Online backup solutions

[Tech198]

Regading these, i had tried, and tested, quite a few nline stirage solutions (e.g Carbonite, Dropbox) mostly......and all have ther own "quirky" limitatons to the pont i'd be better off going back to a NAS (since i would have more control).

For example, i have a pc and Mac on my network, running these online solutions on both, (not at the same time, of course).

Carbonite, i see, favours Windws more, than Mac's since it has a backup drive (mapped drive in explorer). I would love this on Mac, as this was my primamy goal.

Point my wallpapaers folder to the online storage drive. but its not possible

Then i tried DropBox, which does have ths. This also, turned out to be good, but very limited stirage for my needs Only up to 500 Gig on a paid account.

My goal is really Unlimited storage, combine with a backup drive that works on Mac too.

Things which lack on Carbonite are, File version not available on Mac, over 200Gig they also start throttling your connection to 100k upload speed (that sux).

But im sure thy have their reasons. The thing i can't get is when your uploading your using *Your* own bandwidth, not theirs. You are using theirs to download, but the limitation only applies to uploads only.

I don't think its possible though to have a backup drive on Mac with Carbonite, so i'm searching round to see if there is anywhere else i can turn to.

All this, and more.....makes me wannna go back to using a NAS.....

I don't mind the price ether, its more the lack of features available to which OS"s.

[yg17]

You absolutely are using their bandwidth when you upload to them. And a NAS on your local network does you no good if a natural disaster destroys your house and everything in it, the idea of these backup services is that they're off site.

Have you checked out Crashplan?

[Kurwenal]

I have used both Crashplan and Backblaze on Macs and am happy with both. These are in addition to local backups for the reason yg17 notes.

[jav6454]

How about critical and general backup? I have DropBox for my critical stuff and for all general, I have a RAID array in my home doing backups 24/7.

[ugahairydawgs]

I use and would recommend CrashPlan.

[Fireproof!]

Crashplan is awesome.

Unlimited backup and I like that you can create multiple 'backup sets' and prioritize their backing up.

[Tech198]

ok, I may give this another try,,, but i hate installing Java because of security holes.

But the reason i choose Carbonite, was because of "Unlimited" storage..

Yes, off-site backup is my main reason i want to use these, also I thew out most of my DVD media as i haven't used them for 2+ years.

I'm guessing online backup is no different than streaming services (e.g.. "they" are in control)

When I finished calming down over the security and encryption keys *held with them* issue, and the fact they have the power to turn all over to a court, I'll have a another look.

Secondly here, would be TrueCrypt, or FileVault, adding extra layer.... But then this requires some setup, and/use not to mention for Windows... on the users part..

Nothing was never easy was it ....


If Carbonite had a backup mapped dive on Mac, then that would probably be good.

Ideally, what i want is not only backup, but i have heaps of Wallpapers,, I would want to select a folder point to my online backup, as i'm going for a SSD drive soon.

So, I dunno,, probably a mix bag of both,,,, Dropbox or Crashplan for my Wallpapers, (about 10Gig total), and Carbonite for everything else *shrugs*

[Tech198]

Originally Posted by Kurwenal

I have used both Crashplan and Backblaze on Macs and am happy with both. These are in addition to local backups for the reason yg17 notes.

One consistency with all these reviews across backup solutions is the restore process.

Most have USB, and even ship on hard drive as a fee, or download via zip..

how well does the download one work ? and does it work in every case ok ? Since email has a limit of 25MB per message (including any attachments), are these backup services smart enough to split them up into smaller chunks ? Or optionally, download directly via website (bypassing web-based email services) like Gmail.