Feature • Last updated: June 26, 2026

Auto Backup: Automatic File Protection

Protect your files effortlessly with Auto Backups. Set up automatic backups for any file or folder to ensure your data is always safe.

Demonstration: Setting up automatic backups with the three-step wizard and monitoring backup history

Simple Three-Step Setup

1
Source & Destination

Select files/folders from any storage and choose where to backup

2
Configuration

Set schedule, retention, compression, and encryption options

3
Save & Activate

Name your backup and save - it will run automatically

Flexible Scheduling Options

Daily Backups

Run at specific time each day

Weekly Backups

Choose specific days and time each week

Custom Intervals

Set backup frequency in hours, days, or weeks

Manual Only

Run backups only when you choose

"The backup history and detailed logs give me complete visibility into every backup operation, so I always know my data is protected."

Advanced Backup Management

  • Real-time Status - View next run time and last run status for each backup
  • Backup History - See detailed history with duration, transferred size, and status for each run
  • Detailed Logs - Access comprehensive logs for troubleshooting and monitoring
  • Pause/Resume - Temporarily pause any backup without losing configuration
Smart Compression & Security
  • Compression Level: Choose from multiple compression levels for optimal speed vs size
  • Encryption Options: Plain password, 128-bit AES, or 256-bit AES encryption
  • Smart Transfer: Files are downloaded locally for compression (unless source is local)

Backup Policies & Management

Missed Run Policy

Choose what happens if backup is missed: Skip, Run Immediately, or Wait for Next Schedule

Retention Policy

Auto-cleanup by days or number of backup versions

Easy Backup Management

All your backups are displayed in a clean vertical list with search functionality. Each backup item shows:

  • Backup name and description
  • Source files/folders and destination location
  • Next scheduled run time
  • Last run status and timestamp
  • Pause/resume toggle
One-click Restore

Restore any backup snapshot straight back to its original location or to a new one - no manual transfer needed. It works for both plain and compressed (password-protected zip) snapshots, across local, FTP/SFTP, NAS and cloud, including cloud-to-cloud and cross-account restores.

Safe-replace keeps your live data intact: FTPie stages the restore and only swaps in verified files, so if a run is interrupted your originals are never destroyed.

Notifications - know how every run went

You no longer have to open FTPie to check on a backup. Each backup can notify you when a run finishes, through any combination of channels:

  • In-app toast - a popup in FTPie summarizing the result and where the data went
  • Email - sent through your own Gmail, Outlook or custom SMTP account
  • Telegram - a message to your chat via a bot
  • Webhook - an HTTP call you can wire into your own systems
  • Run a local app or script - launch an executable with the run context passed automatically

Triggers are configurable per event - on failure, completed with errors, or on success - with sensible defaults (failures on, successes off) that each backup can override. There are also options to automatically clean up data from interrupted backups and to warn about missed scheduled backups when you close FTPie.

Usage Scenarios

Auto Backup is perfect for protecting important documents, project files, photos, and any data you can't afford to lose. Use it to automatically sync work files to cloud storage, backup photos from your camera to FTP server, or create encrypted backups of sensitive documents to multiple locations.

For Personal Use

Automatically backup family photos, important documents, and personal projects to cloud storage with encryption

For Business Use

Protect work files with scheduled encrypted backups to multiple locations with detailed audit logs

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