Once you are done signing up for Polarbackup, here is what to do in order to start backing up your valuable data to the Polarbackup Cloud:
- Download the Polarbackup setup file on your machine. You can use the following direct download links:
- Run the downloaded setup file in order to start with the installation wizard.
- Once the installation is complete a Sign In window will be opened. Enter your Polarbackup login credentials.
- Select the data that you want to back up by clicking on either of the two tabs (Smart Selection and My Computer) → Click the Next button.
- Specify your preferred backup settings, and click the Next button. Below are the settings that you can set:
- Run on Schedule.
- Security Options: You can change it to either Use Polarbackup internal encryption password, or to Use your own password
- Enable/disable the Bandwidth Throttling option
- Hybrid+
When you are done, Polarbackup software will be uploading your selected data, and you can access this data by logging into your Polarbackup online account.
Polarbackup should be installed on administrator user account, not on a Standard one.
Logging out from the administrator user account where Polarbackup desktop software is installed will cause the backup to stop. However, Polarbackup will resume the backup when this administrator user logs back into the user account.