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"This guide is intended to help you get the most out of CrashPlan. Learn how to change what's backing up, speed up your backup, replace a computer, and more in the articles below.\u200B\n \nSetup\n \n \nChanging The File Selection\n \nSpeeding Up Your Backup\n \n \nReplacing A Computer Or Drive\n \n \nAdopting A Computer\n \nAttaching An Archive\n \nMoving A Backup Archive To A New Folder Or Drive\n \n \nSecurity\n \n \nA Security Guide To The\u00A0CrashPlan App\n \nArchive Encryption Key Security\n \n \nBrowse the articles below for additional topics, tutorials, and reference guides, or search this guide using the search bar to the right.\u00A0You can view all\u00A0articles included in this guide by selecting\u00A0Articles\u00A0from the menu above.\u00A0\n \nGuide Contents\nHow-To (33)\nHow-To Articles\nAttaching An Archive\nWhen you back up files to a destination, CrashPlan creates an archive there. For all practical purposes, the archive is the actual \u201Cbackup\u201D of your computer.\n \nIf you need to restore from an archive on a local backup, but the archive is not listed as an available restore destination, follow the steps below to attach the archive.\n \nIf you are a CrashPlan PRO user, please see Restoring From An External Drive (PRO).\n \nLocal Backups Only\n Attaching an archive only applies to local backups, not to cloud destinations like CrashPlan Central.\nChanging Settings From The CrashPlan Web App\nYour computer's CrashPlan settings can be changed from the CrashPlan app or the CrashPlan web app. This tutorial explains how to\u00A0change your computer's settings from the CrashPlan web app.\nChanging The File Selection\nThe collection of files that CrashPlan backs up is called your backup file selection. CrashPlan's default backup file selection is your User directory or Home folder. This tutorial explains how to:\n \n \nAdd files, folders or drives to your backup selection\n \nRemove files, folders or drives from your backup selection\nChanging The Language Setting\nThis article provides the step-by-step instructions for changing\u00A0the CrashPlan app's\u00A0language setting.\nChanging Where Backup Data Is Stored\n\nChanging Your Archive Key Password\nWhen you enable 448-encryption + password archive encryption, you must select an archive key password. The archive key password is required to restore your files.\u00A0This tutorial describes how to change your archive key password from the CrashPlan app\u200B.\nChanging Your CrashPlan Account Email Address\nThis tutorial explains how to change the email address associated with your CrashPlan account.\nChanging Your CrashPlan Password\nThis tutorial describes how to change your password from the\u00A0CrashPlan app, as well as how to request a password reset in the event that you lose or forget your password.\n \nConsiderations\n  \nTips For Creating A Secure Password\n \n \nWe recommend using a password that is at least eight characters long.\u00A0Your password must use a minimum of five characters.\n \nWe recommend using at least two numbers (123) or symbols ($%^).\n \nChoose a password that is easy to remember, because you will need to supply the password to manage your CrashPlan account or to change your password.\n \nDon\u2019t use items that are easy for someone else to guess, such as names, words, dates, or your ATM PIN.\n \n \nLess Secure Passwords:\n \n \n123456\n \ncrashplan\n \ncomputer\n \npassword\n \n \nMore Secure Passwords\n \n \nsleepy-Dog23\n \n!nt(egrity2007\n \n1aji&amp;sd4z\n \nld+m#T*,z}h&gt;x\n \n \n \nChange Password From The\u00A0CrashPlan App\n \nIf you know your current password, you can change it directly from the\u00A0CrashPlan app.\u00A0\n \nSteps\n \n \nOpen the\u00A0CrashPlan app and go to Settings &gt; Security\n \nEnter your Current Password\n \nEnter your New Password,\u00A0then re-enter it below\n \nClick Save\n \n \n\u200B\u200B\n \n \n \nRequest Password Reset\n \nCrashPlan for Home and\u00A0CrashPlan PRO only.\u00A0If you use\u00A0CrashPlan PROe, contact your\u00A0CrashPlan\u00A0administrator to have your password reset.\n \nIf you lose or forget your account password, you can request that it be reset.\n \nSteps\n \n \nOpen a web browser and go to the password reset page for your CrashPlan\u00A0product: \n \nCrashPlan for Home\n \nCrashPlan PRO\n \n \n \nEnter\u00A0the email address associated with your CrashPlan\u00A0account\n Note: You can view the email address associated with your account in the\u00A0CrashPlan app from Settings &gt; Account\n \nClick Submit (CrashPlan for Home) or Reset (CrashPlan PRO)\n \nFollow the password reset instructions sent to your email\u00A0\n \n \nPassword Reset Link\n The password reset link is time sensitive and will expire. If you do not see the password reset instructions in your email inbox, check your spam folders.\nRelated Articles\nCreating Backup Sets\nWhen you first start backing up, CrashPlan backs up everything in your home directory or user folder in a single, default backup set. With backup sets enabled, you can create additional backup sets so that different groups of files can back up to different locations and with different settings.\n \nThis tutorial includes important considerations as well as step-by-step instructions for creating backup sets. You\u00A0can also copy, rename and remove backup sets.\nDeleting Files From Your Backup Archive\nCrashPlan allows unlimited retention of your backed up files, but there are times that you may want to delete files from your backup archive. This article explains ways that you can remove files from a backup destination or remove a backup destination entirely.\nEnabling Windows EFS Support\nTo back up and restore EFS files, CrashPlan\u00A0must run\u00A0\u201Cas user\u201D with the necessary\u00A0permissions. This article describes options for\u00A0running the CrashPlan app\u00A0\u201Cas user.\u201D\nExcluding Networks Used For Backup And Restore\nThe CrashPlan app\u00A0allows you to exclude\u00A0network adapters and wireless networks from use by\u00A0CrashPlan. For example, this is useful if you want to prevent CrashPlan from:\n \n \nUsing a slow VPN connection\n \nBacking up through a data card that could result in overage charges from your wireless carrier\n \n \nThis tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to excluding network adapters and wireless networks.\nExcluding Or Filtering Files Using File Type And Regular Expressions\nCertain files and file types can be globally excluded from a backup without having to modify the file selection by unchecking each individual file/folder. These exclusions can be added either by file type or by using regular expressions (regex).\u00A0This tutorial explains how to configure your backup using both file type and regular expression exclusions.\nInstalling CrashPlan on Windows Home Server\nIf you intend to run CrashPlan on your Windows Home Server (WHS), please follow these instructions. Windows Home Server is not an officially supported platform at this time, and this guide is provided as a resource for those who would like to try this experimental procedure.\nLimiting The Disk Space A Friend Can Use For Backup\nAllowing other people to back up to you is a great way to help your friends protect their information. However, you may want to limit the amount of storage they can use for backup. This tutorial explains how to specify the amount of space friends can use.\nMoving And Renaming Files In Your Backup Selection\nYou can move and rename files and folders on your computer that are already backed up. If you are moving or renaming files within your existing backup file selection, CrashPlan\u2019s data de-duplication feature detects the change automatically. If you move files to a location outside of your backup file selection, then you must update your file selection.\n \nThis tutorial contains step-by-step instructions for moving and renaming files backed up by CrashPlan.\nMoving A Backup Archive To A New Folder Or Drive\nThis tutorial explains how to move an archive from one local destination, such as a folder or external drive, to another local destination. When you change the backup location, CrashPlan\u00A0moves the entire backup archive so that all of the archived files are in one place. This might be useful, for example, if you are backing up to an external drive that fills up and you want to move the backup to a larger drive.\nPausing Backup Or Restore In CrashPlan\nThis article describes how to pause the\u00A0CrashPlan service for a specified period of time. Pausing the\u00A0CrashPlan service temporarily stops inbound and outbound backup. In other words, you can't restore or back up files while the\u00A0CrashPlan service is paused.\nProtecting Your Data After A Computer Is Stolen\nIf your computer is stolen, you can take a few simple steps\u00A0to protect your CrashPlan backup. This article describes best practices for protecting your CrashPlan backup after a theft, as well as next steps for recovering your data from a new computer.\n \nNote: If you use\u00A0CrashPlan PRO or\u00A0CrashPlan PROe, and your computer is stolen, contact your CrashPlan administrator immediately.\nRemoving A Backup Destination\nThis article provides step-by-step instructions for removing a backup destination. You should remove a backup destination when:\n \n \nA destination computer is no longer available for backup\n \nYou want to remove all of the files backed up to a destination from your backup archive\nRemoving A Computer From Your Account\nThis article provides step-by-step instructions for removing a computer from your CrashPlan account. When a computer is removed, you can no longer back up its files or use it as a destination for other backups.\nRenaming Your Computer Backup\nThe CrashPlan app uses the information from your user account to assign a name for your computer.\u00A0This tutorial shows how to change the name that CrashPlan assigned to your\u00A0computer.\u00A0\n \nChanging The Computer Name\n \nYour computer backup name is a label for you to distinguish\u00A0one computer from another. The name itself\u00A0has no effect on your backup. The name that you choose\u00A0displays\u00A0in email reports, CrashPlan web app, and within the\u00A0CrashPlan app. You can change\u00A0the name of your computer backup from several places, as\u00A0described below.\n \n \nFrom The CrashPlan App\n \n \nGo to Settings &gt; General.\n \nFrom\u00A0Name for this computer, enter the new name.\n \n \n \n \nClick Save.\n \nFrom The CrashPlan Web App\n \n(CrashPlan for Home only)\n \n \nSign in to CrashPlan web app.\n \nSelect the computer's name that you want to change.\n \nIn the\u00A0computer name field, enter the new computer name.\n \n \n\u200B\n \n \nClick\u00A0Save.\n \n \n \n \nFrom The Administration Console\n \n(CrashPlan PRO and CrashPlan PROe only)\n \n \n \nGo to the administration console\u00A0for the version of\u00A0CrashPlan\u00A0used by your business:\n \n \nCrashPlan PRO\n \nCrashPlan PROe: Contact your\u00A0CrashPlan\u00A0administrator for the administration console's URL (e.g.,\u00A0https://example.com:4285/console/login.html) \n \n \n \nClick\u00A0My Profile.\n \nSelect the computer's name that you want to change.\n \nClick the action menu.\n \nSelect Edit.\n \nNext to Name for this device, enter the new name for the computer.\n \nClick Save.\n \nRelated Articles\nAdopting A Computer With A Different Operating System Or File System\nAre you changing your operating system or file system on your computer? Whether changing between Mac, Windows, Linux or even newer versions of the same operating system, adopting your existing backup can help you get started on your new system.\u00A0By\u00A0carefully\u00A0following this tutorial,\u00A0you can reconnect to the previous computer's backup archive, and avoid repeating the potentially lengthy initial backup.\n \nIf you are using CrashPlan PROe version 3.4.1 or earlier, see\u00A0Adopting A Computer With A Different Operating System (3.4.1 And Earlier) instead.\nAdopting The Correct Archive\nWhen adopting a computer, you want to select the correct backup archive. In some cases, you might have an old archive that was forgotten or replaced. This article will help you identify which computer to adopt.\nAdopting Another Computer\nAdoption is the process of having one computer take over for another,\u00A0which is used in circumstances\u00A0such as: moving a backup to a new computer, replacing an old computer, replacing your computer's main hard drive, or recovering\u00A0after an operating system reinstall.\u00A0By reconnecting to the previous computer's backup archive, you avoid repeating the potentially lengthy, initial backup.\nSetting And Answering An Archive Question\n\nSigning Out Of The CrashPlan App\nThis tutorial explains how to sign out of the\u00A0CrashPlan app. You may need to sign out if you have changed your account information, you have two accounts, or if you are accessing your account from someone else's computer.\nUpgrading CrashPlan Security\nThis article explains\u00A0CrashPlan's\u00A0default security setting, as well as recommendations and considerations for when it is appropriate to upgrade. Links to step-by-step instructions for upgrading are also provided.\u200B\u00A0\n \nNo matter which CrashPlan security option you use, your backup files are always encrypted before any files are sent to your backup destinations. Encryption is the translation of data into a nearly\u00A0indecipherable\u00A0code, and it is the most effective way to protect your data. To view the contents of\u00A0an encrypted file, you must have access to an encryption key that enables you to decrypt it.\u00A0CrashPlan\u00A0offers several options for securing this encryption key.\n \nNote: If you are looking for in-depth technical details about each of our security options, please see our article on archive encryption key security.\nUpgrading CrashPlan Security To Archive Key Password\nUpgrading your\u00A0CrashPlan security option to 448-bit encryption with password adds an additional level of security beyond the default setting. This article outlines the upgrade process and how to optionally add a security question to enable resetting the encryption key password.\nUpgrading CrashPlan Security To Custom Key\nUpgrading your CrashPlan security option to\u00A0a custom key is the highest level of security available. However, it also requires the most management because you must provide your custom key when\u00A0restoring data or installing the CrashPlan app on new computers. This article provides step-by-step instructions for upgrading to this security option.\nUsing CrashPlan On A Headless Computer\nThe CrashPlan app is designed with the assumption that the CrashPlan user interface and the CrashPlan service are running on the same computer. When the CrashPlan app is installed on a computer without a graphical environment, also called \"running on a headless computer,\" the CrashPlan service must be administered from another computer.\u00A0\u00A0\n \nAlthough running the CrashPlan service on a headless computer is an unsupported feature, this article describes a process that some users have found useful.\n \nThis process applies to CrashPlan for Home, CrashPlan PRO, and CrashPlan PROe version 4.3 and later. CrashPlan PROe administrators for earlier versions may refer to Using CrashPlan On A Headless Computer (Version 4.2 and earlier).\nUsing CrashPlan On A Headless Computer (Version 4.2 And Earlier)\n\nViewing Your Backed Up Files\nAfter you've started backing up your files with CrashPlan, you may want to see which files have been backed up. To view your backed up files, follow the steps below.\nAdd a Reference article to your User Guide\nReference pages list essential facts about a feature or system. 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