Crashplan Adopt New Computer
General Information
Adopting is having one computer take over backups in place of another.
Source: http://support.code42.com/CrashPlan/4/Configuring/Replacing_Your_Device
Checklist
- Distro(s): Any
- Other: Crashplan account, install Crashplan on New Computer
Reasons for Adopting
Some reasons for adopting a new computer could be:
- Moving backups to a new computer
- Replacing an old computer with new
- Replacing computer's main hard drive
- Recovering after an OS re-install
Adoption Procedure
- Download/Install Crashplan
- Sign into existing account
- Restore files in the Crashplan app to the new computer
- Adopt previous computer
- If you don't see the option to “adopt a previous computer” at the top (titled Continue Backup):
- Double click Crashplan logo in top right, CLI opens.
- Type in “guid new”
- Press Enter, close the window