Notification area and menu bar overview and settings (Small Business)

Overview

The CrashPlan icon in the notification area (Windows) and menu bar (Mac) offers quick access to basic functions such as viewing the backup status, pausing the CrashPlan service, and starting a backup.

Before you begin

If the CrashPlan icon is not visible in the notification area (Windows) or menu bar (Mac), launch it from the CrashPlan app.

1. Open the CrashPlan app.
2. Select  Settings.
3. Select General.
4. Enable the following settings to show the CrashPlan icon:
   • Windows:
     • Display CrashPlan icon in notification area
     • (Optional) Display CrashPlan icon in notification area on login
   • Mac:
     • Show CrashPlan status in menu bar
     • (Optional) Open CrashPlan in menu bar on login

Notification area and menu bar app

Open the notification area item (Windows) or the menu bar app (Mac) to access basic functions:

• Windows: In the lower right corner of the screen, click the CrashPlan icon .
• Mac: In the top right corner of the screen, click the CrashPlan icon .

Item	Description
a	Backup set name	Name of the backup set. By default, backup set name is based on your device name.
b	Backup set size	Size of the backup file selection for the backup set. The size shown can fluctuate if the file verification scan is running. The size shown may not equal the size of the backup set's archive as a result of compression, de-duplication, and version retention.
c	Backup destination status icon	Indicates status of backup to this destination: Backing up. Backing up according to your backup schedule and frequency settings. There may or may not be files in the list of files to be backed up. Backup has not started because the backup set is missing files or folders in your backup file selection, missing a destination, or both. Backup will not start without completing setup. Backup is not running. The CrashPlan app may be scanning the file selection, connecting to the destination, or preparing backup. Backup to the destination is paused. You can still download files when the destination is paused. Unable to back up and requires intervention to resume backing up.
d	Destination name	The name of backup destinations in use for the backup set.
e	Backup destination status message	Describes detailed status information about the backup destination.
f	Run backup now	Starts backup on a destination that is waiting for its next scheduled backup. Once initiated, backup will continue until it's complete, even if it extends beyond the scheduled end time. This option is unavailable outside of your backup schedule.
g	Action menu	Contains a menu of options.

Action menu