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CrashPlan is backup software that allows Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris users to back up their data to an offsite data center, ^[1] computers belonging to friends and family, ^[2] as well as to attached drives /shared folders ^[3]. There is a free version (for personal use only) and CrashPlan+ which is for both personal and business use. Both versions allow users to back up data automatically. Files are encrypted using 448-bit Blowfish encryption before transmission.

References

See also

• List of online backup services

External links

• Official Site
• Review: lifehacker
• Review: CrashPlan- Backups Revisited
• Review: Peer to Peer Backup solutions appearing

Crashplan is a remote backup system for your Windows, Mac, and Linux(in beta) systems.

FAQ

This FAQ has been created due to the lack of (mis?)information on the Crashplan's website.

Support for network mapped drives?

: According to an email from tech support, dated Nov 5, 2007 - Support already exists for Mac and Linux. Windows will be supported sometime in 2008.

Why is my Windows CPU load to high?

: Although the user interface on Windows is easy to use, it's been found to place a load on the CPU when sending or receiving files. Simply close the GUI. CrashPlan's background service will continue to handle transfer requests.

How to backup to a local USB drive?

: According to an email from tech support, dated Nov 5, 2007 - CrashPlan, USB drive support should be arriving in 2 to 4 weeks.

Where to find a list of people willing to be a "CrashPlan friend"?

: Having a reliable CrashPlan friend is important. It's best to use your personal networking skills to find someone that is geographically diverse from you (IE: other side of the country). (If someone finds a good place, please post here! 18:54, 7 November 2007 (UTC))

To Do

Local backup to USB drives, estimated to be avail somtime between Nov 29 and Dec 17, 2007.

Local backup to USB drive and later continuing differentially over the WAN

Local restore from a USB drive that was once remote

Connection diagnostics & specifying bandwidth as % of available instead of bit rate

Option to turn off compression or encryption overall or by file type

Integration to your iPhone -- backup status for all computers

Restore files via your web account

Integration to facebook for your backup friends & status.

Amazon S3 destination support

Automatically move backup archive between locations

Menu control widget for CrashPlan on OSX

Network Proxy Support

Spotlight integration for file selection

Multiple backup sets for each destination

Completely stop/start/restart CrashPlan engine from menubar or systray

Bootable backups aka (bare metal backup)

External Links

CrashPlan website.