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Verizon Cloud - Desktop App - Archive Files on Your Computer

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Verizon Cloud - Desktop App - Archive Files on Your Computer

Here's how to set the Verizon Cloud desktop app to save files to your Cloud account when deleted from your computer.
  • The following steps assume you have already installed the Verizon Cloud desktop app on your Windows® computer or Mac®. If necessary, refer to:
  • Turning the Archive feature on allows you to delete files from your computer without deleting them from your Cloud account.
  • When deleted from your computer, archived files stay in the same location where they were originally backed up to your Cloud account.
  • Turning the Archive feature off does not delete files you've already archived in your Cloud account, however if the Archive feature is off then deleting a file from your computer also deletes it from your Cloud account.
  • Deleting a file from your Cloud account while you're signed in to the desktop app also deletes the file from your computer, whether the Archive feature is on or off.
  1. Open the Verizon Cloud desktop app using one of the following methods:
    • Click the
      Cloud icon
       Cloud icon in the system tray (lower-right, Windows) or menu bar (upper-right, Mac).
    • Search for
      Verizon Cloud
       in your application list.
  2. From the toolbar, navigate:
    Menu Menu icon
    Settings
    Other Settings
    .
  3. Click the
    Archive files switch
     to turn on Switch on or off Switch off.