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CrashPlan Changelog

What's new in CrashPlan 7.2.0

Sep 18, 2019
  • Enhancements and updates:
  • The names of the most recent log files now end with .0 (for example, service.log.0). This reverts a change introduced in Code42 app version 7.0 in which ".0" was removed from the end of the most recent log file.
  • Manually adjusting the Code42 app memory allocation now enforces a minimum value of 128 MB. (Setting the value lower than this could leave the Code42 app in an inoperable state.)
  • On Mac devices, files with the com_apple_backup_excludeItem metadata attribute are no longer excluded from backups.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Security updates.
  • Performance and stability improvements to backup processes.
  • Corrects an issue in which devices with slow or frequently interrupted network connections could incorrectly report a restore as 100% complete if the connection timed out before the restore is complete.
  • Fixes several minor user interface issues related to pausing backups:
  • When a backup set is complete but paused:
  • The Code42 app now displays a gray disconnected icon instead of the green completed icon.
  • Corrects an issue in which the Resume button did not appear.
  • Corrects an issue when backups are paused in which the Pause option could still appear in Code42 app menus.
  • Users no longer have the option to select Pause All Backups if the administrator disabled pausing. This was a display issue only; selecting this option did not actually pause backups.
  • The Code42 Windows notification area (tray) and Mac menu bar apps now more clearly display when all backups are paused and provide a single link to Resume.
  • After adding or removing a local destination, the Code42 app now remains on the Destinations tab. Previously, the app redirected to the General tab.
  • Improvements to logging.
  • On Mac devices, removes the unnecessary .Trashes file from the .dmg app package.
  • On Windows devices, corrects an issue in which uninstalling the Code42 app did not properly remove some files in the C:/ProgramData/CrashPlan/conf directory. (For a standard uninstall, it is expected that some files do still remain in this directory to simplify reinstalling the app later.)
  • Corrects a rare issue on Windows devices in which the notification area (tray) app did not automatically re-launch after a Code42 app upgrade.
  • The replace device wizard now simply indicates "this device is signing in for the first time." Previously, it stated the device had "never backed up".

New in CrashPlan 7.0.0 (Jun 19, 2019)

  • Cloud:
  • Code42 server
  • Code42 app - 7.0.0
  • On-premises:
  • Code42 server - 6.8.8
  • Code42 app - 6.8.8

New in CrashPlan 6.9.4 (May 15, 2019)

  • Enhancements and updates:
  • Updates the interface for configuring Frequency and Versions to use dropdown menus instead of sliders.
  • On Mac devices, the Code42 app real-time file watcher now uses Apple's File System Events process. Previously, the Code42 app used Spotlight to monitor file activity.
  • Fixes:
  • Security updates.
  • Performance and stability improvements.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in Code42 app version 6.9.2 in which files could not be restored if a backup was in progress. (In version 6.9.2, the file restore would wait to begin until the backup completed. Now, the restore begins immediately.)
  • Corrects a permissions issue introduced in Code42 app version 6.9.2 in which users could not access files restored via the administration console if the files were backed up from a Windows device and restored to a Mac device.
  • On Windows devices, corrects a rare issue in which the the backup status reported in the Code42 app did not match the status reported in the notification area icon (tray app).
  • Improvements to logging.
  • Corrects an issue in which manually issuing the resume command would resume backups even if the current time is outside the defined backup schedule.
  • Corrects an issue on devices with the Code42 app installed per user in which manually issuing the restart command did not properly restart the real-time file watcher.
  • Corrects an issue in which resuming a paused backup could take up to 15 minutes instead of resuming immediately.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in Code42 app version 6.8.3 in which users were unable to pause or resume backup from the menu bar/notification icon if the setting to Require account password to access the Code42 app was enabled.
  • Adding a destination to a specific backup set now limits the destination to that backup set. Previously, the destination was added to all backup sets.
  • Corrects an issue in which the Code42 app's backup process could inadvertently trigger the download of online-only (or on-demand) files managed by OneDrive, Dropbox, and iCloud.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in Code42 app version 6.9.2 in which restore log files could grow unexpectedly large in specific circumstances. Now, restore logs are limited to 200 MB.
  • Corrects a rare issue introduced in Code42 app version 6.8.3 which could prevent the app from being able to back up a file if it was locked by another program.
  • Corrects an issue in which restoring two files with the same name but different capitalization only restored one of the files.
  • Corrects a rare issue in which scheduling backups to run between specified times did not start the backup at the beginning of the scheduled time.
  • On Mac devices, corrects an issue in which files could not be restored to volumes ending in a space.

New in CrashPlan 6.9.0 (Dec 7, 2018)

  • Local backup destinations now display the file path of the destination in addition to the name.
  • When searching for files to restore, the search results now include the file path. (Previously, only the filename appeared.) This helps differentiate between files with the same name that exist in multiple locations.
  • Corrects an issue in which a filename could appear twice in the list of Downloads if a device restore is initiated from the the administration console. This was only a display issue; only one copy of the file was restored and existed on the device.
  • The Code42 app no longer allows you to add Universal Naming Convention (UNC) file paths (for example, //SERVERNAME/shareddir/) to the backup file selection. UNC paths have never been supported by the Code42 app; this update prevents you from entering a path that the Code42 app is unable to back up.
  • Corrects a rare issue introduced in Code42 app version 6.8.3 which could prevent the app from being able to back up a file if it was locked by another program.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in Code42 app version 6.8.3 in which the app.log file was truncated until a user signs in for the first time.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in Code42 app version 6.8.2 which prevented some users from being able to access log files in the /Library/Logs/CrashPlan directory.
  • Removes the connection.info command from the Code42 app command-line interface (CLI). Because the Code42 app no longer supports computer-to-computer backups, this command is no longer necessary.
  • Corrects a rare issue in which there could be an unexpected delay in resuming a paused backup.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in Code42 app version 6.8 for users with custom key archive security that prevented new devices from being added via the Replace Device wizard.
  • Corrects an issue in which settings changed in the administration console did not take effect in the Code42 app until the app was restarted.
  • Improvements to logging.
  • Performance and stability improvements.
  • Security updates. PL-69560
  • Windows devices:
  • Corrects an issue on Windows 10 devices in which the Code42 app's backup process could inadvertently trigger the download of online-only files managed by OneDrive Files On-Demand.
  • De-authorizing a Windows device no longer resets the Device Preferences > Usage > Alert me if this device is not backed up for value to the default of 3 days. Now, if a user customized this setting, it retains the custom value after the user signs in again.
  • Accessed date metadata is no longer collected for files on Windows devices.
  • Corrects an issue on Windows devices in which accessing a file without making any changes could incorrectly trigger backup of a new file version.
  • Known Issues:
  • In rare circumstances, clicking the Run backup now link in the Code42 app to start an ad-hoc backup does not immediately start the backup. However, backups do continue to run according to the backup schedule (every 15 minutes, by default). If you need to start a backup immediately, use the Code42 app's command-line interface (CLI) to issue the command backup.start.

New in CrashPlan 6.8.3 (Oct 25, 2018)

  • Numerous Code42 app usability improvements.
  • If a device is powered off during the preferred file verification scan time, the scan will run the next time the device is powered on.
  • When pausing backups from the Code42 app, the default pause length is now one hour. Previously, it was 24 hours.
  • Improves ability to back up locked files on Windows devices with the Code42 app installed per user.
  • On Windows devices with the Code42 app installed per user, the Windows sign out screen now informs the user if a backup is in progress and provides the option to Cancel or Sign out anyway.
  • Corrects a rare issue for users with both local and cloud backup destinations which could cause backups to the cloud destination to pause if the local destination runs out of space.
  • Corrects a rare issue in which a device with a local backup destination could get stuck "synchronizing" indefinitely. This could require users to restart the Code42 service or restart the device to resume backups.
  • Corrects an issues in which Mac devices were unable to back up files containing the ≠ character in the file name or filepath.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in version 6.7.2 in which Mac devices with a system language other than English did not automatically apply the language preference to the Code42 app.
  • On Linux devices, corrects an issue in which specifying a custom location for the Code42 app installation could fail to properly install the app under certain circumstances.
  • Corrects an issue on Mac devices in which changing the capitalization of a file or folder (for example, renaming “Documents” as “documents”) could cause backups of previous file versions to be removed from the backup archive.
  • Corrects a rare issue for Windows devices backing up to multiple destinations which could cause duplicate backups of the same file version.
  • Corrects an issue for Mac and Linux devices in which the < character did not display correctly in the backup progress message "Last backup < 1 minute ago."

New in CrashPlan 4.8.3 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • Corrects a security vulnerability on Windows devices that could allow escalation of privilege.

New in CrashPlan 4.8.2 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • On Windows devices, corrects an issue in which some file metadata (such as Created Date) was not backed up in certain circumstances if a file was locked by another program at the time of file backup. Backups of the actual file contents were not impacted by this issue.

New in CrashPlan 4.8.0 (Nov 4, 2016)

  • Security updates.
  • Performance and stability improvements.
  • Removes support for Windows XP, Windows Vista, OS X v10.7.5, and OS X v10.8. Devices on these operating systems will not upgrade to CrashPlan app version 4.8.
  • Users must now accept the EULA upon account creation instead of during CrashPlan app installation.
  • Computer-to-computer backups now work properly over UPnP connections.
  • Corrects a rare issue on Linux devices which could cause the history log to be removed while upgrading the CrashPlan app.
  • Corrects an issue in which changing the listening port for inbound (computer-to-computer) backups required restarting the CrashPlan app to resume backups.
  • Changes to network overrides no longer require restarting the CrashPlan service on the device to take effect.
  • Corrects an issue which could require users with enhanced archive security to re-enter their archive key password or custom key to resume backup activity if the device unexpectedly shut down.
  • Deactivated computers no longer appear in the list of available devices in the My Account page.
  • Corrects an issue in which Windows devices could report using the wrong operating system after a Windows upgrade. For example, a device that upgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 10 could still display Windows 8 in the CrashPlan app.
  • The OS X admin exclude .Mobile.*Backups/. changed to .MobileBackups/. This change now restricts the exclusion to an exact match on "MobileBackups." Previously, anything containing the words "mobile" and "backups" (for example, "My iPhone Mobile Backups") would have been excluded.
  • Changing the language in the CrashPlan app no longer deletes the history log. Now, the history log remains intact and displays each log entry in the language selected at the time the entry was created. This results in a history log with a mix of languages.
  • When the CrashPlan app language is set to Automatic, the CrashPlan app now correctly uses the system language in use for the device's operating system. Previously, the CrashPlan app defaulted to use English when set to Automatic.
  • Corrects a rare issue in which entering specific commands in the CrashPlan app command-line interface (CLI) caused the CrashPlan app to be inaccessible for users with special characters in their usernames.
  • When resetting a password, the error message for entering an invalid answer to the security question now correctly displays "Incorrect answer" instead of "Invalid password."

New in CrashPlan 4.7.0 (May 17, 2016)

  • Security updates.
  • Performance and stability improvements.
  • Corrects a rare issue which could cause unexpected version reduction behavior during archive maintenance if the time and date on a device were manually set to incorrect values and then later reset to the correct date and time.
  • Windows 10 devices now display the correct file type thumbnail icon on the Restore screen.
  • Corrects an issue in which the title above the destination list on the Destinations > Friends tab could display incorrectly.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in version 4.3 in which some Windows devices displayed duplicate CrashPlan tray icons.
  • Corrects a rare issue when adding file exclusions in which the Ok button was not enabled until a second exclusion was added.
  • Corrects Japanese translations in the CrashPlan history log to now correctly use the abbreviations Kbps and Mbps instead of b KB/s and Mb KB/s.
  • Corrects an issue in which changes to the Java memory value were not saved properly if set to a value below the default of 1024.
  • Corrects an issue in which some Windows devices were unable to unzip CrashPlan app logs created with the CLI getlogs command.
  • In the CrashPlan web app, the version retention settings at Outbound Backup Settings > Versions now include Never as an option. (Never has always been an available option from the CrashPlan app. This change only impacts the CrashPlan web app.)
  • Password reset and recovery emails now specify the included link can only be used one time.
  • Corrects an issue in which the web restore link incorrectly displayed the file size as 0MB when only one file was selected to restore.
  • Corrects an issue in which some metadata was not restored correctly if the file was backed up with Windows Volume Shadow Service (VSS).
  • Corrects a rare issue for devices using enhanced archive key security: after upgrading to version 4.5.2, backups paused until the user re-entered the archive key password.
  • Improves error message when entering an invalid regex search string on the web restore screen.
  • Improves error message during web restores if an archive is temporarily unavailable for search.

New in CrashPlan 4.6.0 (Mar 9, 2016)

  • Security updates.
  • Performance and stability improvements.
  • Increases the maximum number of wireless network exclusions from 100 to 500.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in version 4.4 in which entering the wrong password too many times did not always require you to wait 10 minutes before trying again.
  • Corrects a rare issue in which adding a local destination and selecting a custom location for the backup incorrectly placed the backup archive in the default ~/backup/Archives folder.
  • Corrects an issue in which adding a file to the backup file selection and then immediately deselecting the file's parent folder could result in the file no longer being selected for backup.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in version 4.5 in which deselecting a folder for restore or backup did not always also deselect all the contents in the folder.
  • Corrects an issue in which changes to the backup file selection were not immediately detected if a file was removed and then re-added in a different case (for example, changing "My Document" to "my document").
  • The CrashPlan app CLI now properly accepts values that contain spaces.
  • Uninstalling the Windows CrashPlan app removes all files in C:\Program Files\CrashPlan.
  • On Windows devices, the CrashPlan app now upgrades correctly if installed on a drive other than C:\.
  • The desktop shortcut icon for the Linux CrashPlan app now correctly appears as the CrashPlan for Home logo instead of the enterprise logo.
  • CrashPlan no longer allows you to send email invitations to friends. Instead, to start backing up to or being a destination for a friend's computer, exchange backup codes (listed in the CrashPlan app) with your friend.
  • Introduces the CLI command connection.info, which returns the local IP address and ports used by the CrashPlan app.

New in CrashPlan 4.5.2 (Jan 18, 2016)

  • Version 4.5.2 of the CrashPlan app is a patch release that includes the following enhancements and fixes. All CrashPlan apps that connect to the Code42 cloud will be upgraded over several days, beginning on January 12, 2016.
  • Improved or fixed:
  • Improvements to the CrashPlan app upgrade process.
  • When the CrashPlan app is installed per user in a non-default location on a Windows device, the CrashPlan tray app now opens correctly.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in CrashPlan app version 4.5.0 in which the backup To Do list could incorrectly include files that haven't changed since the last backup.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in version 4.4.1 in which OS X v10.8.5 devices could see repeated error messages in the system.log.
  • Fixes a rare issue in which archive maintenance might not finish properly if a new version of a file was created with a timestamp older than the previous most recent version. This typically occurred if the device's time and date were manually changed to a time in the past.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in version 4.5 in which manually updating the Java memory allocation in the CrashPlanService.ini file did not persist after restarting the CrashPlan service.
  • Fewer confirmation messages appear when uninstalling the Windows CrashPlan app.

New in CrashPlan 4.5.0 (Dec 8, 2015)

  • Fixes And Enhancements:
  • Security updates.
  • Performance and stability improvements.
  • Improvements to OS X CrashPlan app upgrades.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in version 4.4 in which entering an incorrect archive key password required restarting the CrashPlan app before being allowed to re-enter the password.
  • Improvements to logging.
  • Corrects an issue for per user CrashPlan app installations in which the backup progress never reached 100% under certain circumstances.
  • The CrashPlan app now displays fewer confirmation dialogs when installing per user on Windows devices.
  • Fixes an issue that caused deactivated devices to display in My Account.

New in CrashPlan 4.4.1 (Oct 2, 2015)

  • Critical security updates.
  • Corrects an issue in which upgrading to version 4.4.0 of the Windows CrashPlan app could cause logging on the device to stop.

New in CrashPlan 4.4.0 (Oct 2, 2015)

  • Security updates.
  • Performance and stability improvements.
  • The minimum required Java version for the CrashPlan app is now 1.7.
  • Improves performance of the real-time file watcher on Windows devices when renaming large numbers of files.
  • Corrects an issue on Windows devices introduced in version 4.3.0 in which the CrashPlan tray app (the CrashPlan icon in the notification area) is dimmed and disabled when the CrashPlan app is installed in a folder other than the default location.

New in CrashPlan 4.3.0 (Jul 7, 2015)

  • Fixes And Enhancements:
  • Security updates.
  • Performance and stability improvements.
  • The CrashPlan app now uses dynamic port selection when connecting to the Code42 cloud and computer destinations. If necessary, you can review our tutorial to identify the ports used by the CrashPlan app.
  • Corrects an issue that prevented users from restoring a previous version of a file from the CrashPlan web app when the filename contained an apostrophe.
  • Corrects an issue that prevented users from using the CrashPlan web app on OS X and Linux to restore files in a folder with restricted permissions.
  • Adds a filename exclusion for Windows devices to not back up files or folders ending with .tmp.
  • Corrects an issue introduced in 4.1.6 in which the critical backup alert email for a computer not backing up (sent after 7 days by default) would not always send. The warning backup alert email for a computer not backing up (sent after 3 days by default) was not impacted.

New in CrashPlan 4.2.0 (May 12, 2015)

  • Fixes And Enhancements:
  • Incrementing the version number of the CrashPlan app from version 3.7.0 to 4.2.0 to unify with the Code42 cloud version.
  • Better handling of individual files selected for backup with large amounts of metadata (over 1 MB per file).
  • Fixed issue with version 3.7.0 of the CrashPlan app that prevented adding multiple filename exclusions at one time.
  • Security updates.
  • Improved labels for CrashPlan archive encryption key security options on Settings > Security screen.
  • If Require account password to access CrashPlan desktop application is enabled from Settings > Security, then the CrashPlan app must be able to connect to the Code42 server to verify your password.
  • Changes To Friend Destination Restore:
  • The recommended steps for restoring a large number of files from a Friend destination, formerly known as Guest Restore, have changed. Specifically, the Guest Restore button has been removed from the CrashPlan app. The Guest Restore button previously allowed you to restore files via your friend’s CrashPlan account when physically situated at your friend’s computer.
  • To recover a large quantity of files from a friend destination, you can copy the backup archive directly from your friend’s computer to a portable storage device. Then, follow the steps in Restoring Files From A Friend's Computer to attach the archive to your computer and restore files. For large restore tasks, this method is faster than restoring from your friend over the Internet.
  • Files backed up to Friend destinations can still be restored from the Restore tab of the CrashPlan app installed on your computer. This method is recommended for small to medium restore tasks.

New in CrashPlan 3.7.0 (Jan 15, 2015)

  • The CrashPlan service is now digitally signed.

New in CrashPlan 3.6.3 (Sep 18, 2014)

  • Enhancements & Fixes:
  • Corrected an issue preventing an administrator from moving a user to an organization that has a locked encryption key security setting
  • The stop server script now gracefully shuts down the PROServer process in situations where the stop script must wait before shutting down the process
  • Corrected an issue occurring in some situations where information fails to display in the console
  • Push restore now correctly honors "full path" option
  • When selecting a subset of files to restore via push restore, the push restore now respects the selection and only restores the chosen subset of files
  • Corrected the link to the Code42 product documentation in system generated emails so the link now points to http://support.code42.com
  • CrashPlan PRO and CrashPlan PROe public cloud customers may now include in the backup file selection iOS device backups that have been saved to a computer
  • Corrected an issue preventing some expired archives from being removed from disk
  • Users or devices that were deactivated and then reactivated now correctly show up in counts on User and Organization lists
  • In push install situations where auto-registration populates the user's first and last name via a script, attempting to perform a new registration from the CrashPlan app no longer clears the user's first and last name from the account
  • Archive owner can now be queried via the RestoreRecord API resource, making it possible to view all restores for files in a specific user's archives
  • Improved API documentation for WebRestoreJob, WebRestoreJobResult, and BackupArchiveTimestampRange resources
  • Improvements to the sync process for environments in a hybrid or provider configuration
  • Addressed a memory issue experienced in some very large environments during the storage server sync process
  • General performance and stability improvements
  • Security fixes

New in CrashPlan 3.5.3 (Apr 9, 2013)

  • Improved Getting Started email for new users
  • Windows: Improved handling of 8.3 file names
  • Windows: Fixed issue preventing open file backup via VSS
  • General performance improvements

New in CrashPlan 3.5.2 (Mar 10, 2013)

  • Enhancements:
  • Java 7 Support
  • OS X Retina Display Support
  • Updated EULA in the CrashPlan installer (view EULA online)
  • Updated translations for Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified) and Chinese (Traditional)
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Corrected display of backup set names when names have hanging characters
  • My Account at www.crashplan.com now properly remembers the email address when Remember Me is enabled
  • Improvements to Adopt a Computer when performing a cross-platform adoption
  • Mac menubar longer disappears after the system wakes from sleep
  • Fixed an issue with web restore affecting some users
  • Added warning message when upgrading security to 448-bit custom key when entered key is less than 448-bits
  • Help link in Adopt another computer window now goes to the correct documentation and no longer displays an error
  • You now receive a prompt when you change your custom 448-bit encryption key
  • CrashPlan no longer says “Cannot connect to the backup engine” occasionally after installation
  • Solaris 10 installs no longer throw SWT exceptions

New in CrashPlan 3.4.1 (Nov 10, 2012)

  • Proxy server support - Support for network environments that require network traffic to route through a proxy server.
  • Internationalization for the Mac menu bar.
  • Both password entries must now match when user registers.
  • Web restore can now handle apostrophes in directory and file names.
  • Web restores no longer error in certain situations.
  • Backup Report will now skip entries with a delta of zero.
  • Changing the archive password no longer results in creating a new custom key in some situations.
  • General performance enhancements and improvements.

New in CrashPlan 3.2.1 (Sep 7, 2012)

  • The following issues have been resolved:
  • Unable to connect computer to computer backups over the Internet when using specific types of connection discovery
  • Computer name blank following upgrade to 3.2
  • Error message during certain “attach archive” scenarios
  • Error message with certain local folder backup scenarios

New in CrashPlan 3.2.0 (Sep 7, 2012)

  • New Features / Enhancements:
  • Automatically pause backups when you're running low on battery. This option allows you to conserve battery power when you're running low by not backing up. Backup resumes when battery power returns to a level you specify or when you are plugged back in.
  • Permission option when restoring files for another user. When you're restoring files, you have the option to restore file with the original user's file permissions or with the permissions belonging to the person who is restoring.
  • Automatically pause backups over selected networks or interfaces. You now have the option to automatically pause backups when you are on specific networks (e.g., Wi-Fi) or using specific interfaces.
  • Version retention settings are now based on the highest priority backup set for a specific destination (not all ALL destinations.)
  • New file types are automatically excluded from backup. /var/log/lastlog, /var/log/btmp, /var/log/wtmp
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Real-time file watcher now works properly on Linux installations with 3.x series kernels
  • Attaching an archive no longer adversely affects existing archive.
  • Setting up a backup to an attached drive no longer redirects to the local install path of CrashPlan

New in CrashPlan 3.0.3 (May 7, 2011)

  • What's New in This Release:
  • Faster Data De-duplication - In this release we have increased the speed of CrashPlan's data de-duplication. Backups to CrashPlan Central and other destinations should be noticeably faster.
  • More control over payment information - If you have entered payment information under My Account, you can now delete the information you've provided. If you choose to delete your payment information, your auto-renew setting changes to manual.
  • New Admin excludes and exclusion patterns - New Admin excludes are
  • *\.rbf
  • :/Config\\.Msi.*
  • */Adobe/.*/InstallPath.*
  • .*/Windows/Installer.*
  • .*/Google/Chrome/.*cache.*
  • .*/Mozilla/Firefox/.*cache.*
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Addressed issue where temporary files for some Windows installers were causing CrashPlan to interfere with the installation.

New in CrashPlan 3.0.2 (May 7, 2011)

  • What's New in This Release:
  • Google Checkout for monthly subscriptions - You can now use Google Checkout to purchase month-to-month subscriptions.
  • Enhanced backup log info - The backup_files.log now displays additional stats to give Support more information about backup activity, which will aid in troubleshooting and fielding support questions.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Addressed specific permissions issue that prevented CrashPlan Free users (for whom 30-day trial had expired) from restoring from local folders.
  • Expiration date displayed in online account page now matches expiration date in the CrashPlan desktop.
  • Corrected web restore link in online account page so that it displays the web restore page.

New in CrashPlan 3.0.1 (May 7, 2011)

  • Google Checkout - Back by popular request! You can use Google Checkout to purchase seed services and 1, 2, 3, and 4-year subscriptions.
  • Faster restores - The backup destination's CPU settings no longer govern how fast you can restore.
  • Welcome email - New users now receive a Welcome email message that points out how to start backing up.
  • Printable support articles - Create your own CrashPlan support PDFs using the Print Page option on the Support navigation menu. These pages are suitable for printing and assembling into your own CrashPlan “manual.”

New in CrashPlan 3.0 (May 7, 2011)

  • Backup sets in CrashPlan+!!!
  • CrashPlan detects new computers / drives on your account and allows you to avoid restarting backup
  • We've bundled CrashPlan Central destinations with CrashPlan+. CrashPlan+ is now a subscription that you renew, with monthly and yearly subscriptions available. Learn More
  • New scheduling options allow you to choose the day(s) of the week you want backups to take place.
  • We've made it easier to switch and upgrade plans from your account online
  • You can now transfer licenses between computers and users (great for giving away CrashPlan+ as a gift)
  • Desktop changes (adding backup sets required that we move around some items on the Settings tab)
  • New release naming
  • New Feature: Backup Sets:
  • Until now all your destinations received the same set of files with the same settings applied to your entire file selection. Now with multiple backup sets, you can specify which files go to which locations and with what settings.
  • For example, you can back up all your files locally to a nearby computer, AND:
  • Back up your vacation photos to an offsite location, and back up important legal documents to an attached drive.
  • Back up all your business files to computers on your network, and back up personal documents online to CrashPlan Central.
  • Back up your Music library to your friend across town and back up wedding photos online to CrashPlan Central.
  • In addition to organizing backup sets based on destination, you can also have backup sets with different settings, such as different backup schedules or different retention settings. For example, you can
  • Back up one set of files daily, and have another set back up only on weekends, after midnight.
  • Back up all your wedding photos with a retention setting such that deleted files will never be removed from the backup archive (in case it is a long time before you notice that they’ve been deleted), and remove draft text files from the backup archive 30 days after they have been deleted.
  • Of course, you can mix and match multiple destinations with different backup settings to fit even the most complex backup scenarios. You can even adjust the priority of individual backup sets and specify the order in which backups should occur.
  • Enable backup sets on the Settings > Backup tab. Then click this link to read about your options. Reference Guide - Backup Sets
  • TIP: Organize your files in folders according to where you want them backed up, and then tell CrashPlan+ to back them up to their specific destinations.
  • Don't forget: As always, be sure to take advantage of CrashPlan's multi-destination backup for even greater protection: back up individual backup sets to multiple locations.
  • Other CrashPlan+ changes:
  • CrashPlan+ is automatically installed as a 30-day free trial. At the end of the trial period, your installation will lose the CrashPlan+ features, including the ability to back up to CrashPlan Central.
  • Enhancements:
  • Flexible backup scheduling If you want your backups to take place at scheduled times, in addition to specifying the time of day for backing up, you can now specify the days of the week when CrashPlan should backup.
  • Replacing a computer? CrashPlan now recognizes new computers and new devices.
  • When you log into an existing account from a new computer you have the option to have the new computer adopt an existing one. This will reconnect the new computer to the old computer's backup archive, allowing you to avoid the lengthy initial backup process. This feature makes it even easier to restore files when disaster claims a computer. Learn more about restoring to a new computer.
  • Forget about it! CrashPlan+ subscriptions now renew automatically, so that you can continue to back up to CrashPlan Central without having to remember to renew. Of course, if you *like* receiving reminder emails daily just before your subscription expires, you can turn off the auto-renew setting for your account.
  • Instant gratification! Now you can click the Play button for a destination to make a specific backup destination the highest priority. If you have backup sets enabled (CrashPlan+ only) you can also change the priority of each backup set to specify the order in which you want your backup sets to backup.
  • Scan on demand You can verify the files in your backup files selection (or in your backup sets) on demand with the Scan button. This feature looks for deleted and de-selected files to determine which files should be backed up. You could always schedule verification to happen at a convenient time, but now you can make it happen on demand.
  • Adjustable LAN network throttling Adjust how much juice you want CrashPlan to use on your LAN.
  • This release is called CrashPlan 3 and represents a version upgrade from the previous release, CrashPlan 3.8.2010. (Previous versions used the release date for the version number.)
  • As always, there are many user interface improvements that make CrashPlan easier to use and understand.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Some users, under certain conditions may have noticed issues that prevented CrashPlan from performing as expected. We've made the following changes:
  • All Platforms:
  • Users will now receive an email when CrashPlan determines that specific files cannot be backed up
  • Backslash is now translated properly
  • Spotlight: search scope has been removed
  • Destination unavailable message no longer appears when first connecting
  • Read-only or locked directories no longer prevent restoring
  • Mac symlink ownership is now correct
  • Details about your backup now include “Last Backed Up Date”
  • HFS+ extended attributes (xattr) have been added to Mac metadata
  • Files retain the correct modification date after restoring
  • CrashPlan Central shows correct expiration date / plan on Settings > Account page
  • Expanded info display remains open after you click the play button
  • CrashPlan now verifies that the default restore directory can be written to
  • Improved performance of restore tree refreshes faster and supports 100,000+ nodes
  • Scroll bars now appear when you select a computer as a destination
  • Improved messaging when checking for de-selected files
  • Restore panel performance displays when calculating total size
  • CrashPlan now supports importing SSH keys from other software

New in CrashPlan 2010-03-08 (Mar 25, 2010)

  • Here's what changed:
  • Data de-duplication is even more efficient at finding data matches in your files, which means less data to back up!
  • CrashPlan's default backup file selection has been improved.
  • The Windows installer is now code signed. This means no security warnings on Windows installations.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Zip files created when using web restore now download consistently, so that you can retrieve your restored files.
  • Memory issue during the initial backup no longer causes initial backup to take a long time.
  • Nightly maintenance process automatically resumes should it get interrupted, allowing backup to complete in less time.
  • The value in the CPU Usage setting now displays properly when set to 0, so that you can see and adjust this setting as needed.
  • The synchronizing process (which ensures only changed files are backed up) runs faster.
  • CrashPlan now correctly interprets status of available destinations, allowing backup to proceed as scheduled.
  • Users will find it easier to establish and maintain connections when backing up to other computers.

New in CrashPlan 2009-11-05 (Nov 6, 2009)

  • Unable to login to CrashPlan Desktop via password - Some users were unable to login to CrashPlan Desktop if they had secured it with their account password. Fixed.
  • Authentication issue - In some cases CrashPlan wouldn't properly authenticate itself with our authentication service. Fixed.
  • Improved default file exclusions - We improved the default set of file patterns to ignore, specific to each operating system.

New in CrashPlan 2009-10-19 (Oct 21, 2009)

  • Flexible Version Retention - Now CrashPlan retains versions in your archive based on the age of the file
  • Windows EFS Support - provides support for encrypted files (such as BitLocker)

New in CrashPlan 2009-07-27 (Aug 21, 2009)

  • New Features:
  • Customize Twitter Messages:
  • New Twitter settings allow you to customize CrashPlan Tweets and configure under Settings > Backup > Backup Status and Alerts > Twitter.
  • You can choose to send your followers a tweet telling them that you are backing up with CrashPlan.
  • You can notify your followers that they can back up to you.
  • In both cases you can edit the message that your followers receive.
  • Improved My Computers Report:
  • More info in the My Computers report – The My Computers list in your CrashPlan account online now displays each computer's backup code and the LastConnected date / time.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Tall formatted ads are no longer being clipped in CrashPlan desktop. Also improved how they refresh.
  • When you specify that CrashPlan should run only during a specified time (Settings > General), the CrashPlan will run setting no longer displays the current time as the end time.
  • Settings > General - Launch system tray on startup setting is available.

New in CrashPlan 2009-06-11 (Jun 17, 2009)

  • New! Backup Status Report
  • Be “in the know” about the status of your backup. Now you can get a report (sent via email or Twitter) that allows you to review the status of your backups for all of your computers. Tell CrashPlan where to send status reports and how often you want to receive them. If you need it ASAP, you can even fire off a report right away.
  • The Twitter Connection
  • Now you can receive CrashPlan alerts and status notifications via Twitter! Plus, if you want us to, we'll tell your followers on Twitter that you're using CrashPlan to help find that special backup buddy. Preferably one with a shiny new drobo.
  • We continue to work closely with Apple to insure CrashPlan works with Snow Leopard the moment it's release. If you're one of the lucky ones running it now, know that CrashPlan is working great with last few builds!
  • Changes You'll Want to Check Out
  • Restore
  • If you are securing your backup archives with a private data password, you are now required to provide that password each time you restore.
  • Settings
  • Backup
  • Emails coming from CrashPlan now come from [email protected] instead of [email protected]. Be sure to update your SPAM filter to accept messages from [email protected].
  • For expert users, the Advanced Backup settings allow you to adjust WAN and LAN buffer size. Change this setting in only very specific, advanced networking configurations. If you are unsure, the default options are best.
  • You will now receive backup alerts if your computer not connecting to CrashPlan Central after a period of time
  • Windows: Improved open file support. VSS API support enhanced on certain platforms, should automatically work in situations that failed before.
  • Security
  • If you are securing your backup archives with a private data password, you are now required to provide that password each time you restore.
  • If you're using FileVault, settings are now located on your encrypted volume instead of the unencrypted share. While this doesn't increase security, it is a better “best practice” and should lead to less confusion for those that are security-minded.
  • History
  • We now show a few more details about each backup session.
  • Website
  • The online account page now shows each computer's ID (GUID). If you have multiple computers with the exact same name, the GUID helps you identify which computer is which.
  • Bug Fixes
  • Restored Apple iWork Keynote files were not being displayed as a Mac bundle. Now when you restore Keynote files, they will display as a single file as they do in Finder. Viva la bundle!
  • CrashPlan now updates the last backup date when there is nothing to backup. This change addresses a situation where backup warnings were being generated even though everything was fine. (But seriously - who doesn't touch a single file on their computer for a week?)
  • Fixed rare private key situation which could temporarily prevent restoration. No data was at risk or lost, just caused a little inconvenience.
  • Some users noticed that when backing up very large files, the estimated time remaining was inaccurate. We've adjusted the calculation so this value is more realistic.
  • CrashPlan Central - Found bug which would cause clients to disconnect for no reason. No risk to data, but could slow down backups due to momentary interruption of service.
  • Linux - fixed permissions issue on symlinks.
  • Linux - fixed issue when no files are selected for backup.
  • General Enhancements
  • The Windows installer is now code signed. This insures the installer you're using has not be modified by a third party.
  • As usual, we've enhanced the UI to make everything even easier to understand.

New in CrashPlan 2008-06-10 (Jul 1, 2008)

  • Account - Resetting password could fail to reset, fixed
  • Computer:Rename - Fixed bug where renaming your computer online could make it "stick" in the desktop so you later could not change it easily
  • Archive Validation - This could be falsely triggered resulting in confusion and slower backup. Fixed
  • Archive Validation - Added several new safety checks to be 100% sure a backup archive is in good working order
  • Archive Migration - Old archives that have not yet been converted will be when you bring them back online
  • Archive Migration - New series of checks to verify environment you're moving archive to. Correct permissions? Etc
  • Data De-duplication - Found situation where small duplicate blocks could be stored more than once. Didn't lose any significant space due to this, but we like things to be perfect. Made perfect
  • Backup File Selection - Click folder in list now shows file in finder
  • Backup Destination Status - If the destination's USB drive was detached, but you were 100% backed up, you wouldn't know the destination was in fact, not ready. This has been fixed. Error messages have priority over backup complete messages in display
  • Backup Archive Location - Fixed bug that could prevent you from relocating a backup archive
  • Settings:Security - When activating private data password, we remind you one more time about dangers of losing the password
  • Restore - Settings no longer revert to default if you are switching panes
  • Restore:Original Location - User Interface could look very broken when restoring to original location - fixed
  • Account - Resetting password could fail to reset, fixed
  • Backup File Scanner - It was possible to change file selection and avoid a rescan. Not critical, but annoying as heck. This has been fixed
  • Friend's Destination - Nice shortcut link now visible for their name
  • Friends:Alias - fixed rare situation where you couldn't call a friend's destination something of your own choosing
  • Friends:Space Used - Selecting different friends could neglect updates to how much space they were using to screen - fixed
  • Language - CrashPlan now speaks German!
  • Settings:Advanced:Time - Small display issue where you can't change the time without touching the day - fixed!
  • Backup Scanner - This could fail to start if you activated your license after your free trial had expired - fixed
  • TCP NAT Traversal - Enhancements made to better connect
  • Installer - End user license agreement in english unless translation is available
  • pagefile.sys is now explicitly prevented from being backed up

New in CrashPlan 2008-05-21 (Jun 2, 2008)

  • New data password! You now have the option to secure your data with a separate password from your account password. Be careful! If you ever forget your data password, your entire backup is useless. There is nothing we can do to help.
  • There are now three ways to keep files from being backed up:
  • 1. Don't select them. Most people get this without reading a manual.
  • 2. Exclude files ending with something. This is pretty easy too. .mp3 if you don't want to do music, and so on.
  • 3. Regular expressions. This requires a bit of technical know how. Buy a [root] beer for your favorite nerd to turn this feature on. The entire path for any file in backup set is sent through regex to allow you to exclude it. We plan on giving a few examples online, for now, here is one that excludes any folder called "Podcasts" regardless of where it is: .*/Podcasts/.*
  • Account password security upgrades - passwords are hashed using SHA-1 and salted at PRO Client before being sent to PRO Server. There is never a time PRO Server knows a user's password
  • Master license ID is now included in emails when evaluating our business product
  • Archive - Improved exclusion of CrashPlan archives from backup regardless of location
  • Archive - Enhanced the way we store data blocks during backup and restore. This will allow us to more easily add features down the road. Also added some additional information to help in disaster recovery.
  • Archive - Better recovery from archives that have been severely damaged
  • Archive - Support new private data password option
  • Restore - When restoring to another volume, that volume is used as the temporary holding point as data is received to avoid copying the file later. This speeds things up if you're restoring directly to a USB disk.
  • Restore - Now avoids applying meta data to containing folder when restoring to locations other than original
  • Compression - If for some reason compression fails to truly compress data, throw away results and store data in original state to avoid decompression on restore
  • Encryption - When upgrading from basic to PRO version, encryption key is now upgraded automatically from 128bit to 448bit
  • Disk - When a new destination is selected, it is now run through a battery of tests before allowing backup data to be stored there
  • Synchronization - Better handling of timeouts in high latency environments
  • Backup - Identified rare stalling point that was non-fatal but could affect performance, a few computers may notice increased speed while backing up
  • Login - More descriptive login failure messages to help users who forget their password
  • Settings:Advanced- You may now use regular expressions to define excludes
  • Settings:Advanced - You can now specify how often to verify incoming backups from other clients
  • Settings:Network - You can now disable incoming backup listener on a client in settings/network
  • Settings:Network - Public and Private IP addresses have more user friendly display
  • Settings:General - No practical limits on retention policies. You can now retain from 1 day to 90 years or if you prefer, forever.
  • Friends - Now friends can let friends restore their data "on-site"
  • Friends - Fixed situation where friends settings could repaint after a few seconds
  • Friends - Fixed situation where inviting a friend from friend screen could sometimes show a blank screen
  • Friends:Backup Location - This is now used as a "default". When your friend's new computers back up to you, they'll store data in this location. You can change any computer's backup location later by clicking on the computer name in the "Backup Source" panel
  • Backup:Selection - Fixed minor display issue with backup file selection
  • Backup:Source - you may now manage various aspects of an incoming backup to a PRO Client by selecting the computer name in the incoming backup portlet
  • Backup:Source - Performance enhancements to reduce CPU usage when displaying statistics
  • Backup:Destination - Fixed display bug in the detailed destination screen where it could falsely say backup was incomplete when in fact, it was.
  • Backup:Destination - shows detailed information about the status of the destination
  • Restore - It is now easier to restore to original location
  • Restore - Duplicate directories removed when browsing
  • Restore - One the job is complete, you can now jump directory to where it was restored using our link
  • Restore - Fixed an ambiguous date / time message in restore panel to clear up possible confusion
  • Fixed situation where system tray status would not know name of computer during restore job
  • Installer now configures windows firewall correctly for CrashPlan

New in CrashPlan 2007-07-30 (Aug 4, 2007)

  • USB Drives that were being backed up from (not to) would be treated as "deleted" if they were not present for nightly scan. Now they are assumed MIA and not treated as deleted.
  • The nightly scan will no honor hours of operation setting. No more scanning during the day when you're working (unless you schedule it to)
  • When waking up from sleep on laptops, scanner schedule could loose track of time and scan at the wrong time
  • Backup statistics now have longer rolling average that is smoothed more for better time of completion estimate. We also use progress through file in terms of real bytes to better communicate rate of which we're "moving" data
  • Incoming backup stats should be more up to date / in sync with source
  • Windows 2000 file had a random file selection issue for some users
  • If your destination went away during restore, things could get confusing
  • Free license version would not always let you restore
  • Logging cleaned up during restore
  • Switching time zones on your computer and your settings might think there is a change when in fact there is none
  • Sometimes a destination wouldn't take its nickname
  • Somebody had a password over 120 characters long! Website only allowed 30. Now both are 128.
  • Showing a destination on the backup tab might not actually do that, does now
  • Change password now has hint as to how secure it is
  • Windows needed a bit more love, things nudged around here and there to spruce it up a bit.
  • Friends list was WAY too tall, or do we not have enough friends? It's shorter now for the less fortunate
  • License key nag is now a bit shorter and more user friendly
  • Past your free trial, and installing on another computer? Now it goes straight into target mode so you don't have to wonder if you should purchase another license just to back up to it
  • website - purchasing on account works better
  • Name is now called nickname in friends list to be more clear about the fact it's what you call them, not what they call themselves.
  • A friend's offered destination now looks better in UI
  • Website - Profile looks better in safari
  • Darker green logo present for new installs. Old installs get to keep "classic" green
  • Windows logoff fixed for existing installs in addition to new installs. (Some users would log off and their backup engine would stop running)
  • More info is exchanged at login now
  • Another fix for TCP NAT Traversal, computers should connect better behind firewalls
  • Errors on login are better managed
  • The custom destination tab looked too sparse, added a few stats to spruce it up a bit
  • Our friends in the UK want to skin the titlebar, app name, and menubar -- done!
  • Backups will continue after 24 hours in demo server
  • Better remote debugging of desktop agent

New in CrashPlan 2007-06-30 (Jul 16, 2007)

  • New incoming backup portlet! Now you can see progress of other computers backing up to you.
  • Tab is now called "backup destinations" instead of "friends" Only computers that are backing up to you or you are backing up to are listed here. This change is in preparation for local backup and backing up to other destinations like "S3" and "box.net"
  • Pushing "Play" next to backup destination forces backup to run now instead of waiting
  • For some Mac users, selecting "everything" for backup would cause problems
  • Deselecting one of many selected children could uncheck parent folder
  • Batch jobs like nightly scan could hang engine
  • Accept & Decline buttons for backup could disappear in some situations
  • Better handling of /Volumes on mac in file selection widget
  • Backup selection could get set for wrong computer
  • Central config changes are now logged in UTC so
  • synchronization always works
  • Automatic start/stop of backup could get confused in rare situations
  • Files could show up twice in backup file selection
  • Fonts changed to be more "mac" and "windows" like on respective platforms. What to do about linux? ;-)
  • Progress bars now all same width for consistency across machines/portlets
  • When backing up to a destination that is not scheduled to run, a message is displayed so you know why backup isn't running
  • Statistics now update on really large files (on both ends)
  • A new log file entitled "backup_files.log" lists all files backed up in preparation for addition of feature into UI
  • Restore screen no longer repaints over and over and ...
  • Friends are now clearly separated from your computers -- less confusing!
  • A - in computer name could crop name
  • A bad backup path could affect ability to add/remove friends
  • Invite a friend link on main page no longer a big ugly button
  • Name changes in template as you type, it's the little things..
  • Invite accepts are now shown in UI in real time if UI is running
  • Now you can specify where other computer's backups will be stored by default so you don't have to specify for each computer. You may also override this default per friend or computer
  • new accounts now have password hint in terms of strength/security for those of us who pick bad passwords "Yooo hooo, kettle!"
  • Logout wasn't always completing - does now
  • Renaming your computer renames your computer for you, and for your friends if they haven't given it "their own" name
  • CrashPlan Central now has it's own tab
  • Password moved to security in preparation for import/export of your own crypto keys & other settings
  • Visual note that bandwidth settings are ignored over LAN
  • Transfer license & double clicking button didn't go well together
  • Backup file selection no longer here. Now exclusively on Backup tab
  • Windows networking layer could back up and stop connecting
  • No longer connect to computers that are our friends but we're not using

New in CrashPlan 3.21.07 (Apr 27, 2007)

  • Better support for removable drives as a backup location
  • All backup storage files are now immediately removed when a backup destination is no longer used
  • Various connectivity improvements
  • Various improvements to make backup and restore faster
  • Automatic delayed retry when a backup destination is out of space
  • Converted the configuration files from properties files to xml files
  • Note to users: You may need to reconfigure a "Backup Friend" backup location. The backup data has not been lost!
  • Improved backup manifest synchronization
  • Files that should not have been considered excluded are no longer excluded
  • Open files are closed more aggressively when they are no longer being used
  • Restored files that fail to pass the checksum are restored as "restored.[filename]"
  • The history log file was moved to the log directory
  • Fixed a bug where connections were timing out during manifest synchronization
  • Fixed a bug where the last backup time was not correct
  • Fixed a bug where inactive connections were not being closed properly
  • Fixed a bug where incorrect backup warning emails were being sent
  • Available space is now confirmed and reported before a restore is performed
  • * There is a new feature where you can remove your unused computers
  • o Select the "Me" Backup Friend and then the "My Backup" tab. Select the computers that you would like to remove. If a license was assigned to a computer that you remove it will be available to use on a different computer. Note: If the removed computer happens to run again in the future then that computer will automatically be re-added to your list.
  • Added ability to show or hide system files in the file selection panel. Hidden files are still backed up.
  • CrashPlan Central fee description (purchase in on-line store coming soon)
  • Advanced preferences allow you to set the time of the nightly file rescan
  • The backup status now indicates when backup is waiting due to a scheduled run time
  • Improved backup destination information icon/button
  • Restore progress speed now displays kbps
  • File counts and sizes are not shown in the restore panel until known
  • In the restore panel, you can now specify whether deleted files should or should not be included in the restore
  • Operating system specific tabs are now used
  • Improved validation when saving preferences
  • Preferences are properly hidden when a computer is a backup destination only
  • The estimated time remaining is now calculated based on completion rate versus the send rate (this accounts for data that has already been saved)
  • Fixed a bug where the restore panel would get stuck as in-progress
  • Fixed a bug where file statistics were incorrect from scanning the selected files
  • Fixed a bug where the restore panel was not refreshed after changing the date
  • Fixed a bug with the search feature in the restore panel
  • Fixed a bug when saving an empty backup destination name
  • Fixed a bug where the incorrect date format was showing in the restore panel
  • Fixed a bug where a backup destination was incorrectly showing as busy in the restore panel
  • Fixed a bug in the file selection panel where the checkbox was not displaying correctly
  • Fixed a bug with the display of the progress bars
  • Improved emails that are viewed in browser-based email such as Gmail
  • Fixed a bug where data was written to /Volumes if a removable drive was being used but not present
  • Fixed a bug where stats were broken in the system tray

New in CrashPlan R2007-02-06 (Feb 7, 2007)

  • CrashPlan now intelligently chooses LAN backup destinations ahead of WAN destionations when choosing who to backup to next
  • The number of files to backup in each source folder now changes in real time
  • Better handling of network interface changes
  • Multiple network interface support improved
  • TCP Nat Traversal improved for multiple computers behind firewalls
  • Folders now backup with respect to their files improving restore screen
  • Person to Person backups have larger network buffers for improved transfer rate
  • LAN backup speed increased significantly
  • When removing a destination or friend, data is immediately removed from that destination
  • Fixed bug affecting changing backup selection rapidly without patience
  • Rare backup stalling problem fixed
  • You can now hide backup destinations (including Central!) on main backup window
  • Limiting hours of operation now properly displayed
  • Failure to connect to local CrashPlan process clarified to help with support
  • More responsive to saving changes on preferences and peering
  • Backup details transmission rate now in bits/sec instead of bytes/sec to be consistent with preferences
  • Connection display state is now updating correctly
  • Restore controls now have horizontal scroll-bar in case window is too small
  • Free version of CrashPlan looks better. (The version that allows others to backup to you)
  • Switching to other tabs while restoring no longer leaves incorrect message on backup tab
  • Backup destination status improved
  • Computer changes were not properly displaying
  • Password reset improved
  • E-mail invites now use full name as "from" in mailbox
  • Updated code base to support Vista
  • Systray has better status display

New in CrashPlan R2007-01-29 (Feb 5, 2007)

  • Connections are more reliable
  • TCP Nat Traversal much better out of the box
  • Priority message queue allows critical messages to move ahead of backup data
  • Backup no longer appears stuck
  • Restore now shows % data at destination
  • Local time-zone does not alter release date in UI
  • Storage database enchancements
  • 30 Day free trial now counts down in main window
  • Windows- Clicking on path no longer causes error
  • Windows- Graphics should no longer flicker