Verizon Cloud Desktop App Initial Setup
Verizon Cloud Desktop App
Initial SetupSet up the Verizon Cloud desktop app on your Mac® or Windows® computer to easily upload large files and keep everything organized across all your devices.
Before you begin
Before performing these steps, refer to the following:
Steps
- After downloading and signing in to the Verizon Cloud desktop app, do one of the following:
- To keep your current plan, selectSkip.
- To choose a storage plan, selectTry planbelow the applicable option then selectSign upto confirm.
- Create a nickname and enter your email address then selectContinue.
- Select the applicable setup option:
- Back up this device
- Enter the name of your device then selectContinue.
- Select the folders from your desktop to designate as backup folders then selectStart backup.Files in your backup folder(s) are automatically uploaded to your Cloud account.A message displays when a backup is in progress, and another when it is complete.
- Restore your files
- Select the Cloud device to restore to your desktop, then selectRestore.Your computer must be running the same operating system as the device you want to restore (i.e., content backed up from a Mac can't be restored to a Windows computer or vice versa).A message displays when the restore operation is in progress, and another when it is complete.
- When the restore operation is complete, you can view the restored folders and files in your computer's file directory.Files are restored in the same location and file structure from which they were backed up on the original computer.
- Set up this device laterIf you choose this option, at your convenience you can selectSet up Devicein the toolbar to perform the steps above.