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File Types Carbonite Backs Up for Carbonite Safe Backup Pro

Carbonite is designed to back up all the unique and irreplaceable files on your computer. Included in your backup are your text documents, spreadsheets, financial documents, photos, music, videos, etc.

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.

Backing Up Your iTunes Media and Apple Music

Your iTunes music and Apple Music data is included in your backup by default if you had Carbonite automatically select files for backup. You can view the backup status of the music and video files by navigating to their locations within the Carbonite interface and the colored status dot on the files.

File Types Excluded from Backup for Carbonite Safe

Carbonite does not automatically select files larger than 4GB (Gigabyte) for backup. Files that may cause conflicts with your programs or operating system when restored are excluded from being backed up.

Carbonite Compression

Carbonite compresses your data in order to save space and reduce transmission time. This compression happens via compressed loopback device or cloop.

File Types Excluded from Backup for Carbonite Safe

Carbonite does not back up operating system files because they can cause system conflicts when restored. These files are typically reinstalled when you upgrade the operating system on your existing computer or when you purchase a new computer.

The Backup Tab (Mac 1x)

You can review or change your backup settings, add files and folders to your backup, and view the status of your backup through the Carbonite Preference Pane.

File Types Carbonite Backs Up for Carbonite Safe (Mac 1x)

Carbonite is designed to back up all the unique and irreplaceable files on your computer. Included in your backup are your text documents, spreadsheets, financial documents, photos, music, etc. With the Carbonite Safe Basic plan, video files are not selected for back up by default. They need to be added to your backup manually.

Best Practices for Customers with Low Bandwidth For CSSB 6.x Enhanced

For customers whose backups will take a very long time due to low bandwidth, large amounts of data, or both, extra precautions should be taken to ensure that backups function as smoothly as possible. Customers can adhere to certain best practices designed to make very large, long-running backups easier and more likely to complete on time.

Important Things to Know About Carbonite Safe as You Get Started

This article contains information about Carbonite Safe that you may not be aware of when first installing the software.

File Types Carbonite Backs Up for Carbonite Safe (Mac 2x)

Carbonite is designed to back up all the unique and irreplaceable files on your computer. Included in your backup are your text documents, spreadsheets, financial documents, photos, music, etc. With the Carbonite Safe Basic plan, video files are not selected for back up by default. They need to be added to your backup manually.

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.

Transferring Carbonite Safe Between Windows and Mac

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

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

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

Managing Backup Policies in the Dashboard

Carbonite Safe Pro administrators are able to set backup policies for their end users through their account. The client needs to be running at least version 5.8 of Carbonite in order to use backup policies. While a backup policy is specific to a computer, each computer can use one of the available backup polices that you have created.

Installing Carbonite Safe and Initial Backup Selections (Mac 1x)

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

Reinstalling Carbonite Safe (Mac 2x)

You can reinstall Carbonite Safe on the same computer to update Carbonite to the latest version.

Transferring Your Carbonite Safe Subscription to Start a New Backup (Mac 2x)

You can transfer your Carbonite Safe subscription to another computer to start a new backup.

File Types Carbonite Backs Up for Carbonite Safe Backup Pro (Mac 2x)

Carbonite automatically backs up the files that are most important to you. By intelligently scanning your computer, Carbonite does not select unnecessary file types, which improves backup and restore speeds. However, less common user-created data can be manually added to your Carbonite backup.

File Types Carbonite Backs Up for Carbonite Safe Backup Pro (Mac 1x)

Carbonite automatically backs up the files that are most important to you. By intelligently scanning your computer, Carbonite does not select unnecessary file types, which improves backup and restore speeds. However, less common user-created data can be manually added to your Carbonite backup.

Selecting Files for Backup

Carbonite automatically selects the data associated with your computer profiles. You can select additional data by right-clicking on the file or folder and selecting Carbonite; Back this up.

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

After Carbonite Safe Pro Users and Administrators have completed their registration, they can sign into their account and install Carbonite Safe Pro on their computer. When installing Carbonite for the first time, you have the option to begin your backup with Automatic or Manual selections.

File Locations Excluded from Backup for Carbonite Safe Backup Pro

Carbonite does not back up files that are larger than 1TB (terabyte), or that might cause conflicts with your operating system when restored. Generally, these files will be correctly pre-installed when you upgrade the operating system on your existing computer or when you purchase a new computer.

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