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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:59 pm Post subject: Online Computer Backup Companies

Does anyone have an online file storage or backup company they would recommend?

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:06 am Post subject:

I use Mozy at home, church and a couple of businesses I do the computer support for. I've used it for a long time and it works great. The home service recently increased their price so it's not as good a deal as it used to be but, if you don't have a lot of data to back up, it's still affordable.

I have a friend who recommends Crash Plan. I know nothing about it but it looks pretty good. www.crashplan.com

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:04 am Post subject:

We get 2.0 GB free storage on Mozy Home with each anti-virus software license. Except for the fact 6.0 GB of free storage only equal enough storage for the pictures we've taken of Chance, I haven't had any problems.

A cousin used or uses Mozy and said she didn't have any issues with it but I should get more feedback as she's not a computer person.

Do you use Mozy Home and/or Mozy Pro?

I briefly tried a free 15-day Carbonite trial and had a hard time getting it to backup only what I wanted backed up.
Plus it said I was supposed to be able to adjust the upload rate but I couldn't figure out how by following their directions. Don't know if the trial version was missing that particular feature or what.
So I got bored with the slow backup and uninstalled Carbonite. With me not using the computer at all, it was uploading at a rate of 2.0 GB per day so, in theory, I was looking at 10 days to back up my computer if I didn't use it at all.

Hubby wants to get a hard backup drive which will be nice but I want that additional safety net of online backup!

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:58 pm Post subject:

I use Mozy Home at my home and Mozy Pro at the businesses I do the computer support for. Mozy Home used to be unlimited GB for about $5/month. It was a great deal then. Now they charge based on how much data you back up. My monthly cost is currently about $70. I have about 700 GB of digital photos and videos alone. That's why I'm looking at switching to Crash Plan. They still have a flat fee for unlimited storage.

I tried Carbonite but didn't like it either.

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:32 am Post subject:

I just started a Crash Plan trial. So far it's been the most user friendly.

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:27 pm Post subject:

A lot of people use dropbox. I just started trying them out. The software installs just like a folder on your pc and will upload automatically. It will sync to other pc's that you have dropbox on as well.

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:32 pm Post subject:

If you do get physical storage for backing up, my husband got a Drobo that he loves.

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