Notification area and menu bar overview and settings

Overview

The Code42 icon in the notification area (Windows) and menu bar (Mac) offers quick access to basic functions such as viewing the backup status, pausing the Code42 service, and starting a backup.

Before you begin

If the Code42 icon is not visible in the notification area (Windows) or menu bar (Mac), launch it from the Code42 agent.

1. Open the Code42 agent.
2. Select  Settings.
3. Select General.
4. Enable the following settings to show the Code42 icon:

• Windows:
  • Display Code42 icon in notification area
  • (Optional) Display Code42 icon in notification area on login
• Mac:
  • Show Code42 status in menu bar
  • (Optional) Open Code42 in menu bar on login

Notification area and menu bar app

Open the notification area item (Windows) or the menu bar app (Mac) to access basic functions:

• Windows: In the lower right corner of the screen, click the Code42 icon .
• Mac: In the top right corner of the screen, click the Code42 icon .

Item

Description

a

Destination name

The name of backup destinations in use for the backup set.

b

Backup set size

Size of the backup file selection for the backup set.

• The size shown can fluctuate if the file verification scan is running.
• The size shown may not equal the size of the backup set's archive as a result of compression, de-duplication, and version retention.

c

Backup destination status icon

Indicates status of backup to this destination:

	Backing up.
	Backing up according to your backup schedule and frequency settings. There may or may not be files in the list of files to be backed up.
	Backup has not started because the backup set is missing files or folders in your backup file selection, missing a destination, or both. Backup will not start without completing setup.
	Backup is not running. The Code42 agent may be scanning the file selection, connecting to the destination, or preparing backup.
	Backup to the destination is paused. You can still download files when the destination is paused.
	Unable to back up and requires intervention to resume backing up.

d

Backup set name

Name of the backup set. By default, backup set name is based on your device name.

e

Backup destination status message

Describes detailed status information about the backup destination.

f

Run backup now

Starts backup on a destination that is waiting for its next scheduled backup. Once initiated, backup will continue until it's complete, even if it extends beyond the scheduled end time. This option is unavailable outside of your backup schedule.

g

Action menu

Contains a menu of options.

Action menu

Item		Description
a	Open Code42	Opens the Code42 agent.
b	Pause All Backups	Sets a temporary time period to pause all backups and downloads, ranging from one hour to one day. You can't download or back up files while the Code42 service is paused. An administrator can prevent pausing with the Pausing Controls setting. If pausing is disabled, the Pause All Backups option does not appear.
c	Preferences Mac only	Sets preferences for the menu bar app's behavior.
-	Options Windows only	Set preferences for notification area app's behavior.
d	Quit Menubar App Mac only	Closes the menu bar app. The icon is removed from the menu bar.
-	Exit Windows only	Closes the notification area app. The icon is removed from the notification area.

Related topics

• Code42 backup agent reference
• Why are files "missing" from my backup selection?
• Backup
• How backup works