Cloud to cloud backup add a new lock for your cloud files and free you from cloud server crash, hackers, ransomware etc.

What is cloud to cloud backup?

Cloud to cloud backup, also known as C2C backup and SaaS (software as a service) backup, refers to backup data stored on one public or private cloud storage to another one. In a simple word, this type of backup keeps a duplicate copy in a separate cloud.

Why do you need cloud to cloud backup?

In the past years, on-site backup (eg: external hard drive backup) is very popular, but data loss has always been an unsolvable problem. Because this type of backup can be affected by too many factors, such as, system crash, disk failure, hardware failure, ransomware, fire, theft etc.

The most serious data loss in recent years was in May 2017, known as WannaCry ransomware attack, which convers at least 150 countries, including financial, energy, medical, education and many other important industries.

Therefore, cloud backup service gets popular in a very short time and many users start to use cloud-to-cloud backup. Why use C2C backup? What are the benefits?

• Reduce the risk of data loss. Compared with internal or external hard drive backup, online backup has fewer influencing factors and are less prone to data loss.
• Access backed up data at anytime anywhere. Like data stored on clouds, the backup files can also be viewed flexibly.
• Flexible recovery. Whenever something unexpected happens, such as a server crash, you can restore your files easily and quickly. More important, automatic cloud backup gives you more backup versions, so you can restore to any previous version.
• Cut costs. On-site backup requires an initial backup device, on-going maintenance costs and expensive data recovery costs.

Online cloud backup service – cBackupper

Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox are the most popular personal cloud backup on the whole world. But there is no way to backup files between different accounts or clouds. Don’t worry about it. cBackupper can help you achieve this goal.

Here are useful features you may be interested in.

• Move files between cloud storage: transfer or backup files from one cloud storage to another, such as, transfer Dropbox files to Google Drive, migrate Dropbox to OneDrive, and more.
• Backup to combo cloud: In addition to primary destination, you still can use any combination cloud at your account by ticking secondary destination. And your files will be backed up to the secondary cloud when your primary drive does not have enough space.
• Automatic cloud backup: Schedule backup cloud files daily, weekly, monthly and generate multiple copies of files. Except for the first full backup, cBackupper only backup the changes of previous backup.
• Version management: Every backup is a single file versioning and you can delete useless backups or restore to any previous versions.
• Fast disaster recovery: Recovery is the safest way to get your files back and you can access it again. Also, you can restore to original or new location.
• Allocate space: This is not a core feature of cBackupper, but it’s actually useful for users who want to get 100GB free cloud storage or more.

Example: cloud to cloud backup between Dropbox and Google Drive

In this part, I’ll take Dropbox and Google Drive as an example and show you the entire backup process. The steps are almost the same and you just need to replace the cloud in this example with yours own.

Preparations:

• Create a cBackupper account and sign in to your account.

• Connect cloud drive and allocate backup space. Click “Clouds” and “Add Clouds”, select “Google Drive” or “Dropbox” and hit “OK” to continue. Then, click “Allocate” to adjust space for backup and other files.

Now, let’s start to do cloud to cloud data backup with the following steps.

Step 1. Click “Tasks” and “Create Task” subsequently.

Step 2. Click “Add Source” and select “Dropbox”, then click “OK”.

Step 3. Click “Add Destination” and Select “Google Drive”, then click “OK”. Tick “Secondary destination” if you are using a free account, because free space is limited and will run out in the near future.

Step 4. Click “Schedule” or “Settings” to set up preferences backup settings. At last, click “Start Backup” and wait patiently.

Final words

Cloud to cloud backup is a wise choice to keep data away from danger. If you don’t want to miss any changes, you need to create a schedule backup, which will retain multiple duplicate files and give you more choices while restoring.

If you still don’t have a SaaS backup, you could consider creating one with cBackupper. Please get piece of mind using this software, It’s very easy to use, even for beginners. Meanwhile, it’s also a set and forget software that will automatic backup your cloud files as you like.