If Time Machine or another solution is better for your needs, the Help Desk is happy to answer questions, and you can also contact Apple for technical support. LTS recommends using our supported software CrashPlan. What if I want to use Time Machine (for macOS) instead? You no longer need to be connected to the VPN to back up. Yes, CrashPlan will back up off campus as long as your computer has an internet connection. The backups are encrypted and stored off-campus at CrashPlan’s cloud data centers.įaculty and staff can install CrashPlan on up to four College-owned desktops and/or laptops.ĭoes it work on my laptop when I am not on campus? You can access this in the restore panel by selecting “show deleted items.” Your backup will continue to have a copy of any deleted data. You can restore files on your own from the Code42 desktop client or through the Code42 web portal. The backups following the initial backup are incremental and therefore are much quicker than the first.

Of course, the initial backup will go more quickly if the computer isn't interrupted during the process.ĬrashPlan will continue to backup your computer regularly without any interaction as long as your computer has an internet connection. You can shut your computer down during the initial backup and CrashPlan will resume from where it left off next time your computer is turned on. What if the initial backup is interrupted? It will run in the background and not affect your productivity. The initial backup may take a long time depending on the size of your files. Contact the Computing Help Desk for upgrade assistance.Īfter installing CrashPlan, you will be prompted to sign in with your MyWellesley credentials. If you don’t see this, especially if you see “Marlboro,” you still need to upgrade. Look for the CrashPlan Cloud icon near where the time is displayed on your desktop right-click (or on a Mac control-click) and make sure it shows “Code42 Cloud USA East” for the backup location. How do I know if I’m using the new CrashPlan or the old CrashPlan Pro? CrashPlan (formerly Code42 Cloud and before that CrashPlan Pro) is the College's secure online cloud backup solution for facutly and staff College-owned computers to protect all of your critical data.

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