Introduction
While Polarbackup conducts automatic backups through its desktop application installed on computers and servers, it also offers a Vault feature under the Polarbackup web console. This feature enables users to manually upload selected files and folders to the Polarbackup Cloud from any machine, regardless of whether the Polarbackup application is installed on it or not.
What is Vault?
Vault folder is a place where you can directly upload files/folders from anywhere to your Polarbackup account, provided that your account has Instant Storage, with a simple drag-drop for those files/folders for sharing purposes.
How to Enable the Vault
To enable the Vault feature, simply upgrade to a plan that contains Instant Vault as follows:
- Sign in to your Polarbackup web console.
- Click the Upgrade button. This will redirect you to your dedicated Upgrade page.
- Choose a plan that contains Instant Vault and click its Subscribe button.
- Complete the payment process.
How to Use Vault Folder
- Sign in to your Polarbackup web console.
- Refer to the My Computers tab.
- Select the Vault option from the left-hand panel.
- Drag-drop files/folders from anywhere into the root of this Vault folder, or create a new folder there, and drag-drop the data into it.
The drag-and-drop feature’s availability varies depending on your Internet browser.
When using Internet Explorer, you will not be able to directly drag and drop files or folders into the Vault folder.
For Firefox or Safari users, dragging and dropping folders directly into the Vault folder is not supported. Only individual files can be dragged and dropped.
However, with Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, you can drag and drop both files and folders directly into the Vault folder.
You can also use the options there to perform several actions, which are:
- Delete selected data by selecting file(s)/folder(s) and clicking the Delete icon (
). - Share selected data by selecting file(s)/folder(s) and clicking the Share icon (
). - Download selected data by selecting file(s)/folder(s) and clicking the Download icon (
). - Refresh the page by clicking the Refresh icon (
). - Upload files to the Vault by clicking the Upload icon (
) and selecting the wanted file. - Create a new folder inside the Vault main folder by clicking the New Folder icon (
).