- P2P Suite
- Welcome
- Network Connections
- F.A.Q.
- Getting Started
- How to Install
- How to Register
- Back Up
- Backup to Network
- Backup to Local or Shared Folders
- Restore
- Restore Backups
- File Search
- Online Update
- Check For Updates
F.A.Q.
What is the difference between P2P Suite and Private Cloud Suite ?
P2P Suite lets you back up data to another computer, network drive/folder, or local drives/external hard drives.
Private Cloud Suite lets you back up data from client machines to a server or a group of servers that connect together to be internal cloud storage.
Can I back up my files to another computer via Internet ?
Yes. You can implement remote network backup via Internet. All users can connect together accross networks including LAN (Local Area Network), and Internet/Intranet. Please view Network Connections in this manual.
What is the difference between Professional edition and Enterprise edition ?
Professional edition will work only in LAN (Local Area Network), and Enterprise edition can work in both LAN and remote network (Internet/Intranet,etc.). You can backup and access files via remote network in Enterprise edition, Click here to compare editions.
How to back up my office computer to my home computer?
Here are the steps:
* Run Backup Cow on both computers at home and your office.
* In your home computer's Backup Cow: Remote Network --> Connect to a Computer
--> Input your office's internet IP and port number (usually the port number
is 9595, or you may find it in your office computer's Backup Cow), then click OK.
* On the computer you wish bacak up the source files, go to Settings --> Backup
--> Synchronization Settings --> Input the 1440 minutes for auto sync backup
time. (60 mins*24 hr =1440 mins.)
* Then you can select files and folders to back up daily.
Another remote network connection option is "Remote Network -- Join a Group"
if your home computer has a direct Internet connection with a dynamic Internet IP)
Hello, I am having difficulty connecting my two computers via a group. Is there any assistance you could offer, as well as the necessary steps of performing the file backup? I am unsure of how to determine the destination folders for specific backups that I would like to run.
If your two computers are using the same Internet IP and log in a same group, please make sure the two computers are in the same LAN IP block. If a computers has two LAN IPs (for example, has two network cards), you can choose the right LAN IP in: Settings -- Local Network -- Network Settings -- LAN IP
As for the destination folder for network backup, you may change it on the destination PC: in Settings -- Cloud -- Share Settings -- My Share Path. If you want to more flexibly set the destination folder when transferring data, you can choose File Transfer, in which there is a setting to allow you to mannually set the destination folder each time when you send files to another computer.
I am using the free version of Backup Cow to evaluate for my needs and would like to use this, however, I have so far been unsuccessful even though I have opened the relevant ports on the router. If it is available in the free version can you please give me some ideas as to what to check next.
The feature can work in free version.
I want to move my computers around, and I've bought your software to help me accomplish this. How do I remove a license from a computer so that I can assign it to a different one?
Please uninstall Backup Cow on the old machine and install it on the new computer. Then provide us with the old Computer ID and your Order ID, and we will transfer the license for you.
I have now gotten all 3 PC users on BackupCow screen and they’re PC’s are available but – the drive that I need backing up is the USB drive that we all share, this is on a USB port attached to the Netgear Router. As each backup is orginated from a PC I don’t think your software is going to back up from the USB drive unless it is plugged into a PC directly???