Changing the File Selection

The collection of files that CrashPlan backs up is called a backup set. The default backup set includes all the files in the User directory. In the File Selection window you can select the files that you want to back up. Or you can deselect the files that you no longer want backed up.

You can remove a file from the backup set by:

• deselecting the file or folder
• adding an exclusion REGEX that eliminates the file from backup set

There are several ways to change what is being backed up:

• An admin can use the Default Client Settings command in the admin console to change the backup set for all the users in an organization or child organization.
• An admin can change the backup set for a specific client using the Client Settings command in the admin console
• A user can change what is being backup on the current computer using the PRO Client desktop.
• A user can change what is being backed up on a specific computer by accessing his CrashPlan account online.

You can also specify what gets included and excluded in the backup using regular expressions and file naming patterns.

Files no longer selected for backup are removed from the backup archive the next time CrashPlan performs maintenance, and are NOT able to be restored. Deselected files are not the same as deleted files, so the “keep deleted files for X time” setting does not apply to them. As a result, files that you deselect will be pruned from the backup archive.

Use these instructions to change the default file selection for all the users in the selection organization.

1. Log in to the admin console for the PRO Server.
2. Select the computer whose selection you would like to change.
3. Click Default Client Settings in the navigation menu.
4. Click Select Files.
5. Select / de-select the files and directories that you would like to add to or remove from your backup set.
6. Click Save.
   The file selection window closes and CrashPlan displays the new backup selection.
7. Click Save to save your changes.
8. If you deselected any files / folder, click Maintain Archive to remove them from the archive right away.

1. Log in to the admin console for the PRO Server.
2. Select the computer whose selection you would like to change.
3. Click Client Settings in the navigation menu.
4. Click Select Files.
5. In the file selection window, select / de-select the files and directories that you would like to add to or remove from your backup set.
6. Click Update.
   The file selection window closes and CrashPlan displays the new backup selection.
7. (Optional) If you deselected any files / folder, click Maintain Archive in the navigation menu to remove them from the archive right away.

1. On the Backup tab, click Change in the Files to Back Up area.
2. Clear the marked box next to the folders you want to exclude from back up and / or click an empty box to include it.
   • A minus sign indicates that a subfolder within this folder is selected for backup and is being monitored for changes.
   • A check mark indicates that this folder is selected for backup.
3. Click Save.
   

The next time CrashPlan backs up, the modified file selection will be backed up.

A user can access his CrashPlan account online to view and change his file selection from any computer.

1. Open your browser and your CrashPlan account online: www.crashplanpro.com/manage
2. Click My Computers in the navigation menu.
3. Select the computer whose selection you would like to change.
4. Click Client Settings in the navigation menu.
5. Click Select Files.
6. Select / de-select the files and directories that you would like to add to or remove from your backup set.
7. Click Save.
   The file selection window closes and CrashPlan displays the new backup selection.
8. Click Save to save your changes.

• Excluding / Including Files Using REGEX
• Default Client Settings