Installing Carbonite Safe and Initial Backup Selections (Mac 2x)

Summary:

After you set up your Carbonite Safe account, you can install Carbonite to start backing up your files.

If you have installed Carbonite on your computer before, you will need to reinstall Carbonite Safe instead.

Carbonite Plans	Products	Platforms	Version
Basic, Plus, and Prime (Not sure?)	Safe (Not sure?) - View the Webroot SecureAnywhere article \| View the Safe Pro article	Mac - View the Windows article	2.x (Not sure?) - View the Mac 1.x article

Sign into https://account.carbonite.com from the computer you want to back up.
Click Backup.
From here, click Install Now.
Download the Carbonite setup file by clicking Download Now.
Depending on your web browser, use the instructions below to open Carbonite.
- Google Chrome: The downloaded file appears at the bottom left of the browser. Double-click the Carbonite file to open it.
- Mozilla Firefox: Click Save in the pop-up message that appears to start the download. When the download completes, click the arrow in the top right corner of your browser to view your downloads. Double-click the Carbonite file to open it.
- Safari: When the download completes, click the arrow in the top right corner of your browser to view your downloads. Double-click the Carbonite file to open it.
Choose what gets backed up:
- Automatic Settings: Carbonite selects the Macintosh HD/Users/ folder for backup which is the default location for documents, pictures, music, and other important files.
- Advanced Settings: Carbonite does not select anything for backup. You will need to manually select the files and folders you wish to back up.
  - During a trial, Carbonite does not back up Music or Videos automatically. However, you can select them manually.
After you configure your backup settings, click Install to finish installing Carbonite and begin backing up your computer.
From here, configure Full Disk Access to ensure Carbonite can access and backup your files.

Regardless of whether you choose automatic or advanced settings, you can select files for backup at any time.

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Restore: The act of downloading your backed up files from our servers to your computer.
Back up: The act of uploading a copy of your files to our servers for safekeeping.
Backup: This is the copy of files that you've backed up to our servers.
InfoCenter: This is the Carbonite user interface on the Windows version of the product.
Carbonite Backup Drive (CBUD): this is your interface into what's in your backup and how you can restore files or remove files from your backup.
Dots: We place colored status dots on your files in order for you to quickly see what's backed up.
Frozen for safekeeping (freeze backup / frozen mode) : This is a state that you can place Carbonite in to let you safely restore your backup. While in this state, no files or changes will be backed up to our servers.