Nero BackItUp does not only support backing up to Microsoft OneDrive or Google Drive but can also restore your data from OneDrive and Google Drive. Nero BackItUp also supports restoring data that you uploaded via other applications, or via the web browser of OneDrive and Google Drive.
The following steps show the process when logged in to your account. For more details on how to login check Nero KnowHow 00127 / Nero KnowHow 00128.
Click the button âRestoreâ in the Home screen. Nero BackItUp will open the selection screen for the restore job.
Click on your Microsoft OneDrive backup job, or Google drive backup job. In the left panel you can see the folder structure of your BackItUp OneDrive/Google Drive backup. Click on a folder in the left panel to see the file content in the browser on the right hand side. You can select/unselect the folders in the left folder tree and select/unselect the files in the right browser.
After you selected the folders and files, that you want to have restored, click âNextâ to select the restore path and the conflict handling options
When you have done that, click âRestore Nowâ. Nero BackItUp will restore the data from Microsoft OneDrive or Google Drive, respectively
Are you worried that your important files could get lost or might be unusable on your local PC due to hard disk errors, or hazardous events like storm or fire? Do you want to schedule backups of several folders or files in different locations, or want to restore files from your online storage to the local PC?
From version 2019 Nero BackItUp supports to backup and restore via Google Drive online storage. The new online copy feature, will easily backup your local files to Google Drive or restore from Google Drive.
This FAQ deals with the Google Drive online backup feature. For the restore feature, please check Nero KnowHowâŚ
Backup to Google Drive works similar to the existing backup job process.
Select a backup job type for the backup job
Open Nero BackItUp main screen. If you have never created a backup job, click the big green button âBack up Nowâ. If you have already had backup jobs, then click the button âAdd backupâ at the top-right, and start to create a new backup job.
Select âOnline Copyâ, in the pop-up menu. It will show the online storage account to which you are currently logged in. You can also login to a new account via âAdd Online Storageâ.
For the time being, Nero BackItUp supports the two most prominent online storage services: Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive.
Click the button âGoogle Driveâ to select Google Drive as the backup target.
Login and accept the related request for permission
In the pop-up dialog, please input your Google Drive account login and password.
After having logged in successfully, you will see a request for permission, which you need to approve by clicking on the âAllowâ button.
Once this is done, Nero BackItUp will switch back to the âBackup Taskâ screen. Your account info, and storage information will be shown in the screen.
Select your backup source for the backup job
Click âNextâ and you can select your backup source for the backup job.Nero BackItUp provides two types of backup source selection: Automatic Selection and Customize Selection.
In Automatic Selection mode, Nero BackItUp will quickly scan your PC, and auto-select the folders based on the media types, that you can select via the four selection boxes. After the scan is done, Nero BackItUp will calculate the total number of files and folders, and at the same time calculate the total file size. This type of selection mode is easier to use with higher efficiency for beginners, or for users who want to do a full backup.
If you want to customize your backup source, click on the âCustomize Selectionâ link below, where you can manually select your backup source(s).
Change backup timing option for the backup job
After you have selected the backup source, click âNextâ and change the timing option for the backup job.
You can enter a dedicated name for the backup job and can select between five different types of scheduled backups.
Tip!
If you want to make sure to always backup the latest files to Google Drive, it is better to select âContinuouslyâ.
When everything is set, click the button âBack Up Nowâ. Nero BackItUp will switch back to the Home Screen, and the newly created job starts immediately.
Tip!
Nero BackItUp only supports backing up to or restore from one Google Drive account at a time, but in fact you can create multiple backup jobs for one Google Drive account. So if you have created several jobs for one Google Drive account, these will be processed sequentially.
If you want to backup to or restore from a different Google Drive account, just click on the Google Drive button again. In the pop-up menu click âLog Outâ, and the current login account will be disconnected. Then login to another Google Drive account and repeat the above procedures.
When using Nero BackItUp with your OneDrive or Google Drive account, you might find it useful to understand some basic options you have, and understand issues you might run into.
1. Online Backup is interruptedÂ
Nero BackItUp will provide some reasons in the left panel in case the backup is not complete or cannot be completed. This might be due to the fact the network is disconnected or there is not enough space on the online storage space to complete the backup.
2. Manually change Online Backup OptionsÂ
If you you clicked “Edit” in the pop up menu to manually change the backup source or other options for backup, but it does not work, please note that this is only functional when the backup job is not running.
3. Check your Online Backup Jobs
When you select “Browse Backup Online” in the left panel or “Browse Target” in the job pop-up menu, Nero BackItUp will open the default browser of Microsoft OneDrive or Google Drive to let you check.
4. Avoid duplicated Syncing in Microsoft OneDrive
If your PC already has installed Microsoft OneDrive Client, and in there you have enabled “sync all OneDrive folders to local PC”, then you will find that the backup data will be synced to your PC again. This is not necessary and will eat up your disk space.
In this case, please open Microsoft OneDrive client, select the âAccountâ tab, click âChoose Foldersâ, uncheck the folder âNero BackItUpâ, then click âOKâ. Afterwards the backup data will not sync to your local PC twice.
5. Avoid duplicated Syncing in Google Drive
If your PC already has installed latest Google Drive client âBackup and Syncâ, and in the application settings âSync everything in My Driveâ is enabled , the backup data will be synced to your PC again.
In this case, please open the Google Drive tab in the preference of âBackup and Syncâ. First select âSync only these foldersâ, then uncheck the folder âNero BackItUpâ under the root folder, and click âOKâ to apply the modifications. Afterwards the backup data will not sync to your local PC twice.
