Add a Computer to a BigMIND Account

Introduction

To back up data from any computer (whether Windows or macOS) to BigMIND, the computer needs to be added to the desired BigMIND account.

How to Add a Computer to a BigMIND Account

Step 1. On the target computer, sign in to the BigMIND web console as an admin user.

Step 2. From the left-side menu, select Users / Servers.

Step 3. From the left-side panel of the opened Manage Users / Servers page, click on All Users. A list of the users that are currently added to this account will be shown.

Step 4. To add a computer for an existing user, begin by selecting the record of the target user. This will open the User Info page for that particular user. From there, click on the Actions button and choose the Add Computer option.

Step 5. In the Add Computer pop-up window, click on the Download Now button to download the BigMIND setup file onto the computer. BigMIND is available for both Windows and macOS.

Step 6. Run the downloaded setup file, install the BigMIND application, and activate it using the BigMIND login credentials of the user listed in the Add Computer pop-up window (Step 5 above).

If you are on a Windows machine, and you are installing the BigMIND desktop application for a Standard (non-admin) Windows user profile, a Users Account Control window will be opened, asking you for permission to allow this software to make changes to your computer. To continue, you should type the Username and the password of the Administrator Windows user on this machine and click Yes.

Step 7. Proceed with configuring the backup for this computer by selecting the data to be backed up and specifying the desired settings.

Once completed, the BigMIND application will begin backing up the selected data from this computer to the Cloud, and this data will be listed under the BigMIND profile of the selected user.