Deactivate and Reactivate a Device in CrashPlan

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Learn how to deactivate and reactivate a device in CrashPlan.

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DEACTIVATE A DEVICE

If you don't use a device but it still appears in your CrashPlan active devices list or Backup Status Report, here's how to remove it:

  1. Go to console.us2.crashplan.com.
  2. Enter your Drexel email address, it looks like abc123@drexel.edu, and then select Sign In.
  3. You'll be redirected to Drexel Connect. Sign in with your Drexel account and verify your sign-in with multifactor authentication.
  4. Select Administration > Devices.
  5. Select the device you want to deactivate, to view the Device Details page.
  6. Select the Action menu icon , and then select Deactivate.
  7. You'll see a message warning you that the archive for this device will be deleted. Select I understand this device’s archive will be deleted, and then select OK.
    The device is immediately deactivated and the device's backup archives are placed into cold storage.
Note: When you deactivate a device, it's backup archives are moved into cold storage for 90 days. When the cold storage retention period is over, the archives are marked for deletion and are not recoverable.

REACTIVATE A DEVICE

To reactivate a device in CrashPlan you previously deactivated, follow these steps:

  1. The device is immediately reactivated and the device's unexpired backup archives are moved out of cold storage.
  2. Go to console.us2.crashplan.com.
  3. Enter your Drexel email address, it looks like abc123@drexel.edu, and then select Sign In.
  4. You'll be redirected to Drexel Connect. Sign in with your Drexel account and verify your sign-in with multifactor authentication.
  5. Select Administration > Devices.
  6. Select Deactivated.
  7. Select the device you want to reactivate, to view the Device Details page.
  8. Select the Action menu icon , and then select Activate.
    The device is immediately reactivated and the device's unexpired backup archives are moved out of cold storage.

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Article ID: 20165
Created
Wed 12/10/25 1:30 PM
Modified
Thu 2/5/26 2:05 PM