Getting Started

The Office of Research will sponsor the cost of CrashPlan licenses for laptop/desktop backups for up to five years for any UCSB researchers opting in. CrashPlan (https://rcd.ucsb.edu/backup-recovery) provides secure, continuous backup for critical research data, meeting compliance with most extramural funding requirements and safeguarding research. (Per May 3, 2024 email announcment). 

CrashPlan is available to UC research personnel covering 4 desktop/laptop devices per person (license sharing is not supported).  Coverage is not supported for phones or tablets.

To get set up with CrashPlan Backup you will first need to submit a request to have an account set up here