SQL Backup Master Help

SQL Backup Master supports the use of Dropbox for database backup purposes.

 

To use Dropbox as a backup destination, you must have a Dropbox account. If you don't already have a Dropbox account, you can visit their website in order to create one.

 

To create a Dropbox backup destination within SQL Backup Master, click the Add toolbar button in the Destinations section of the Database Backup Editor window. When prompted to choose a destination, select Dropbox and click the Select button.

 

Authorization

 

SQL Backup Master must be authorized to connect with your Dropbox. Doing so allows SQL Backup Master to upload database backup files to Dropbox on your behalf.

 

Important: When you authorize SQL Backup Master to connect to your Dropbox, you are granting it limited access rights. SQL Backup Master will only have access to a specific folder named "SQL Backup Master" in your Dropbox.

 

Click the Authorize Now button to proceed. Your default web browser will be launched and directed to a special page within the Dropbox website where you can either Allow or Deny cooperation between SQL Backup Master and your Dropbox account. Click the Allow button if you wish to continue with authorization.

 

Once the authorization is completed, return to SQL Backup Master and click the Done button (or click Cancel if you elected not to proceed with authorization). SQL Backup Master will show the name of the associated Dropbox account.

 

Congratulations, SQL Backup Master can now back up your SQL Server databases to your Dopbox.

 

Optional Settings

 

The following optional settings are also available:

 

•Remote dir - By default, SQL Backup Master will upload database backup files into an app-specific folder in your Dropbox (named "Apps/SQL Backup Master"). Here, you can specify an additional subdirectory path if desired.

•Emergency destination - When this option is enabled, the associated backup destination will be used only if all other backup destinations fail.

 

Dropbox Client

 

Dropbox offers a Windows client application that provides notification, file synchronization, and other features.

 

If you have the Dropbox client installed, you may wish to configure its file synchronization features to prevent it from copying database backup files back to your computer. You can do this within the Advanced section of the Dropbox Preferences window by clicking the Selective Sync button. Here you can specify precisely which folders are synced, and can elect to remove "Apps/SQL Backup Master" from this list.

 

Cleanup

 

Each time SQL Backup Master successfully uploads a database backup to a destination, it executes a clean-up procedure.

 

This allows you to automatically remove database backup files that are older than a specified number of days and/or hours.

 

Important: Cleanup operations for a given destination will only affect the database backup files associated with that destination.