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Carbonite Post-Restore Checklist

This checklist will assist you with performing post restore functions to get your data where it needs to be and resume your backup.

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.

Importing Internet Explorer Favorites

Your Internet Explorer favorites are individual files. They are shortcuts to web sites you choose to save. You can restore your Internet Explorer favorites with the Carbonite Backup Drive and move them to the correct location on your computer.

Importing Neat Data

Neat stores all of its data in a single user directory. If you need to restore your Neat data, Carbonite recommends restoring these files to your Desktop. You can import your restored Neat data back into Neat with these instructions.

Importing Your Sticky Notes

You can easily restore your backed up Sticky Notes data file through the Carbonite Backup Drive. The only way to import your restored Sticky Notes data file is to move it to the correct location on your computer.

Importing Favorites into Microsoft Edge

You can import your favorites from Internet Explorer into Edge through the browser. You can move any Internet Shortcut files (favorites) into the correct Microsoft Edge folder in order to have your favorites appear in Edge.

Difficulty Installing Carbonite (Mac 2x)

In some cases, Carbonite may not install properly or open correctly after downloading from the Carbonite website. You can open the Carbonite Installer file by using the Show Package Contents function in the right-click menu of Finder.

Manually Uninstalling (Mac 2x)

If you have trouble uninstalling Carbonite from within the Carbonite User Interface, you can delete Carbonite's files from your computer to uninstall it manually.

Low Priority Mode

By default, Carbonite backs up your files as quickly as possible without interfering with other programs or services. The Low Priority option can be used to slow Carbonite down if you find it is affecting another service, such as VoIP telephony (e.g., Skype and Vonage).

Hibernation and Sleep Mode

When your computer goes into Hibernate/Sleep mode, your Internet connection is interrupted. This will stop your Carbonite backup or restore. Adjusting your power settings helps to make sure that your restore or backup completes in a timely manner.

Upgrading Your Carbonite Safe Subscription

You can upgrade your Carbonite Safe plan to a Carbonite Safe Plus or Prime subscription to backup an external hard drive, automatically back up video files, and take advantage of Courier Recovery.

Getting Started with Carbonite Safe

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.

Scheduling Your Backup for Carbonite Safe

Carbonite is designed to always be running. You can alternatively schedule your backup to start at a specific time or prevent backup activity between certain hours. Creating a custom schedule allows you to control when Carbonite uses your system resources.

The Backup Settings Page / Settings Tab for Carbonite Safe

You can configure Carbonite's settings so that system resources are used more efficiently. The Settings tab of the Carbonite InfoCenter (or the Backup settings page of the Carbonite application) allows you to toggle Carbonite's default backup selections, control how Carbonite uses Internet bandwidth, toggle Carbonite's colored status dots on or off, and set a backup schedule.

Importing Family Tree Maker Data

Family Tree Maker stores its data in separate file types, depending on the type of data recorded. If you need to restore your Family Tree Maker data, Carbonite recommends restoring these files to your Desktop. You can import your restored Family Tree Maker data back into Family Tree Maker with these instructions.

Switching from Manual to Automatic Backup

When you first install Carbonite, you'll be given the choice between an Automatic or Advanced setup. The Automatic setup includes your user folders in your backup. If you initially selected the Advanced setup to start with nothing in your backup, you can switch to the Automatic setup from within the Carbonite InfoCenter / application.

Viewing Your Expiration and Renewal Dates for Carbonite Safe

We will remind you to renew your Carbonite subscription prior to expiration if you are not enrolled in automatic renewal. If your subscription is not renewed, your backed up files will be removed from our servers within 30 days of your subscription expiration.

Entering and Exiting Recover Mode

When Carbonite scans for files to back up, it removes files you delete from the backup after 30 or 60 days to ensure your backup is up to date. You can enter Recover Mode to stop this timer if you need more time to restore your files. After your files are safely restored, you can exit Recover Mode to start backing up your files again.

Importing OneNote Files

You'll need to restore the data that you manually exported from OneNote earlier. Alternatively, a backup of your OneNote may be found in the following location: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\Backup\User@Domain. Review this article for more information.

Encryption Key Password

You can choose an optional password for your encryption key during the initial installation

Deactivating Automatic Renewal for Carbonite Safe

Customers enrolled in automatic renewal can log into their Carbonite account and deactivate it at any time. If you wish to cancel your subscription, you may simply ignore the email notifications you receive regarding account expiration.

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.

Backing Up Dropbox Files

You can select files in your Dropbox folder by right-clicking on them and selecting Carbonite; Back this up.

Pausing and Resuming Carbonite

Pausing Carbonite causes it to stop uploading your files to the Carbonite servers. Carbonite will continue to scan your computer for changes while paused. You can pause Carbonite for an increment of time. Carbonite can be paused to free up system resources for immediate use by another service or delay back up until a later time.

Carbonite Windows Version Release Notes

Carbonite Version 6.3 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.

The Carbonite Icon

The Carbonite icon menu provides quick and easy access to the most frequently used Carbonite options. You can launch the Carbonite application, search for files to restore, and pause your backup while restoring files.

Stopping a Restore

You can cancel a restore through the Restore Manager. Unrestored files in the restore queue will not be downloaded until you start another restore.

Storage of Data After Uninstalling Carbonite

Carbonite keeps your backed up data on our servers for a limited time after uninstalling it from your computer in case you decide to continue with your coverage. Depending on your Carbonite plan, Carbonite will permanently remove your backed up data after 30 or 60 days.

Importing QuickBooks

If you chose the Automatic setup when installing Carbonite, your data for the current versions of QuickBooks will be backed up by Carbonite.

Signing Into Your Account

You can sign into your account using any Internet-enabled computer. When performing Carbonite actions like reinstalling or renewing, we generally suggest using Internet Explorer if you are on a Windows computer or Safari if you are on a Mac computer.

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.

How Do I Transfer Carbonite to a New Computer

Source: https://support.carbonite.com/articles/Personal-Windows-Move