How to enable backup for your own bucket
Your files live in one bucket. That's one copy.
If that bucket gets wiped, or a bad script deletes a folder, there's nothing behind it. Backup gives you a second copy that lives somewhere else.
This is Backup under Settings → Cleanup. You pick a bucket or a folder, review the cost, and turn it on.
1. What Backup does
The card reads Hosted R2 vault + push sync for a bucket, folder, or file. Billed at $29/TB peak monthly.
So file.rocks keeps a copy of what you pick in a separate vault. Your primary bucket stays exactly where it is. Nothing moves and nothing gets replaced.
The page itself is titled Backup vault.
2. Before you turn it on
You pay for what goes into the vault. So it's worth trimming the bucket first.
Big files you don't need are the fastest win. Start with how to clean up largest files in your own bucket.
Exact copies of the same file would get backed up twice. Clear them with how to clean up likely duplicates in your own bucket.
Photos can often shrink without looking worse. That's how to optimize photos in your own bucket. Empty folders cost nothing, but if you want a tidy list first, see how to clean up empty folders in your own bucket.
3. Turn it on
Sign in at file.rocks. Open Settings → Cleanup → Backup (/settings/cleanup/backup).
Select the source bucket. Then click Enable backup.
Pick the scope. Entire bucket backs up everything. Folder prefix backs up one folder, like Photos/2024/.
The review step shows a size estimate and the estimated monthly cost. It also shows your free allowance.
Tick the checkbox. It says you understand you're billed on peak vault size, on top of what you already pay for primary storage.
Click Confirm enable. A modal opens. Click Enable backup there to finish.
Your backup now shows up under Active backups.
4. Entire bucket or Folder prefix
Pick Entire bucket if everything in there matters. It's the simple choice and you don't have to think about what got left out.
Pick Folder prefix if only part of the bucket is worth a second copy. Family photos, client work, or one project folder are good examples.
A prefix also keeps the bill smaller. You only pay for the folder you picked.
5. What it costs
Backup is billed at $29 per TB, based on the peak vault size for the month. That's the largest the vault got at any point, not the average.
So if the vault hits 2 TB for a day and sits at 1 TB the rest of the month, you're billed on 2 TB.
Backup is billed separately. You still pay for primary storage as usual.
There's a free allowance too. The app works it out for each estimate, so check the review step to see what yours covers.
6. Stopping a backup
Find the backup under Active backups and click Stop. A Stop backup confirm opens.
Read it before you click through. Stopping does not delete the vault data. Billing continues until you delete those objects.
Stopping the backup doesn't take the bill to zero. Check Settings → Usage to see where you stand.
7. Questions
Does Backup replace my bucket? No. Your primary bucket stays put. Backup is a second copy in a separate vault.
Can I back up just one folder? Yes. Choose Folder prefix and enter the folder, like Photos/2024/.
What happens when I stop a backup? The backup stops, but the vault data stays. You keep paying for it until you delete those objects.
Does it cost extra? Yes. It's $29/TB on peak monthly vault size, on top of your primary storage. The review step shows your estimate and free allowance before anything turns on.
8. Then stop
Want the vault smaller before you start? Clear out largest files and likely duplicates first.
Want your photos lighter too? That's how to optimize photos in your own bucket.