CrashPlan: Downloading backup data

You can restore files that CrashPlan has backed up to the cloud.

  1. Open CrashPlan (from the icon near your clock or from the application in your list of installed applications)
  2. If prompted, log in using your full Carleton email address - this will open a browser window with the regular Carleton login screen
  3. Click the button that says Restore Files
  4. If you have multiple computers in CrashPlan, select the name of the computer you're going to restore files from
  5. Select the date (default is As Of Today) and the folders/files you wish to restore (clicking into a folder will open its subfolders)
  6. Click the button that says Restore Files
  7. Select where to download the selected files to, what to do if the file already exists there, and what permissions to grant
  8. Click Go

The download process will begin. This process may take hours or days depending on the size of the download you requested.

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