Definition
Within the Polarbackup service, data deduplication is an internal process designed to identify duplicate copies of files during the data backup procedure. This functionality operates between the machine(s) hosting the Polarbackup application and the Polarbackup servers, effectively detec...
Introduction
Polarbackup offers continuous data protection (CDP) through customizable scheduling settings. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for setting up backup schedules.
For regular PCs, the computer must be powered on, not in sleep or hibernation mode, and th...
Introduction
Polarbackup has different modes to adapt to different computing environments, these modes are:
Smart Mode: Enable automatic adjustment of backup speed based on user activity to run seamlessly in the background; faster backup when the computer is idle.
Turbo Mo...
Definition
An incremental cloud backup saves only data and files that have been altered since the previous backup. Its primary objective is to capture any modifications made since the last backup.
Polarbackup implements an incremental-forever backup approach, initiating with a full bac...
Definition
As a backup service, Polarbackup supports the following features:
Incremental backup with versioning: Polarbackup employs incremental backup with versioning, whereby any modifications made to the original files locally will automatically trigger an upload to the Cloud, res...
Polarbackup allows you to backup any file with any extension. However, not all the backed-up files are viewable/streamable when looking at them online via a web browser.
Polarbackup supports viewing/streaming the following file extensions/types, as long as they are backed up to Instant Storage or...
By default, Polarbackup will use any available Internet connection at the upload time. You can customize it to use only certain connection by doing the following:
Method 1: From the Polarbackup software
Open the Polarbackup desktop software.
Click on Settings.
Select the Connec...
In case of metered connection, kindly enable backup over metered connections option by following the steps below:
Open your Polarbackup desktop software.
Click on Settings → Click on Connection from the left menu → Check the Enable backup over metered connections option → Click on ...
Polarbackup provides you with the ability to pause the backup while displaying presentations, playing games, or watching movies. All you need to do is to apply one of the following methods.
Method 1: From the Polarbackup software
Open the Polarbackup desktop software.
From the Pol...
The Polarbacup backs up to Amazon S3 servers and does not limit or cap uploading speed unless the user chooses to throttle the bandwidth taken by Polarbacup.
You can enable the bandwidth throttling and schedule it (if needed) as the following:
Method 1: Using the Polarbackup ...