Preparing the Folder Sync service account

Last published : Apr 17, 2026
During the installation of Folder Sync you must specify a Windows service account with the required attributes, that the ArchiveTools Folder Sync service can run under.
To prepare the Folder Sync service account
  1. Create a Windows Active Directory domain user account for Folder Sync, with a non-expiring password.
  2. Make the account a member of the local Administrators group on the server on which Folder Sync is to be installed.
  3. In SQL Server Management Studio, create a login for the account and give the SQL Server login the dbcreator server role. This server role is required to enable Folder Sync to deploy its database.
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