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  • Downloading a Backup
  • 1. From the repository details page.
  • 2. From the repository card on the dashboard.
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Cloudback allows you to download backups of your repositories to your local machine. This page will guide you through the process of downloading backups of your repositories.

Downloading a Backup

There are two ways to download a backup of your repository:

  • From the repository details page.

  • From the repository card on the dashboard.

1. From the repository details page.

Open Cloudback Dashboard and navigate to the repository details page for the repository you want to download a backup for. Open the Backups tab, locate the backup you want to download and click the Download icon to start the download:

2. From the repository card on the dashboard.

On the Cloudback Dashboard, you can use the repository cards to download backups. Locate the repository card for the repository you want to download a backup for, and click the Download icon to start the download:

Backup Download Dialog

After clicking the Download icon, a dialog will appear with the download link for the backup. Click the Download button to start the download:

Password-Protected Archives

What if the backup archive file is deleted?

There are a few situations when we could not download a backup archive:

  • The archive file has been removed from the storage

  • The archive file has been moved to another location

  • The storage is not available or is not accessible

In any of these cases, you will get the File not found notification:

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If the backup is , you will receive an email with the password to unlock the archive. Enter the password when prompted to extract the contents of the archive.

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What is inside a backup?
Password-Protected Backups
Archive Name Pattern
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Download backup from backups list
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