# Windows * Download the latest version of EXE file of the DBSync Cloud Replication tool from DBSync website using the URL\ * With the EXE file, you can start the installation by either double-clicking on the file or by right-clicking and selecting the option ***Run as Administrator.*** * **Note:** If you are prompted by the Windows User Access Control pop-up window click on **Yes** to proceed further to the DBSync installation wizard*.* * Select the option ***I accept the agreement*** and click on ***Next*** button to proceed further. * Click on the ***Browse*** button to select the desired location where you want to install the DBSync Cloud Replication Tool and click on the ***Next*** button to proceed to the next window. * Configure Windows Start Menu shortcuts and Desktop icons if you wish to have them in the next installation windows in the Installation Wizard until you get to the ***Ready to Install*** window as shown below. * Click on the ***Install*** button and wait until the installation has completed successfully. * Once the installation is completed, select the first check-box to set the DBSync Cloud Replication as a Windows service. If the check-box is left unchecked, DBSync will start as a tomcat console. Select the second check-box to launch the DBSync Replication console. Click on ***Finish*** to exit the Installation Wizard. ![](https://help.mydbsync.com/docs/download/attachments/53903593/image2021-6-9_19-56-10.png?version=1\&modificationDate=1623248769000\&api=v2) ![](https://help.mydbsync.com/docs/download/attachments/53903593/image2021-6-9_19-56-26.png?version=1\&modificationDate=1623248785000\&api=v2) ![](https://help.mydbsync.com/docs/download/attachments/53903593/image2021-6-9_19-56-37.png?version=1\&modificationDate=1623248796000\&api=v2) ![](https://help.mydbsync.com/docs/download/attachments/53903593/image2021-6-9_19-57-23.png?version=1\&modificationDate=1623248842000\&api=v2) ![](https://help.mydbsync.com/docs/download/attachments/53903593/image2021-6-9_19-57-40.png?version=1\&modificationDate=1623248858000\&api=v2) ![](https://help.mydbsync.com/docs/download/attachments/53903593/image2021-6-9_19-57-47.png?version=1\&modificationDate=1623248866000\&api=v2) ![](https://help.mydbsync.com/docs/download/attachments/53903593/image2021-6-9_19-57-54.png?version=1\&modificationDate=1623248873000\&api=v2) ![](https://help.mydbsync.com/docs/download/attachments/53903593/image2021-6-9_19-58-1.png?version=1\&modificationDate=1623248880000\&api=v2) * This completes the installation of the DBSync Cloud Replication tool on your system. * To start the DBSync Cloud Replication tool as a console click on * Windows Start > Programs > DBSync Cloud Replication > DBSync ![](https://help.mydbsync.com/docs/download/attachments/53903593/image2021-6-9_19-58-49.png?version=1\&modificationDate=1623248928000\&api=v2) * If DBSync is set to run as a Windows Service, navigate to the Windows services list start ***Apache Tomcat-Dbsync Cloud Replication for Salesforce*** service. * Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > Apache Tomcat-DbSync Cloud Replication for Salesforce. * Once the service or the application is started, you can get into the Replication console from the Windows start menu. * Start > Programs > DBSync Cloud Replication > Admin Running the application under batch mode: * Go to \/dbsync/scripts. Make sure that setenv.bat points to your install directory. * For Sync schema Run – run \ Update Schema * Example: run DBSync Update Schema * For getting a clean copy Run – run \ Cleancopy * or moving data from [Salesforce.com](http://salesforce.com/) to database Run – run \ Source to DB * Example: run DBSync Source to DB * For moving data from database to [Salesforce.com](http://salesforce.com/) Run – run \ DB to Source * Example: run DBSync DB to Source
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