Best Online Backup Software?

[paragonj]

Hello all,

I'm looking for recommendations for the best online backup software. Here's the role I'm trying to fill.

I am going to be getting a Time Capsule to do Time Machine backup on-site at my house. I'd also like to have an off-site backup, but I only really feel the need to have my important documents (basically my home folder) backed up off-site. I'm not really interested in carting a hard drive off-site or what-not, so I'm thinking that online backup will fill this role nicely.

Can anybody recommend a program/site that will work well for this need? Please suggest both free (if there are any decent ones) and paid services.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Jiddick ExRex]

http://www.crashplan.com/


Works really great, especially if you have a friend who also uses it (else you can just pay more for using their own server).

 

[dws90]

Try JungleDisk. It works great, and is incredibly cheap (I have all of my important file backed up, and have to pay about $1 a month.)

http://www.jungledisk.com

 

[pavelbure]

mozy will do you fine. you can get 2 gigs free. sign up using this referral code CBCVV3 <<<<<< that's 2 v's not a w or click the link below.


https://mozy.com/?ref=CBCVV3


if you use the link you can get 2.2 gigs. no credit card is needed for using their free service.

 

[paragonj]

Does Mozy work with Leopard? It says 10.4 on the website.

 

[JSchwage]

I'll throw in another vote for JungleDisk.

 

[pavelbure]

Does Mozy work with Leopard? It says 10.4 on the website.

yes it does.

 

[evandena]

Amazon S3 is perfect for this, which brings me to vote for Jungledisk.

 

[MarkCollette]

Since Jungle Disk works as a network drive, can you have two computers simultaneously logged-in, accessing that drive, so that you see a change from one computer reflected in the other, in near real-time?

 

[7on]

I like .Mac

But it depends on how big your home folder is. I just backup my settings, contacts, keychains, and photos. The only other big thing I have is iTunes songs.

 

[TooBadSoSad]

I would also recommend Crashplan. Not only can you backup to their servers, you can also backup to a local machine which allows much faster restores.

I also paid for and used JungleDisk for a while. However, one big downside for me is that it can not detect moved or renamed files. So if you have a huge Aperture library, and decide to move it to a new folder or rename it, JungleDisk will try to re-upload the entire thing. Crashplan is smart enough to detect a move and not re-upload.

 

[kfordham281]

You need version .7 or better of Mozy to work with Leopard. I used Mozy on my old Tiger Macbook and recently set it up on my MBP Leopard box. I wrote a quick tour of how to use/setup the application here.