MacOS crashplan restore
Step Four: Data Restoration
As usual, the data transfer is the trickiest part of a Cascade. Follow these steps carefully.
- Reset the users domain password if this has not been done yet.
- While logged in as the user, open and sign into CrashPlan as the user.
- Choose ‘Replace Existing’, click Start, Choose the previous computer's backup, click continue, click transfer files.
- You will now be prompted to select which files to restore. In many, but not all, cases you will select the users Home folder located in Macintosh HD → Users → <username>. Then click Get Files.
- If the username in step 4 does not match the Account name that you created in step one ask a Dutyperson for help. If it matches, continue to the next step.
- You will now be asked what to do with the files you’ve selected.
- Save files to: Original Location
- If File Exists: Overwrite
- Permissions: Current
- Click Go
- Click Continue
- This next screen will continue to download their data. Depending on how much data they have, the restore could take 1-2 days or more.
- Go to System Preferences, go to Energy Saver, and choose never, click ok.
- Click on the CrashPlan icon, then click on the gear icon, select Preferences, then Usage, then change the CPU percentage to 80 from 20.
- The CrashPlan app may log you out, however the data is still downloading.
- When checking to see if your restore is complete, if you are unable to log in as the user, exit out of CrashPlan, re-open it, and log in.
- Once the data downloads and says complete, click next.
- Then click "Continue." You should then sign back in as the user and click "Finish."
- Reverse the changes you made in Energy Saver and to the CPU percentage.
- Verify the users data in Finder. Also ensure that, if they use MacMail, make sure that everything looks correct, especially with regards to local and server based mail.