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See 5 Expert Backup Tips from Joe Kissell, author of "Take Control of CrashPlan Backups."

Backing Up To A Folder Or Drive

Overview

Use CrashPlan to quickly back up to a storage device connected your computer, such as a shared folder on your network, an external hard drive or a memory stick. CrashPlan calls this type of destination a folder.

Before You Begin

These instructions assume that you have already established a shared folder on your network or have physically attached a drive.

  1. Download and install CrashPlan on your computer.
    The set-up assistant will guide you through the rest of the installation. See Installing CrashPlan.
  2. Launch CrashPlan by clicking the CrashPlan icon on your desktop (Windows) or in the task bar (Mac).
  3. Create an account if you haven't already done so.

How It Works

  1. From your source computer, click the Destinations tab. Screen DetailsDestinations
  2. Click the Folders page.
  3. Click Select.
    Directory Select
  4. Select the device to which you want to backup.
  5. Click Ok.
    The destination folder appears in the list of available folders.
  6. Click the select the device to which you want to back up. Device Selection
  7. Click Start Backup.

Done! You are now backing up to the specified device.