
Click on Full Disk Access (to the left).Note: This book has been discontinued and is no longer available for purchase.Important! Users with macOS 10.14 Mojave and above must complete the following additional steps in order to modify your CrashPlan settings and back up your data. Select the Users folder with your uniqname, as well as any other locations you regularly save files.Nor is it necessary to select already backed-up locations, such as Box Sync.
It is not necessary to back up the entire hard drive as CrashPlan cannot restore full operating systems.Click the checkboxes to select the folders you want to back up.Your Users folder on your computer’s hard drive is selected by default. You can select multiple locations to include in the backup.
Each gigabyte of data will typically take 1.5 hours to complete. Large single files typically upload at a faster rate than many small files.
Your initial backup should be performed on a fast network (e.g., U-M hard wired or MWireless network) to minimize time. Once successfully logged in, close the web browser and return to the CrashPlan application, which should already be open. Click Sign In, and then complete Duo Two-Factor authentication. A separate web browser opens asking you to sign in to U-M Microsoft 365 with your full UMICH email address and UMICH (Level-1) password (or shared account password, if applicable). To sign in using a shared account, enter the shared account name and append to the end. If prompted, enter your full UMICH email address ( ), and then click Continue. Mac: In the Dock, open Finder, click Applications, and then click CrashPlan. Windows: Click the Start menu, type CrashPlan in the search box, and press Enter. The CrashPlan client install process will begin immediately. Search for and select the CrashPlan app. Click the Block M in your system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac) and select Software Center. View additional CrashPlan resources for MiWorkspace customers. Learn more about Desktop Backup, powered by CrashPlan, including system requirements, features, and rates. For more information, please contact HITS. This document and the ITS Service Center do not cover the use of this service. Important! The University of Michigan Medical Health Information Technology & Services (HITS) also uses CrashPlan for a service called Data Guard. View CrashPlan resources for non-MiWorkspace customers. Eligible MiWorkspace customers automatically have a Desktop Backup account provisioned for them, but still need to download and install the CrashPlan client from Software Center and configure their backup settings. This document provides first-time-setup instructions for MiWorkspace customers to install and set up CrashPlan on a MiWorkspace computer.