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Transferring Carbonite Safe to Another Computer (Mac 2x)

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You can move your Carbonite subscription to a new or repaired computer by signing into your Carbonite account and installing the Carbonite Safe software with the instructions below.

Click Move my Subscription from the Computer options drop-down menu.
Click Download now to download the Carbonite installation file.
Once Carbonite downloads, click Run on your web browser or double-click the CarboniteSetup file to install Carbonite.

Moving Carbonite to another computer will disable Carbonite on original computer.

A window will prompt you to Get all your files back or to Start a new backup.

Carbonite Mac 2.x Client: Move Carbonite Backup to this Mac

Depending on your situation, you can choose one of the following options:

Files that are not restored will be removed from Carbonite after 30 days.

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Definitions

Restore: The act of downloading your backed up files from our servers to your computer.
Back up: The act of uploading a copy of your files to our servers for safekeeping.
Backup: This is the copy of files that you've backed up to our servers.
InfoCenter: This is the Carbonite user interface on the Windows version of the product.
Carbonite Backup Drive (CBUD): this is your interface into what's in your backup and how you can restore files or remove files from your backup.
Dots: We place colored status dots on your files in order for you to quickly see what's backed up.
Frozen for safekeeping (freeze backup / frozen mode) : This is a state that you can place Carbonite in to let you safely restore your backup. While in this state, no files or changes will be backed up to our servers.

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