The Code42 application on your computer will allow you to identify any personal data that you do not want captured during subsequent backups.

After the backup and encryption of your computer has completed, customize your Code42 backup settings to exclude personal data.

All Stanford data must remain on the computer and be available for backup.

Remove your personal data from the computer before the Code42/CrashPlan backup proceeds.

If you have personal data on a computer that you do not want backed up to the School's Code42/CrashPlan system, you have the following options: Backed-up data will be only accessed when necessary: to restore a computer at your direction, as part of a legitimate investigation, or as compelled by legal process. In collaboration with the Privacy Office, the Information Security Office and the Office of General Counsel, workflows and policies have been established to protect your privacy and ensure that all aspects of the data security program adhere to University policy and state and Federal law. The University has a very compelling interest in not accessing or storing your private data. We understand that computers used for Stanford business can contain personal information. Since it cannot backup any documents that you may currently have open and be working on, the progress bar may not show the backup as being 100% complete, though all of the files initially scanned by Code42 have been backed up.

Note: Code42 is constantly backing up your files while you work.

Before encrypting your computer, you should make sure all of the files initially scanned by Code42 have been backed up.

As the backup proceeds, the progress bar under the BackUp tab will indicate how far along you are in the process.Once CrashPlan begins the back up, it scans the total number of files on your machine before proceeding with its initial backup, which may take several days to complete.Under Windows: Right-click on the Code42 icon in the system tray in the lower-right of the screen and select 'Show Application', or run Code42/CrashPlan from the Start menu.In MacOS: Choose 'Show Code42' from the Code42 icon in the menu bar at the top-right of the screen, or run Code42 from the Applications folder.

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