Should I remove CrashPlan?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,235
United States Rank #2,633
Reach 0.1259%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 25.86 days
762.82 days >
Average installed length: 400.81 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.6.1.4 |
0.97% |
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| 3.6.1 |
0.16% |
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| 3.5.5.1 |
0.08% |
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| 3.5.3 |
43.21% |
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| 3.5.2 |
6.53% |
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| 3.5.1 |
0.04% |
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| 3.4.1 |
17.05% |
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| 3.3.0.2 |
0.04% |
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| 3.3 |
0.20% |
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| 3.2.1 |
18.14% |
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| 3.2 |
0.56% |
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| 3.1 |
0.16% |
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| 3.0.3 |
10.36% |
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| 3.0.2 |
0.40% |
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| 3.0.1 |
0.08% |
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| 3.0 |
0.20% |
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| 1.10.0308 |
1.61% |
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| 1.09.1105 |
0.12% |
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| 1.09.0727 |
0.04% |
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| 1.09.0611 |
0.04% |
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CrashPlan
What is CrashPlan? (from the publisher)
CrashPlan's groundbreaking social backup concept makes it easy to back up to computers belonging to your network of friends or family for offsite backup, in addition to using your own computers and external drives for onsite backup. CrashPlan works on all your computers, so you don't have to worry about compatibility e... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 3.5.3, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named CrashPlanDesktop.exe. The setup package generally installs about 17 files and is usually about 20.89 MB (21,907,508 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 79% of users of CrashPlan come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.crashplan.com/consumer/crashplan.html
Help link: www.crashplan.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CrashPlan\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{3D0C6508-C450-4E54-A11A-528E99E67C74}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 20.89 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by CrashPlan
| Program executable: | CrashPlanDesktop.exe |
| Name: | CrashPlan |
| CrashPlan desktop application. |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\CrashPlan\CrashPlanDesktop.exe |
| MD5: | ff64214b2afa88a78ce2487a7622962f |
Additional files:
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CrashPlanDesktop.exe - CrashPlan (CrashPlan desktop application.)
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CrashPlanService.exe - CrashPlan backup engine which backs up your files!
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CrashPlanTray.exe (by Code 42 Software) - CrashPlan Tray (Windows system tray interface to CrashPlan)
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jniwrap.dll (by TeamDev Ltd) - JNIWrapper (32-bit JNIWrapper Native Library)
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jniwrap64.dll (by TeamDev Ltd) - 64-bit JNIWrapper Native Library
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cpnative.dll
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cpnative64.dll
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- CrashPlanTray.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named CrashPlan Tray.
- CrashPlanService.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named CrashPlan Backup Service.
Service
- CrashPlanService.exe runs as a service named 'CrashPlan Backup Service' (CrashPlanService) "This service backs up your files!".
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- CrashPlanTray.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CrashPlanTray' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Programs\CrashPlan\CrashPlanTray.exe.
- CrashPlanDesktop.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CrashPlan desktop application.' and executes as C:\Program Files\CrashPlan\CrashPlanDesktop.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- CrashPlanTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'CrashPlanTray' which loads as C:\Program Files\CrashPlan\CrashPlanTray.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- CrashPlanService.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\CrashPlan\CrashPlanService.exe'.
Network connections
- CrashPlanService.exe connects to central.crashplan.com (50.93.246.50 port 443).
- CrashPlanService.exe connects to central.crashplan.com (216.17.8.48 port 443).
- CrashPlanService.exe connects to central.crashplan.com (38.81.66.177 port 443).
- CrashPlanService.exe connects to central.crashplan.com (50.93.246.163 port 443).
- CrashPlanService.exe connects to central.crashplan.com (50.93.246.55 port 443).
- CrashPlanService.exe connects to central.crashplan.com (50.93.255.236 port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| CrashPlanService.exe |
| Memory: | 186.83 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0032522738% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00137905% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00187323% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 109,526,414 | |
| Switches/sec: | 20 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2.2 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 526.21 KB | |
| CrashPlanTray.exe |
| Memory: | 1.89 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004489347% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00026716% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00018177% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,297,587 | |
| Switches/sec: | 3 | |
How do I remove CrashPlan?
You can uninstall CrashPlan from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program CrashPlan, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove CrashPlan.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win Server 2003 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
67.27% |
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| Windows 10 |
25.97% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.78% |
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| Windows XP |
2.94% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.73% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
17.37% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.39% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.41% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
4.97% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.84% |
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Geography
78.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
78.89% |
| United Kingdom |
3.36% |
| Canada |
2.83% |
| Australia |
1.50% |
| Netherlands |
1.09% |
| Sweden |
0.91% |
| France |
0.83% |
| Germany |
0.77% |
| Israel |
0.74% |
| DK |
0.59% |
| Belgium |
0.59% |
| Norway |
0.50% |
| New Zealand |
0.44% |
| Italy |
0.44% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
35.73% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
22.12% |
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| Acer |
10.12% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.58% |
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| ASUS |
6.63% |
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| Toshiba |
6.49% |
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| Lenovo |
3.42% |
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| Samsung |
2.79% |
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| Intel |
1.81% |
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| Apple |
0.91% |
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| MSI |
0.70% |
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| Alienware |
0.70% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.75% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.25% |
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| Dell XPS 8500 |
3.38% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
2.88% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 8100 |
2.37% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.03% |
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