Changing Where Backup Data Is Stored

If you are adding storage that you would like to dedicate to your backup archives you can tell CrashPlan to store the backup archive in a new location. There are two different settings that control where to store your backup archives. You can specify:

• a global default setting determines where backup data from new sources is stored (affects only new sources)
• a computer-specific setting allows you to change the location of an existing backup archive for existing computers and for existing friends' computers.

Changing the default backup location directs any new, incoming computers' data to the specified location. Changing this setting does not affect the backup archive for any existing sources.

1. Click Settings > Backup.
2. Click Arrow above Backup Source > Settings.
   
3. Click the Default backup archive location folder icon
4. Navigation to the directory where you want backups stored.
5. Click Ok.
6. Click Ok.
7. Click Save.

You can change where your friend's computers store backup data. Changing this setting affects backup data on new, incoming computers for this friend and does not affect backup data for existing sources.

1. Click Friends.
2. Select the friend whose backup location you want to change. Screen Details
   
   NOTE: This part of the screen does not appear unless the “Allow this friend to back up to this computer” check box is checked.
3. Click the Default location icon
4. Navigate to the folder.
5. Click Ok.
6. Click Save.

You can change where any existing source computers store backup data. When you change this setting to redirect the backup location, CrashPlan moves the entire backup archive so that all the archived data is in one place.

You must do this for each computer for which you'd like to move the backup archive to another location.

1. Go to Backup > Sources.
2. Click the source computer's name.
3. Under Location, click the folder icon to open the directory window.
4. Navigate to the new location and click OK.