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Your first backup · Step 2 of 4

Choose a Backup Location

After you select your mailboxes, choose where Horcrux will keep the messages and their attachments. One location is enough to get started.

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Choose where to save your mail

Click Add Backup Location. If you’ve already set up the location, select it under Recent Backup Locations. To set up a new one, choose the option that matches your storage.

Add Backup Location showing Local Folder, SFTP Server, and Amazon S3Add Backup Location showing Local Folder, SFTP Server, and Amazon S3
For an external drive or a shared folder mounted on your Mac, choose Local Folder.

Local Folder. Click Choose Folder and select a folder with room for your mail and attachments. If you prefer an off-site copy, you can send backups directly to your own server or AWS bucket.

Set up an SFTP server

Enter the hostname, username, and remote folder for your server. Choose password or SSH private key authentication, then click Connect. Check the displayed fingerprint against the one from your server administrator before choosing Trust Server and Add.

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Use the folder where you want Horcrux to keep this copy.
Set up an Amazon S3 bucket

Enter your bucket name, AWS Region, and the folder to use within the bucket. Enter an access key ID and secret access key that can list the bucket and read and write objects in that folder. Click Connect, then Add Backup Location.

Amazon S3 setup showing the bucket, AWS Region, folder, and AWS access fieldsAmazon S3 setup showing the bucket, AWS Region, folder, and AWS access fields
Use the AWS Region that contains your bucket.

Confirm the location and add your account

Review the location listed for the account. The first one is marked Primary. Check that it points to the drive, server, or bucket you intended, then click Add Account.

Backup Location step with a local folder marked Primary and the Add Account buttonBackup Location step with a local folder marked Primary and the Add Account button
Horcrux tries the Primary location first when you open saved mail.

You can add another copy later from Manage Account → Backup Locations. See how multiple Backup Locations work for the controls and what happens when one copy is unavailable.