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Add New Device

                                                                                                                                                                 

When you sign in to your IDrive account , you can either choose to add the computer as a new device or transfer the backup set, settings, etc from an already backed up computer to the new computer. 

To add as a new device for backup,
  1. Download and install IDrive on your computer.
  2. Sign in to IDrive using your credentials.
  3. Click Add New Device when prompted to add as new device or replace it with existing computer.



  4. Edit the computer name if prompted and click Proceed.
    A confirmation is displayed on successful addition of the computer to your IDrive account.

If you choose to replace the previously existing computer with a new computer, the backup set, scheduled jobs, IDrive application settings etc will be transferred from the existing machine to the new computer.

To replace an existing computer,
  1. Download and install IDrive on your computer.
  2. Sign in to IDrive using your credentials.
  3. Click Replace Existing when the Set up your new device for backup screen appears.



  4. Select the desired computer from the Select one of the computers from the list to replace screen and click Continue.



  5. Click Continue in the confirmation screen.



  6. A message appears when existing computer is replaced successfully. Backups will stop for the existing computer.


Note: Online / local backup set and scheduled jobs for online and local data will be transferred.

Important: For some accounts, this feature may not be available.



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