Crashplan for Dummies, aka Step by Step :)

InterClaw wrote:
rnas_newbie wrote: here's the link i read; http://support.crashplan.com/doku.php/r ... r_computer Thanks for this. I guess whenever you use your account when installing on a new machine (or reinstall) you get the question "is this really new or is it one of these old ones you've recently used?", i.e. adopt or not.

I suppose it is, there are subtle differences on your set-up as your using local clients and using the free version etc, (I admit I'm still on a trial version and only using their cloud service)


Here's some additional info on the behaviour of the local desktop program once everything was reinstalled on the NAS etc.
Originally when I deleted the crashplan folder and the additional directory on the NAS and tried to access crashplan from my pc which already had the client installed - it did force me log on & make me go through the adoption process.

But, to test further: I've just uninstalled the windows desktop client (incl the crashplan folder under program files) and it opened crashplan straightaway and did not ask for my details, it automatically stated 'Adoption Complete!'
I accept there could have been a setting or so lingering in the registry.
edit - (also to note I changed the service port setting in the ui.properties folder)