Handy Backup Drive (Online Storage Service)

HBDrive is a distributed storage service developed and maintained by our company. It is closely integrated with Handy Backup which has a special Online Backup plug-in that allows working with HBDrive file system.

Selecting the Online Backup plug-in as destination

To use HBDrive, you need to register an account. To do it, follow these steps:

  1. When creating a task, select Online Backup, and then click New configuration. The Settings dialog opens.
Configuration of the Online Backup plug-in
  1. Click Create an account.

The program starts a browser and opens the HBDrive website. You can also open it manually:

http://hbdrive.com

Creating HBDrive Account at HBDrive.Com

HBDrive account can be created at the service website. Registration is very straightforward:

Creating a new HBDrive account

To start using HBDrive, follow these steps:

  1. Enter your name and e-mail address, and then click Create a new account.

The service creates an account, and sends authorization information via e-mail.

Confirmation of a new HBDrive account
  1. Check your incoming e-mails. You should receive a letter with a login and a password.

Use the authorization information to create a configuration for the Online Backup plug-in. To learn more, please see Online Backup Plug-in Configurations.

You can learn how to browse your data via the HBDrive website in the next chapter, Managing HBDrive Account.

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Who uses Handy Backup?