CrashPlan Installation

Getting Started

• Please read our backup policy at here
• Email help@igb.illinois.edu and request access to our CrashPlan Backup System
• Upon receiving confirmation that your account has been activated, proceed to crashplan installation.

Mac OSX

• Go to https://crashplan.igb.illinois.edu:4285 to log in and download the backup client using your IGB username/password

• Click on "Administration"

• Click on "App Downloads" on the left.

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• Locate the 5.4.0 version of your operating system and on the far right column under "Download Apps," click the arrow.

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• Launch the downloaded file.

Downloaded Mac file

• Select the installer.

Installer

• Continue and Agree through the setup process (enter computer password when prompted)

Successful install

• CODE42 Version 5.4 window

CODE42 v. 5.4

• In the next window, type in your NetID, IGB password, then copy and paste the server address below and click "Continue."
  • Username: your IGB netid
  • Password: your IGB password
  • PROe Server Address: crashplan.igb.illinois.edu

log-in

• Choose if you want to back up a new device or replace existing device.

New or existing backup

• Choose files to transfer, then choose "Get Files."

Choose files to transfer

• Before files download, you will also see the following window.

Choices

• For "Save selected files" click down arrow and choose your home folder.
• For "If file already exists" choose "Rename."
• For "Permissions" choose "Current."
• Click "Go."
• After files have downloaded, click "Continue."

• By default CrashPlan will only backup your main drive.
• If you would like to backup more drives on your computer click on Change... and check the box next the secondary drive you would like to backup.

Windows

• Click this link to log in and download the backup client using your IGB username/password https://crashplan.igb.illinois.edu:4285

• Click on "Administration"

• Click on "App Downloads" on the left.

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• Locate the 5.4.0 version of your operating system and on the far right column under "Download Apps," click the arrow.

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• Save the file to your computer & double-click to launch

• Continue through the setup process

• A new window will appear; sign in for existing account or click on the link "Sign up for an account" if you don't already have one.
• Type in your NetID, Password, then copy and paste the server address below and click "Continue"
  • Username: your IGB netid
  • Password: your IGB password
  • Server Address: crashplan.igb.illinois.edu

Sign in or sign up

• Choose if you want to back up a new device or replace existing device.
• Choose files to transfer, then choose "Get Files." Files will download. Then click "Continue."

Transfer files

• Follow the prompts given by the wizard and eventually it will prompt you to sign in again. Use your netid, IGB password, and 128.174.124.6:4282 for the Server address.

Sign in again

• Backup will begin.

Linux

• Click on the download link in the email you received

• Click Save File on the dialog box that appears

• Double-Click on the download to open the .tgz file

• Extract the files to a folder of your choice on your computer

• In terminal navigate to the folder containing the extracted files

• Run the install.sh file by typing: ./install.sh

• Agree and read through the EULA

• Say yes/use recommendations throughout entire setup, a summary of choices will be displayed at the end

• Answer "y" when asked if you want to start CrasPlanDesktop

• A new window will appear, select Existing Account

• Type in your NetID, Password, then copy and paste the server address bellow and click sign in
  • Username: your IGB netid
  • Password: your IGB password
  • PROe Server Address: crashplan.igb.illinois.edu

• Computer will begin backing up your user directory