Comments on: Online Backup Solutions for Disaster Prevention

By: Harry_Lloyd

Harry_Lloyd — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:46:08 +0000

I like online backup and favor BackupandShare.com.It is a great service for personal use or people looking for inexpensive online backup.It is very simple to use with features like incremental automatic and scheduled backup. It is a secured, easy-to-use online backup service that automatically keeps files and digital assets safe and easily accessible.
With backupandShare Windows mobile backup solution comes free.

By: jeff

jeff — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:41:29 +0000

Mozy and carbonite have a dirty little secret you should know about.

If you loose a file for any reason (deleted it, got corrupt, hard disk problem) Mozy/carbonite software will detect this and actually delete the file off its server.

This is no joke. It happened to me.

Mozy/Carbonite covers their ass because they give you 30 days to recover the file using their archive retrieval process.

But what if you didn’t know that your file got corrupt or you deleted it by accident? Well, too bad. Its gone on the 31st day.

This is just insane and not a backup strategy at all. It goes against everything a backup strategy is – to protect you from loosing data for ANY reason.

If you don’t believe me, go to this link from the mozy support site.

http://support.mozy.com/docs/en-user-home-win/faq/concepts/deletefile_markedforbackup_faq.html

“If you delete a document and then run a backup, Mozy assumes that you no longer need a backup copy of that document, and marks the file to be removed from our system. (We keep it on file for 30 days, just in case you change your mind.)”

Are you kidding me? Assumes?

Bottom line – mozy/carbonite is not a backup strategy. It’s a waste of your money. Buy an external HD (they are cheap) and bring it over a friends house to keep off-site.

By: jkl

jkl — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:46:23 +0000

What about Keepit?

By: lion killer

lion killer — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:49:53 +0000

How about SkyDrive from Microsoft , a 25 GB of free storage !
check it out

By: Lorraine Nepomuceno

Lorraine Nepomuceno — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:02:15 +0000

Thanks for posting about Jungle Disk, Andrew! I hadn’t heard of it before, and $2 a month sounds like a great deal for what it is. And yay, it’s for Mac users too

By: Andrew Mattie

Andrew Mattie — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:10:36 +0000

I’m surprised no one has mentioned Jungle Disk yet ( http://www.jungledisk.com ). I use it, love it, and highly, highly recommend it. I did a ton of research before I took the plunge and decided to drop TWO DOLLARS PER MONTH on it. Storage is provided through Amazon’s amazing Simple Storage Service (S3) product, which ensures that your data is in multiple data centers across the nation at all times. That way, even if a site is completely nuked for some reason, your data is always around. The cost for S3 is .15 per GB stored per month and the cost for uploading is .10 / GB / month.

My favorite feature of Jungle Disk itself is that it versions multiple copies of your data so that in the even that you save something you shouldn’t have, you can roll back the change and open up an older version of that same file.

Anyway, I could go on and on. You should take a look at it for yourself though.

By: Jon Carlson

Jon Carlson — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:24:18 +0000

CrashPlan is very easy to use and install at the same price-point as mozy.

Full disclosure: I’m a CrashPlan developer and I’m a little biased, so don’t take my word for it. Compare the features and try it out!

http://crashplan.com

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:23:55 +0000

SugarSync is also a great solution for backup and remote access. They support Mac, Windows and mobile (free apps for iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Mobile). Plus you can get 2 GB free to try it out.

By: Mozy Promotional Code

Mozy Promotional Code — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:30:12 +0000

Hi Lorraine – sorry to hear about your data loss! At least it was only a month’s worth, and not everything. I’m backing up nearly 200GB to Mozy these days, but yesterday I had an OS scare, and thought I’d have to reinstall Vista & all my apps, so I also added a local backup using Acronis, before it was too late.

If you’re interested in saving 20% with Mozy, I have an exclusive Mozy Promotional Code to help you (and your readers) out!

By: Lorraine Nepomuceno

Lorraine Nepomuceno — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:51:51 +0000

Thanks for posting about your experience, Toni- I’m also having issues with speed. 80 days to backup my computer? Seriously?

By: Toni Ruckwood

Toni Ruckwood — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:20:59 +0000

Faced with an almost full hard drive on my laptop I decided to use Mozy to store my photos and free up some space.

Mozy was easy to install, set-up and use but what i failed to realise was that, once you have selected the directories you want backing up, it mirrors your selection. So, if you back-up your photos and then delete them from your hard drive Mozy will also delete the backed up files!

The other problem was data transfer speed. Even when running at full speed on my broadband connection, I realized that I was adding new photo files quicker than Mozy could back them up!

A 500GB USB drive has sorted my problem out.

By: Mozy Fan

Mozy Fan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:21:33 +0000

Mozy is good choice if you want to ensure the service is strong enough to survive economy crisis. At least it’s back by storage company EMC.