Instructions for using Pathfinder with MSP360 Explorer.

MSP360 Backup (former CloudBerry Backup) is an online backup app developed by MSP360. The software is integrated with 3rd-party cloud storage providers and supports data backup and restore for Windows (desktop and servers), macOS, and Linux. Additionally, it offers support for Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange, VMware, Hyper-V, Office 365, and G Suite (Google Apps).

MSP360 Backup is available in several commercial editions as well as a free offering (MSP360 Backup Desktop Free). MSP360 Managed Backup is a SaaS solution and is designed to help manage backup and recovery across multiple computers or servers.

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MSP360 Backup is designed to automate the backup and recovery of files, folders, and system images. It is storage-agnostic, meaning storage is decoupled from the backup license. Customers work directly with the cloud storage providers that have the pricing and features they need. MSP360 Backup supports over 20 cloud storage providers, including Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Backblaze B2, Wasabi, OpenStack, S3 Compatible, and others.MSP360 Backup supports multiple data storage tiers, including lower-cost options like Microsoft Azure Cool Blob Storage and Archive Blob Storage, Amazon S3 Infrequent Access, and Glacier, and Google Cloud Storage Nearline and Coldline.MSP360™ Explorer provides a user interface allowing to access, move and manage files across your local storage and the cloud storage of your choice.

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Сloud File Manager for the Storage of Your Choice

Cloud file management software by MSP360™ is available in two versions: Freeware and PRO.

Freeware version. Free cloud storage manager by MSP360™ comes with all the basic functionality including cloud storage account access, file/folder transfer, resumable upload and more.

PRO version. Comes with all the features of the freeware version plus advanced features like client-side encryption, compression, multipart upload, multithreading, content compare, upload rules and more.

Reliable Storage You Control

With MSP360™ Explorer you decide where to store your data: Amazon S3, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, or another popular storage option.

User-Friendly Interface

MSP360™ Explorer provides a user interface allowing to access, move and manage files across your local storage and the cloud storage of your choice.

Direct Data Transfers

MSP360™ Explorer doesn’t process your data on third-party servers. All data transfers occur between the source instance and a storage account you control.

Main Features

Encryption and Compression [PRO] - Enable extra security for your data with a unique user password and encryption before sending files to the cloud.

Command Line Interface - Automate cloud file management with Command Line Interface.

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Activating MSP360 Explorer

To perform actions listed in this paragraph you need to start the command-line interface:

Click on the Windows "Start" button.
Type cmd.exe in the search line to run the Windows console, press "Enter".
Change your current folder to the folder where MSP360 Explorer has been installed, for example:cd "C:\Program Files\CloudBerryLab\CloudBerry Explorer for Amazon S3"

Online Activation or Request Trial

Activate license. (Email & key are required):"CloudBerry Explorer.exe" /activatelicense -k "license_key" -e "email"(where "email" is your email and "license_key" is the license key that you received when buying the product).
Request a trial license."CloudBerry Explorer.exe" /activatelicense -t -tac "trial_activation_code"

Offline Activation

If you can't activate MSP360 Explorer online you can use offline activation.

Generate offline license request using your email and license key:"CloudBerry Explorer.exe" /activatelicense -k "license_key" -e "email" -or(where "email" is your email and "license_key" is the license key that you received when buying the product).As an output, you will get a service key.
Send the service key to support@msp360.com. You will receive the activation key by email.
Activate license key"CloudBerry Explorer.exe" /activatelicense -k "license_key" -e "email" -oa "activationkey_received"For time-limited license you need to specify -expire parameter with the date you received by email:"CloudBerry Explorer.exe" /activatelicense -k "license_key" -e "email" -oa "activationkey_received" -expire "YYYY-MM-DD"
The product is activated.
You can also request the trial using offline:"CloudBerry Explorer.exe" /activatelicense -or -t -tac "trial_activation_code"As an output, you will get a service key. Then run the command:"CloudBerry Explorer.exe" /activatelicense -t -oa "activationkey_received"

Release License

"CloudBerry Explorer.exe" /releaselicense

Multithreading [PRO] - Upload files in parallel threads to speed up data transfer.

ACL Editor- Manage access permission to any of your objects by setting up the 'Access Control List'. ACL will also apply to all 'child objects' inside containers.

Search [PRO] - Quickly search files stored in the cloud or in the local storage.

FTP/SFTP Support [PRO] (provided "as-is") - Move files between your local storage and FTP/SFTP server.

Upload Rules [PRO] - Optionally enable encryption and compression for selected buckets and also configure the predefined set of HTTP headers for every upload.

Resumable Upload - Continue uploading files from the point of interruption.

URL Generation - Generate time-limited/signed, CNAME, or default web URLs.

HTTP Headers Editor - Manage HTTP headers across single or multiple files.

Capacity Reports - Quickly see which container consumes most of the space and how it compares to others.

Quick Tour: Installation and Basic Settings

In this quick tour, you will learn about basic options and features of MSP360 Explorer, a software designed to simplify the process of managing your Amazon S3 accounts. The video is aimed to show you basic and advanced settings of MSP360 Explorer, such as:

Tab view
Content types
Copy/move settings
User interface overview
Options overview

Setting up an Amazon S3 Account

In this video, you will learn how to add your Amazon S3 Account to the MSP360 Explorer. If there’s any problem with finding your AWS Access and Secret keys, you can watch this video to find out where they are. By watching this video you will learn how to:

Add a new S3 account
Manage your accounts in MSP360 Explorer
Find out Access and Secret Keys location

Creating an Amazon S3 Bucket

Any problems with creating Amazon S3 Buckets in MSP360 Explorer? Watch this video and we will guide you through all of the possible issues with S3 Buckets and explain AWS bucket naming rules. In this video you will learn how to: