Carbonite Support > Canceling a Restore (Mac 1x)

Canceling a Restore (Mac 1x)

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You can cancel your restore through the Carbonite Preference pane.

Note: Any files not restored after cancelling will be subject to removal from the backup. Please be sure you have restored all desired files before resuming your backup.

Solution:

Click the Apple symbol in the menu bar and select System Preferences to open the System Preferences window.

Within the System Preferences window, click on the Carbonite icon.

The Carbonite Preference pane will be displayed. Click Cancel to stop the restore.

Carbonite Preference Pane: Restore Status

Your restore will be canceled. You can choose to restart the restore or exit Recover Mode to start backing up files.

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Definitions

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.

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