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Endpoint backup & recovery

  • Windows · Windows on ARM · macOS · Linux
  • Your storage or ours
  • Self-service restore

Critical work still lives on endpoints. Make it recoverable, without burdening IT.

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Flexible endpoint backup that keeps employees productive and IT in control

CrashPlan gives IT greater flexibility over storage, recovery, and administration while keeping data protection automatic for employees. Your endpoint backup strategy should fit your environment—not force your environment to fit the backup product.

Choose the storage target that fits your business

Most endpoint backup solutions determine where your backup data must be stored, but CrashPlan puts that power where it should be: in your hands. You decide the storage approach that fits your infrastructure strategy, existing commitments, data residency requirements, and budget. Options include:

CrashPlan-managed storage

Let CrashPlan manage your data storage, with 50GB/user of capacity in Azure or CrashPlan's own data centers included with your subscription. Add additional storage blocks as needed.

Customer-managed storage

In addition to Azure, CrashPlan is compatible with AWS, Wasabi, Backblaze, or any other S3-compatible cloud destination.

STORAGE DESTINATIONS Our storage Azure · CrashPlan data centers 50 GB per user included Your storage Azure · AWS · Wasabi · Backblaze Any S3-compatible target CrashPlan Platform Policy · dedupe · encryption · versioning ONE PLATFORM Windows Windows ARM macOS Linux ENDPOINTS

Endpoints · CrashPlan Platform · storage destinations

Give employees access to the files they need sooner

CrashPlan supports granular, flexible recovery that takes the burden off IT and employees.

  • Save time for IT, with self-serve restore

    Allow employees to restore their own files or keep recovery under administrator control based on your organization's policies.

  • Start working before the full restore finishes

    File stubbing makes files accessible while the broader restore continues, helping employees regain access to priority data sooner.

  • Recover only what is needed

    Granularly choose an individual file, selected files, folders, or larger data sets without recovering more data than the situation requires.

  • Accelerate recovery with cloud-to-cloud restore

    For supported workflows, cloud-to-cloud restore can be 2–5x faster than downloading the full data set over an employee's internet connection.

Restore settings point-in-time recovery

Restore settings · point-in-time recovery

Manage endpoint protection at scale from one place

CrashPlan automates day-to-day backup while giving administrators centralized visibility, policy control, and flexibility over the employee recovery experience.

  • Automate protection

    Protect endpoints automatically with configurable backup policies for file selection, versioning, retention, quotas, and performance settings. Deduplication and compression reduce storage requirements.

  • Monitor backup health

    See which devices are protected, monitor backup and restore activity, and identify endpoints that need attention with configurable reports and alerts.

  • Centralize administration

    Integrate with Microsoft Entra ID for SSO and provisioning, apply role-based access, delegate administration, and manage backup policies from one place.

  • Reduce IT recovery workload

    Let employees restore their own files when appropriate, or restore files remotely on their behalf.

Global policy and administration settings

Global policy and administration settings

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How CrashPlan compares with typical endpoint data protection approaches

Common endpoint protection approaches rely on sync or backup tools with limited recovery, storage, or platform choice. CrashPlan provides the comprehensive coverage and flexibility typical approaches fail to deliver.

Typical approach
CrashPlan
Recovery method
Typical approach Mix of sync, version history, recycle bin, and backup tools — often requiring IT intervention
CrashPlan Cross-platform endpoint backup with centralized policies and self-service recovery
Where backup data lives
Typical approach Limited options — typically vendor's chosen cloud
CrashPlan CrashPlan-managed or bring-your-own (Azure, AWS, Wasabi, Backblaze, and S3-compatible cloud targets)
OS support
Typical approach Windows, macOS, and/or Linux devices
CrashPlan Windows, Windows on ARM—including compatible Surface devices—macOS, and Linux endpoints
Access during restore
Typical approach Wait for the full download
CrashPlan Available before the full restore is complete, using file stubbing
Retention and versioning
Typical approach Limited by vendor-defined policies
CrashPlan Defined by your administrators
Learn more in the guide: Collaborative Tools Can't Substitute for Endpoint Backup
Security & governance

Secure and governed by design

Immutable backup

Prevent tampering and ensure trusted, recoverable copies with immutable backup storage.

End-to-end encryption

Protect data with AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.2 in transit, with configurable encryption key management.

Role-based access

Limit access and delegate administrative responsibilities based on organizational roles.

Retention and legal hold

Centrally define version aging, retention, legal-hold requirements, and defensible deletion policies.

Audit logging

Maintain audit trails for backup, recovery, and administrative activity.

Monitor files

Monitor file activity, identify unusual behavior, and receive alerts to help protect endpoint data.

Cross-platform

Endpoint backup for Windows, Windows on ARM, macOS, and Linux

Protect your entire endpoint fleet from one console—including Windows-on-ARM devices many backup vendors leave unsupported. Standardize policies, simplify administration, and avoid coverage gaps as your hardware mix changes.

Windows

Windows on ARM

macOS

Linux

Customers

Proven endpoint protection for organizations at scale.

Recognized by customers and industry reviewers

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"Consistent Endpoint Protection and Data Recovery"

"We use CrashPlan Platform to protect endpoint devices across our organization. The automatic backup process runs reliably, and the file version history makes it easy to recover previous versions when files are accidentally overwritten or deleted. The point-in-time restore feature has helped us recover data quickly without affecting other files, and the management console is straightforward to use for daily administration."
Subhojit G.Administrator · Mid-Market (51–1000 emp.) · via G2

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100B+ files restored annually
1+M devices actively backing up
g2 best support g2 easiest admin g2 easiest setup g2 most likely g2 high performer g2 leader g2 users love us

G2 · Spring 2026

The wider platform

Protect user data across endpoints, SaaS applications, and servers

Endpoint protection is one part of CrashPlan's broader approach to enterprise data resilience. Avoid disconnected tools and protect data across endpoints, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Windows and Linux. The CrashPlan platform offers:

  • Centralized visibility
  • Consistent administrative and recovery workflows
  • A unified approach to protecting your user data and keeping employees productive
Protect user data across endpoints, SaaS applications, and servers

Microsoft 365

Exchange Online, SharePoint, and OneDrive with full-fidelity restore.

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Servers

Windows and Linux server workloads with adaptable storage and rapid recovery.

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Google Workspace

Beyond Gmail and Drive's limited retention, versioning, and recovery.

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CrashPlan Endpoint Backup Specifications

Review the current storage, backup, recovery, administration, security, and operating-system capabilities available with CrashPlan Platform endpoint backup and recovery.

Category
CrashPlan Platform endpoint backup and recovery
Who it's for
Enterprise and institutional IT organizations
Licensing and included storage
Per-user licensing with 50 GB of pooled storage per user included; additional storage and customer-managed storage options are available
Platform hosting
CrashPlan is hosted in Microsoft Azure
CrashPlan-managed storage
Microsoft Azure or CrashPlan proprietary data centers
Customer-managed storage
Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Wasabi, Backblaze, and S3-compatible storage
Backup method
Automatic, incremental backups to cloud storage, with customizable intervals
Policy controls
File selection, versioning, version aging, retention, user quotas, user self-serve access control, optional CPU or network throttling
Restore methods
Employee self-service or administrator restore; restore to the original or an alternate location; cloud-to-cloud restore
Accelerated access
File stubbing allows selected files to become accessible before the full restore completes
Administration
Microsoft Entra ID integration, role-based access control, delegated administration, configurable reports, and alerts
Encryption
AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.2 or later in transit
Encryption-key control
Customer-controlled encryption keys
Backup security
Immutable backup copies
Compliance and governance
Audit trails, storage-location choice, policy-based retention, defensible deletion, and legal-hold support
Operating systems
Windows, Windows on ARM—including compatible Microsoft Surface devices—macOS, and Linux
Questions

Frequently asked questions

CrashPlan endpoint backup is an enterprise backup and recovery solution for business data stored on Windows, Windows-on-ARM, macOS, and Linux devices. It automates incremental backups, applies administrator-defined policies, and supports employee or administrator recovery through centralized management.

Take control of your endpoint backup

See how CrashPlan can protect data across your endpoint environment while giving IT greater control over storage, policy, administration, and recovery.

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CrashPlan is the enterprise platform for resilient, secure, and cost-effective backup and recovery. Purpose-built to safeguard critical data across endpoints, servers, and SaaS applications, CrashPlan empowers organizations to maintain business continuity, meet compliance standards, and protect the ideas that drive growth—without disrupting end users. CrashPlan helps enterprises and institutions reduce storage costs with innovative storage strategies, like zero-cost backup to OneDrive, while maintaining control and visibility across their backup environment.

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