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title: Cloud Settings
slug: cloud-settings
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createdAt: 2022-08-10T20:52:19.000Z
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**Note: **The LTS release 2.22.0 is compatible with both MDE 1.3.x and 1.4.x.
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This section covers cloud settings for the Manufacturing Connect Admin Console. Manufacturing Connect can be configured to store updates, backups, and other data in an external storage location. There are two locations where the data can be stored: *Local* and *Google Cloud Storage (GCS)*. 

# Access Cloud Settings UI

**To access the cloud settings UI:**

1.
   Log in to Manufacturing Connect. From the Navigation panel, select **Admin Console**. The *Dashboard* pane by default appears. 
2. From the Navigation panel, select **Settings**.
   The *Settings* pane appears, by default the *General* tab displays.
3. From the *Settings* pane, select **Cloud Settings**.
   The *Cloud Settings* tab appears.

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# Next Steps

- [Configure Cloud Settings](docId\:dNUL1oU927PZUaFcgagLZ)