CrashPlan

How to Backup your data with CrashPlan

1. Launch the CrashPlan client. Log-in if prompted, then click on the Backup tab if it is not already active.
   
2. On the Backup tab, under Files click on Change. This will open the File Selection panel.
   
3. In the Change File Selection window, you computers hard drive will be listed. (e.g. “C:/”)
   • Click the small triangle to the left of the hard drive label to see its sub-folders.
   • Your default user folder will be listed under Users and will usually be labeled with your NetID.
     
   
4. Expand the user folder and select the files or folders you would like to back up.
   • Clicking the box to the left of your user folder will select (or un-select) all the contents of that folder and sub-folders.
   • Clicking the little arrow next to your user folder will expand the list of sub-folders which will allow you to select (or un-select) individual files or folders.
   • For example, you may only want to back up the Documents folder. This is accomplished by specifically check marking the box to the left of the Documents folder and un-checking everything else under the user folder.
   • Certain files or folders from selected directories may also be excluded from the back up by clearing the check mark to the left of each of those folders.

   Note: The example schematic above shows the user xyz123456 to have selected file2.txt under Documents for back up.

   Caution! Excluding previously selected files results in excluded files being deleted from the backup archive. The now-excluded files will not be available for restoring.

   

5. Once you have selected the files and folders you would like to backup, click on Save.
   • The files and folders you selected will now appear in the Files list in the main CrashPlan window.
   
   
6. To initiate the backup, either click the small “Play/Pause” button to the right of the progress bar (under Destinations) or let CrashPlan initiate the backup on its own at the next time.
   • During backup, remaining time will be shown under the progress bar.
   • The backup will continue if you close the CrashPlan window.
   • If your computer goes to sleep, CrashPlan will resume backup when it wakes up.

   Note: The first back up may take quite a long time depending on how much data you have chosen to back up and network type (wired or wireless).

   
   

If you would like more details about Backing Up with CrashPlan, click here.

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How to Restore backed up data with CrashPlan

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CrashPlan Settings

• General
  

  The General page contains basic settings such as the name of the client computer, determining computer and battery usage (for laptops) and resource allocation to CrashPlan, and the language in which to display the program, etc.

• Backup
  

  The Backup page contains settings that determine when CrashPlan will run, selection verification, the number of file versions to keep, when deleted files can be removed, advanced settings that affect CrashPlan performance and inbound backup settings, and backup sets.

  
  
  • Frequency and Versions
    

    The Frequency and versions feature lets you control the backup frequency and version settings for your desktop client.

  • Filename Exclusions
    

    The Filename exclusions feature allows you to exclude files and folders from the backup that end with “pattern”. It also lets you specify regular expressions for greater flexibility over file and folder patterns to exclude from the backup.

  • Advanced Settings
    

    The Advanced settings feature allows for disabling/enabling data de-duplication, compression, encryption, and watching file system in real-time.

• Network
  

  The Network page lets you control CrashPlan client’s performance and adjust its impact on the network.

For more details about CrashPlan Settings, click here.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)