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Download and install the Synology Backup app on your Synology NAS device, to backup data to the cloud. The IDrive Synology Backup app is packaged as a SPK. Separate installers are available for ARM and Intel 64-bit Synology devices.

Before installing the Synology Backup app on your device, ensure that the installation prerequisites are met.

There are two ways to install the IDrive Synology Backup app:

  1. Manual installation
  2. Installation via Synology Package Center

Steps to install IDrive App package manually

The IDrive Synology Backup app is packaged as a SPK. Separate installers are available for ARM and Intel 64-bit Synology devices

To install,

  1. Log in to your Synology NAS device as admin.



  2. Download SPK and save the appropriate installer for your Synology device.
  3. Navigate to Package Center > Settings, and under the Trust Level section, select Any Publisher and click OK.
  4. Click Manual Install.
  5. Click Browse and select the IDrive SPK file.


  6. Click Next. The Confirm Settings screen appears.
  7. On the dialog box, select the Run after installation option and click Apply. The Synology Backup app will be installed and its status will be Running.
    Note: If you do not select the Run after installation option and click Apply, then a successful installation pop-up will appear. The app will be installed and will appear in Package Center with the status as Stopped. Click Run, to activate the app and the status will change to Running.

  8. When the app starts running,  will be visible in the application gallery.


  9. Click  to launch the app.
    Note : Manual installation is supported up to DSM 6 on the Synology machine. From DSM 7 onwards, IDrive app can only be installed via Synology Package Center.

Steps to install IDrive App via Synology Package Center

  1. Login to your Synology NAS device as admin or as a member of the administrator group.
  2. Navigate to Package Center > All.
  3. Type IDrive in the search box, and click Enter.
  4. Find the IDrive App from the list that appears and click on the thumbnail to go to the details page.
  5. Click Install.
  6. When the app starts running,  will be visible in the application gallery.
  7. Click  to launch the app
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