

CrashPlan allows you to fully encrypt your backup data with a separate personal key. Backup Encryption ♯īy default, all CrashPlan backups are encrypted in transit and at rest on their storage servers. C:\MyFiles), then you will need to change the list of backed up folders to include any non-standard locations. If you store your files in a non-standard location (e.g. Documents, Desktop, Photos, etc.), then your files will be backed up automatically. If you use the standard folders to store your files (e.g. CrashPlan does not create a restorable system image, nor does it attempt to back up the entire hard drive. Protected Folders ♯īy default, CrashPlan automatically adds all user home folders under C:\Users or /Users. The cost is currently $76/user/year billable to any internal fund/org.įaculty may opt out of using CrashPlan with department head approval. If you are a full-time faculty or professional staff in the college, please do not request a license using that form. Adjuncts, emeritus faculty, and research staff can be enrolled via the CrashPlan licensing request form in Drexel's IT Self Service portal. If you don't see CrashPlan listed in Software Center (on Windows) or Self-Service (on MacOS), then please let us know and we'll put in the licensing request. We're happy to answer any specific questions about the service, but please refer to Drexel IT's CrashPlan FAQ first to see if your question is already answered. The College of Engineering provides Crashplan Enterprise backup licenses for all full-time faculty and professional staff through a campus-wide agreement managed by Drexel IT. Your data is only as good as your last backup! There are two types of people: those who backup their files regularly and those who will learn to backup their files following a data loss.ĬTS takes steps to ensure the data our users entrust us to maintain is backed up in a consistent and reliable manner, and we strongly encourage all Engineers to take the appropriate steps to make sure the data they're responsible for it also protected adequately. There's an old IT proverb when it comes to backing up data: Instructions for Onboarding New Engineers Student Laptop Purchasing Recommendationsįixing Office 365 using the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant Purchasing Computers, Peripherals, and Software Drexel Engineering Computing and Technical ServicesĬivil, Architectural, & Environmental Engineering (CAEE)
