Hyper Backup supports backups of your Synology NAS to local shared folders, external storage devices attached to your Synology NAS (i.e., USB), remote Synology NAS, file servers, and cloud services. This article demonstrates how to create a backup task to cloud storage.

Your Synology NAS is running DSM 6.0 or above. Hyper Backup is not supported on older versions of DSM.

Create a backup task

1. Sign in to DSM and download the Hyper Backup package from the Package center if you haven’t already.
2. Open Hyper Backup.
3. Click the + icon on the bottom left corner, and select Data backup task.
4. On the Backup Destination page, select Synology C2 Storage under the Synology section or one of the third-party services under the Cloud Service section. Click Next.
5. Enter your account credentials to sign in to your cloud.
   
6. Once you are signed in, select Create backup task. You can also change the name of the Directory, under which you can find your backed up data.
7. Select any source folder(s) to back up the contained data.
• Encrypted shared folders must remain mounted during the backup process.
• In cases where the source and destination are in the same volume, the system will mark the source folders with orange exclamation marks.
  
8. Select the application(s) you would like to back up.
9. Specify the backup settings below as suitable:
   • Task: Name the backup task.
   • Enable task notification: You will be notified of the task status via email, SMS, or push service.
   • Bandwidth Limitation: Set a limit on the bandwidth used by this backup task to better allocate internet resources based on your needs. This option is only available when backing up data to Synology C2 Storage.
   • Enable backup schedule: Schedule when the system should automatically perform the backup task.
   • Enable integrity check: Schedule an automatic integrity check, which examines stored data and detects corruption, to run at a specific time to ensure data reliability. Index check is enabled by default, while you may set a limit on the time spent on data check.
   • Enable client-side encryption: Protect your backup data from unwanted access at the destination by using a password. The password used for encryption here will be required for restoring the data backed up in this task. Thus, losing this password will result in permanent data loss.
     • Data compression and encryption during data transfer are enabled by default when backing up data to Synology C2 Storage.
       
10. Select Enable backup rotation to set up the rotation scheme:
    • From the earliest versions: Delete the earliest existing backup versions once the specified Max number of kept versions is exceeded.
    • Smart Recycle: The system will retain every backup version until the specified number of versions is exceeded. When rotation is triggered, the system will first rotate the versions that do not meet any of the conditions; if all of the existing versions meet the conditions below, the system will rotate the earliest version:
      • Hourly versions from the past 24 hours: The system keeps the earliest version created each hour.
      • Daily versions from the past 1 day to 1 month: The system keeps the earliest version created each day.
      • Weekly versions older than 1 month: The system keeps the earliest version created each week.
    • Max number of kept versions: Set a limit for retained backup versions.
    • Timeline: Display the possible result of backup retention according to your backup schedule and rotation scheme.
      
11. Click Apply to complete the setup.
12. To perform the backup task immediately, follow the Backup Wizard's instructions and click Yes.

Modify task settings

The system will display a green check icon on the interface if your backup task is successful. You can always modify your backup settings by clicking the Settings button located at the lower right-hand corner of the page.