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The purpose of a firewall is to protect your computer from malicious software. If a single program on your computer is having trouble connecting to the Internet or running properly, a common cause is that it is being restricted by your firewall. It is rare for a firewall to conflict with Carbonite. However, ensuring that Carbonite is properly allowed through any firewall or security software on your computer will help prevent or address a conflict.
In order to allow Mac's Firewall to be configured for use with Carbonite, open your Mac System Preferences by clicking the System Preferences icon in your dock.
Next, click Security & Privacy.
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Click the Firewall tab, then click Firewall Options.
Note: If you're not able to click anything here, you may have to first unlock the pane by clicking the Padlock and typing your Mac Username and Password into the fields provided.
A list of trusted Applications will be displayed. If Carbonite isn't in the list, click the + button.
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In the Finder window that appears, navigate to the locations of the Carbonite files (listed below), select the appropriate file(s) and click Add to add the following file:
- /Macintosh HD/Applications/Carbonite
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After adding the Carbonite file, ensure that Block all incoming connections is not selected, and click OK.
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Your Firewall is now configured for use with Carbonite.