CrashPlan/Code42, Overview, Features, Management & Requirements
CrashPlan, Backups for Desktops and Laptops
CrashPlan/Code42 - Backup for Desktops & Laptops
Overview
CrashPlan is designed to silently and automatically back up the files you store on your computer from work or home, unattended, automatically. With CrashPlan, you can rest assured that no matter what happens to your computer, the photos, movies, music, emails, and documents that mean the most to you are safely backed up and can be restored at any time.
Features
Applicability
CrashPlan is available to UIUC faculty and staff for use on five devices located anywhere in the world. Backup schedules can be altered or paused, but will otherwise run continuously. CrashPlan is not available for servers. This service is for faculty and staff members only and you must have a UIUC NetID and an AD password. Each faculty or staff member may register up to five computers.
CrashPlan is only used to back up your files and documents, not
scratch directories and not operating systems or software files
that you can get back by re-installing. The default configuration will backup user profile folders.
User Management
Requirements
The system specifications listed below are the minimum
requirements needed to successfully install the CrashPlan app.
Large Backup File Selections
If you are backing up more than 1 TB or 1 million files, please
review additional technical information
.
OS | Hardware | Software |
Windows |
2 GHz CPU
2 GB Memory 2 GB free drive space |
Windows operating systems:
Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Server 2008/2012 |
OS-X |
2 GHz 64-bit Intel CPU
2 GB Memory 2 GB free drive space |
OS versions:
Mac OS 10.14 Mojave Mac OS 10.15 Catalina Mac OS 11 Big Sur |
Linux | 2 GHz x86-64 CPU
2 GB Memory 2 GB free drive space |
RHEL 7.6, 7.7, 7.8 RHEL 8.1, 8.2 |