How to Change What Folders Are Backed Up

By default CrashPlan will only backup your home folder. For most people this will be sufficient. However you may change what folders are and are not backed up at any time by following the tutorial below.

1. Start the CrashPlan program.

First click the Start Menu icon in the lower left hand corner. Then click on the All Programs menu item.

In the menu listing that appears look for the folder named CrashPlan. Then click the program named CrashPlan.

2. Once the CrashPlan program starts, click on the left tab named Backup and then look for the section titled Files to Back Up.

3. Click on the Change... button.

4. You will now see a folder tree of your computer's hard drive(s). Navigate to any folder you want to backup and check the box next to it. When you check the box to the left of a folder all of the contents of that folder including any subfolders and files will be backed up.

5. When you are done selecting all the folders you want to back up, click the Save button.

6. You will now see the additional folders you selected in the Files to Back Up area. CrashPlan will also automatically back up the newly selected folders to the backup server.

7. That's it! You can now close the CrashPlan program window and your newly selected files and folders will be backed up at your computer's regular backup interval times.