{"id":1817,"date":"2018-12-27T11:27:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T11:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1817"},"modified":"2021-08-14T12:00:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T12:00:30","slug":"add-backup-location-dropbox","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/docs\/enduser\/backup-restore\/add-backup-location-dropbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Backup Location Dropbox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This page will guide you to add Dropbox as your backup location in Softaculous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\"><strong>Note<\/strong>&nbsp;: Backup on Dropbox feature has been added since Softaculous version 4.9.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following guide will show you how to add Dropbox backup location in Softaculous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) Go to Softaculous Enduser -&gt; Edit Settings -&gt; Click on&nbsp;<strong>Add Backup Location<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/settingsabl-4.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/settingsabl-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4508\" width=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/settingsabl-4.png 1822w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/settingsabl-4-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/settingsabl-4-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/settingsabl-4-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/settingsabl-4-1536x959.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/settingsabl-4-1200x750.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1822px) 100vw, 1822px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2) Select Protocol as&nbsp;<strong>Dropbox<\/strong>&nbsp;and fill in the backup name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3) Click on the&nbsp;<strong>Authorize<\/strong>&nbsp;button to authorize your dropbox account with Softaculous. You will be redirected to a series of Dropbox Authorization steps as shown in the screenshots below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbauthbutton.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbauthbutton.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4509\" width=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbauthbutton.png 1462w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbauthbutton-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbauthbutton-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbauthbutton-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbauthbutton-1200x604.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1462px) 100vw, 1462px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4) Enter the login details of your Dropbox account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dropboxlogin.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dropboxlogin.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4510\" width=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dropboxlogin.png 1462w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dropboxlogin-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dropboxlogin-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dropboxlogin-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dropboxlogin-1200x652.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1462px) 100vw, 1462px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5) You will be next prompted to allow (or deny) access to Softaculous Auto Installer APP in your dropbox account<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dballow.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dballow.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4511\" width=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dballow.png 1099w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dballow-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dballow-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dballow-768x321.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1099px) 100vw, 1099px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>6) Once you click on&nbsp;<strong>Allow<\/strong>, you will be provided with a code which you have to copy and paste in the&nbsp;<strong>Auth Code<\/strong>&nbsp;field of the Softaculous Add Backup Location Form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbcode-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbcode-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4546\" width=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbcode-1.png 1339w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbcode-1-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbcode-1-1024x428.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbcode-1-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbcode-1-1200x502.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1339px) 100vw, 1339px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbfinal-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbfinal-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4548\" width=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbfinal-1.png 1462w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbfinal-1-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbfinal-1-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbfinal-1-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dbfinal-1-1200x604.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1462px) 100vw, 1462px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>7)&nbsp;<strong>Backup Location (Optional)<\/strong>&nbsp;: If you want to set a separate directory for your backups inside Softaculous App directory, you can specify the same here, e.g. \/wordpress. If left empty, backups will be stored in the Softaculous App directory itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8) Click on&nbsp;<strong>Add Backup Location<\/strong>&nbsp;button to add the location in Softaculous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":1681,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","docs_category":[],"class_list":["post-1817","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1817"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4549,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1817\/revisions\/4549"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"docs_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs_category?post=1817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}