Authenticator app 2FA for cloud storage and backup
Cloud drives and backup services hold copies of your files, photos and sometimes whole computers. These guides cover where each one turns on an authenticator app, and what the service can and can't do if you lose your codes.
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BackblazeBackblaze now requires MFA and sends email codes by default. How to switch to an authenticator app in Sign In Settings, save backup codes, and recover.
BoxBox asks for a phone number after you add an authenticator app. Where 2-Step Verification is, backup codes, admin rules, and who can unlock your account.
CrashPlanCrashPlan 2FA is an organization setting: once your admin turns it on, you set up the app at sign-in. The steps, the email reset link, and admin options.
EnteOne Ente account covers Photos, Auth and Locker, so its 2FA guards all three. Where to turn it on, why passkeys replace codes, and the recovery key.
FilenFilen has no SMS codes: two-factor uses an authenticator app only. Where the switch is on web, mobile and desktop, what the CLI needs, and how to recover.
Files.comFiles.com has no backup codes: a lost authenticator means an admin reset. Set up the app, add a second method, and use your code over SFTP or FTP.- IcedriveIcedrive gives no 2FA backup codes, so its setup key is your fallback. Turn on an authenticator app under 2FA & Access, and learn how support resets it.
IDriveIDrive's 2FA steps depend on when your account was created. Set up an authenticator app, save the recovery code, and know what it does and doesn't cover.
JottacloudJottacloud hands you recovery codes before it shows the QR code. Set up 2FA with an authenticator app, keep the codes, and what to do if you lose them.
KoofrKoofr support can't unlock an account that has 2FA on, so your recovery codes matter. Set up an authenticator app, save the codes and fix rejected codes.MEGAMEGA has no backup codes: your recovery key is what removes 2FA if you lose your phone. How to turn on an authenticator app and keep that key safe.
myPrimoboxSet up myPrimobox 2FA from a computer: the French labels to look for, how the app code replaces the email code, and why there are no backup codes.- N-ableN-able Login requires 2FA and won't let you turn it off. Set up an authenticator app, save the single recovery code, and reset it on a new phone.
OnehubOnehub requires a mobile number as backup even when you use an authenticator app. Where 2FA is, how to set it up, FTP sign-in, and recovery.
pCloudpCloud allows one 2FA method at a time: texts or an authenticator app. Set up the app, keep your 10 recovery codes, and know how to get back in.
put.ioTurn on put.io two-factor authentication with an authenticator app, save the recovery codes, and switch FTP and WebDAV to app-specific passwords.
QNAPQNAP favors its own app, but its Security Code (TOTP) method works with other authenticator apps. NAS setup, the recovery email, and the reset-button fix.- RewindRewind made MFA mandatory with email codes in June 2026. How to switch your backup account to an authenticator app, save backup codes, and get back in.
Sync.comSync.com 2FA: swap email codes for an authenticator app in the web panel, plus backup codes, new devices, rejected codes and lost-phone recovery.
SynologyTurn on 2FA for your Synology NAS (DSM) with an authenticator app. DSM has no backup codes, so this covers the backup email and how to get back in.
TresoritTresorit turns on email codes first, so an authenticator app is a method you add after. Where to add it, when Tresorit asks, and what to do if you lose it.
VaultCordVaultCord's help covers 2FA in three lines and a screenshot. Here is where the switch is, what the setup box shows, and what the docs leave unsaid.
VeeamVeeam has two separate 2FA setups: your Veeam Account, now required for Veeam Data Cloud, and the Backup & Replication console. How to set up both.WasabiWasabi asks for two codes in a row when you add an authenticator app. Console steps, recovery codes shown only once, and rules for trials and sub-users.
WeTransferWeTransfer gives no backup codes and says it can't turn off 2FA for you. How to set up an authenticator app, and how to plan for a lost phone.
ZoolzZoolz turns on 2FA with a checkbox in the web console's Account Settings. The steps, when codes are asked for, and why to plan for a lost phone first.
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