How to back up to another computer you own:
If you own more than one computer, backing up between them is easy. Remember, if you're not backing up off-site, you're not backing up. In fact, it's best if you're backed up off-site to at least two locations!
- Install CrashPlan on the second computer just like you did on your first computer.
- Instead of selecting "new account" make sure you click "existing account" and enter the same e-mail address and password you used when installing the first time.
- Don't worry about the free trial message. Allowing others to back up to you is free. This feature will continue to work after 30 days.
- Permission to back up from one of your computers is automatic. So at this point your second computer should automatically appear as a destination on your first.
- If the dot is green, you're connected and ready to back up. If it's gray, that means they are having trouble connecting. While CrashPlan is very good at automatically finding a way to connect, sometimes manual configuration of your personal firewall or router is required. CrashPlan needs access to TCP port 4242 at each computer.
- Press "Start Using" to begin backing up to your second computer. If you have a lot of data to back up and one of them is a laptop, consider bringing the laptop to the other computer and backing up locally first. It's much faster.
Congratulations! You are backing up to another computer that you own!
