your source folder.

  4. Click the cloud store folder icon and select the folder on your cloud store that you want to back up. Your cloud store will create a new folder on your external drive using the name of the folder selected.

  5. Click ‘add’.

Your cloud store will now back up all the files in the cloud store folder to your external drive backup folder. Backup sync will automatically update any time you make changes to the original files on your cloud store.

Deleted Files

While synced, any deleted files on your cloud store will not be deleted from your external drive. Instead, the cloud store utility will create a folder in the external drive labelled ‘deleted files’ and move the deleted files into this folder. This is useful when files need to be recovered that may have been deleted by mistake, or the project requirements change and you need to use those files again.

Older Files

When files are overwritten, the original files are also moved to a new folder within the external drive named ‘older files’. This means if you need to recover an overwritten file, you can easily restore it.

USB Disk Space

If the external USB-C disk doesn’t have enough free space to accommodate the backup, a warning will be displayed. The backup will continue until the external drive is full.

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