How to Back Up Your PDF Files to the Cloud and Access Them Anywhere

A phone gets lost, a laptop crashes, or a file is deleted by mistake. If your important PDFs, such as certificates, agreements or bills, lived only on that device, they are gone. Even without a disaster, it is annoying when the file you need is on your phone and you are sitting at a computer.

Cloud Sync solves both problems. You back up a file once, and it is available across your devices.

When do you need a cloud backup?

• Certificates, ID copies and agreements that you cannot afford to lose
• Files you start on your phone and finish on a computer
• Documents you need when you are away from your own device
• A safe copy before you change or edit an important file

How to back up a file step by step

1. Open the Cloud Sync tool. Use the button at the top of this page to open Pdfyra Workspace. Log in to your account.
2. Add your file. Tap Back up a file, or drop the file in. You can also pick it from Google Drive or Dropbox.
3. Wait for the upload. Your file is saved to the cloud.
4. See your backups. Your saved files appear in the list below. Until you add a file, it shows "No backups yet."
5. Open it on another device. Log in to the same account on your other phone or computer and find your file there.

Tips

Back up important files right away. Do it when you receive or finish a document, not later.

Keep sensitive files protected. Lock private documents with a password before you back them up. See how to password protect a PDF.

Make files lighter first. Smaller files upload faster. See how to compress a PDF.

Keep files clean and named well. Remove extra pages first. See how to delete pages from a PDF.

Combine related files. Put them in one PDF. Here is how to merge PDF files on your phone.

Scan paper documents. Turn them into PDFs, then back them up. See how to scan documents to PDF.

Make old scans searchable. See how to make a scanned PDF searchable.

Ready to back up your files?

Open the tool, add your file and keep a safe copy in the cloud in a few taps.