Using the Initial Seeding Service for Cloud Backup

Cloudmatika / March 24, 2026

Initial Seeding is an option that can be helpful if you have a slow internet connection when backing up large amounts of data or backing up an entire machine to cloud storage. With this service, you can store a full backup locally and then send it to the backup service provider (Cloudmatika) for upload. After uploading the initial seeding backup, only the incremental changes from the full backup are uploaded to the cloud.

How to Create an Initial Seeding Backup

Before creating an initial seeding backup, check with your backup service provider regarding availability, terms, and procedures for this initial seeding backup.

Launch the Backup Management Console.

Select the machine to be backed up and create a new backup plan. An initial seeding backup cannot be created on an existing backup plan; therefore, a new backup plan must be created.

Select the data to be backed up, the backup destination, and the backup schedule.

On the Backup options screen, select Use initial seeding: Select a destination for the initial seeding backup; this can be a local folder or a network folder. Apply the backup plan and run it

When run for the first time, the backup agent will create a local backup at the selected destination. Once the backup is complete, you can send the backup to the service provider for upload.

Do not delete the initial seeding backup plan. Without this backup plan, incremental backups cannot be added to the seeded full backup.

Selecting Storage Media for Sending Backups

Before selecting storage media, check which hard drives are supported. The conditions may differ from the explanation below.

Acronis-based backup services support all local and network hard drives for creating initial seeding backups. The following types of hard drives can be used for the initial seeding backup to be sent to the backup service provider: