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Pausing and Resuming Carbonite (Mac 2x)

Summary:

Carbonite continuously backs up your files as long as you have an internet connection. Although there is no support for scheduling backups, you can pause Carbonite from the Carbonite User Interface to temporarily stop Carbonite from backing up your Mac.

This article applies to:


Carbonite Plans Products Platform Version
Basic, Plus, Prime, Core, Power, and Ultimate (Not sure?) Safe, Safe Pro (Not sure?) Mac - View the Windows article 2.x (Not sure?) - View the 1.x article

Solution:

Click the Carbonite icon in the menu bar and select Open Carbonite to open the Carbonite User Interface.


When the Carbonite User Interface is displayed, click Pause Backup to pause Carbonite and free up system resources for other processes.

To resume your backup, simply click the Start Backup button when you are ready.

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