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Importing your Contacts in Address Book

You can restore your backed up Address Book contacts to a new location on your Mac, and then import them directly into your Address Book program.

Importing Your Files into Programs

In most cases, you can double-click restored files and they will open in the app that is installed on your computer. However, you will need to configure certain apps to import the restored files before you can use them as you did before.

Downloading Your Carbonite Safe Files with Anytime Anywhere Access

You can log into your Carbonite Safe account from any computer to view and download your files with Anytime Anywhere Access.

Getting Started with Carbonite Safe (Mac 2x)

Carbonite is an online backup application that backs up your files to our secure servers and helps you restore the files back to your computer at any time.

Transferring Carbonite Safe Between Windows and Mac

You can transfer your existing Carbonite Safe subscription from Windows to a Mac computer.

Importing Your iTunes Music

You can import your iTunes data by downloading the backed up copy and moving it into the correct location. After you finish restoring and moving the files, you may have to assign songs that were not originally located within the iTunes Media folder.

Carbonite Windows Version Release Notes

Carbonite Version 6.6.0 is the latest version of the Carbonite product. We are sure you will like the many enhanced features. Installing and identifying your computer(s) is easier than ever. Backing up your files is simpler and there is additional information provided about the status of your backed up files. Restoring your files is now even quicker and easier with additional choices for files you would like to restore first and choosing a destination for your restored files.

Restoring Previous File Versions

Carbonite keeps up to 12 versions of your changed files, so that you have multiple points in time to restore from in the event of a disaster. Review this article for more details on how Carbonite handles previous versions of your files, and how you can restore them with the Carbonite software.

Restoring Files

You can browse and restore files from your backup within the Carbonite application.

Locating the Carbonite Icon

The Carbonite icon is located in your Windows notification area / system tray at the bottom right of your screen. The Carbonite icon can be used to check the status of your backup, view and set options, and/or get assistance.

Importing Your iTunes Media

You can import your backed up iTunes music into iTunes by restoring the iTunes folder to a new location on your computer and then moving it back to the default location of your iTunes music folder.

Moving Carbonite Safe to Another Windows Computer

You can transfer your Carbonite Safe subscription from your old computer to your new or repaired computer to restore your files or start a new backup.

Importing Firefox Bookmarks

Your Firefox bookmarks are saved in a folder on your computer called Bookmarkbackups and can be imported back into your Firefox web browser.

Getting Started with Carbonite Safe

You can use the Carbonite application to back up your files to Carbonite’s secure servers. When you need to get your files back, you can use Carbonite to restore your files at any time.

Known Issue: "Carbonite File Access is Currently Unable to Locate Files and Folders with Special Characters" or Red X Appears in Anytime Anywhere Access

Anytime Anywhere Access may display an error when attempting to download certain folders or files. This is caused either by the inclusion of special characters in the folder or file name, or for security. You may also see a red X on a file in AAA, meaning the file cannot be downloaded. Carbonite's Anytime Anywhere Access system prevents the download of files that may contain personal credentials. Review this KB for more details.

Storage of Data After Expiration

Carbonite keeps your backed up data on our servers for a limited time after expiration in case you decide to continue with your coverage Depending on your expired account status, Carbonite will permanently remove your backed up data after 30 or 60 days.

File Types Carbonite Backs Up for Carbonite Safe

Carbonite automatically backs up the files that are most important to you, such as your pictures, documents and music. By intelligently scanning your computer, Carbonite does not include unnecessary files, which improves backup and restore speeds. Less common types of files can be manually added to your Carbonite backup. Review this article to understand what is and is not included in your backup.