Configure when the Agent starts

If administrative policy allows, you can configure whether the Agent automatically starts each time you log on to your computer. The Agent starts automatically, by default, unless you or your administrator changed this setting.

NOTE: The Agent can perform its tasks, such as backing up files, only while it is running. Therefore, to ensure that the Agent can perform its necessary functions, you should start it at log on, if possible.

To configure when the Agent starts

  1. Access the Agent's preference settings.

    Right-click the Connected icon (green square with the white letters "CMX") in the Windows notification area (for macOS, click the icon in the menu bar), and then click Preferences.

  2. On the General tab, do one of the following:

    • To configure the Agent to start automatically, select the Start Connected on user login check box.
    • To stop the Agent from starting automatically, clear the Start Connected on user login check box.
  3. On Windows-based computers, click OK.
  4. (Optional) If you configured the Agent to start automatically, consider delaying its scan to improve overall system performance when you log on to your computer.