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In Fall 2025, Cornell will implement Microsoft’s Online Archive, a dedicated archive mailbox for Outlook into which content—email, Calendar items, Notes, and Tasks—will be automatically archived after a set retention period.To prepare for this change, Cornell Outlook users can expect the following…
Be sure to back up your data. Data stored on your devices can be lost, accidentally deleted, or maliciously attacked. Protect your important files, data, and research by making electronic copies and storing them safely. Have multiple backup plans in place to fully secure your work as appropriate…
This information pertains only to personal data. Institutional data remains with the university (some research, documents used for university business, et cetera).
Some units have turned off this feature for their users. If you cannot perform the steps listed below, please contact your local IT Service Group.There may be times when you do not want CrashPlan to perform backups.
It is possible to change which files and folders CrashPlan archives.To see what is currently being backed up, see View Files in Your CrashPlan Archive.If you want to change your settings, please contact your local IT Service Group.
CrashPlan provides secure, real-time backup, archiving, and versioning of files for personal laptops, desktops and other devices. This helps protect users from ransomware attacks and fraud, and streamlines the process of transitioning files to a new computer.

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our university's privacy practices, including
information use and third parties, visit University Privacy.