Online Backup: Mozy vs. carbonite
 

I've been using Mozy online backups for $4.95 per month, 1 computer, unlimited data.

They are now changing their plans to:

• 125GB, 3 Computers, $9.99 per month
• 50GB, 1 Computer, $5.99 per month

I found out about this because my backups have failed for the last week even though my $4.95 is set to auto draft. Well, ƒuck you Mozy. I want a pro-rated rebate for the last seven days. Neither one of these plans works for me. I want 100Gb backed up on one computer, for the $4.95 I've already paid you.



I've been hearing about Carbonite. It offer remote file access. It offers unlimited data backup. It is $54.95 per year.



Unless someone can compellingly convince me that Carbonite is horrible, worthless, or otherwise to be avoided, I am switching ASAP.



Thoughts, opinions?

You know, forget it. I've already started moving all my files off to my 1.5TB external drive. Tommorrow I will re-image my PC with a fresh XP build...I needed to anyway. I'll have a physical copy of my files and Mozy can kiss my ass. As soon as this large file move is complete I am cancelling Mozy.

I'll get Carbonite for $54.95 just to keep a currently versioned backup with no manual button pushing.

Why in the hell would I start paying double the price when other vendors offer the same thing? Idiots.

I bailed on mozy too, I'm using Dropbox for my current files (less than 100GB worth) and I have a big ole' network drive on the router that keeps incremental backups of everything. Cheaper to buy drives than to pay Mozy at those rates.

Update: sat down to install Carbonite today, and noticed that it doesn't back up external drives.

This is a deal-breaker for me. I keep everything external and refer to it via shortcuts. My actual PC doesn't have any important data on it. To use Carbonite (or any backup solution that doesn't handle external drives) I would have to make a copy of my external drive, on my local drive, and then be forced to maintain continuity between two copies of every file.



I'm now looking at CrashPlan. I can't find any negative reviews. They offer low MONTHLY rates (versus Carbonite's yearly subscription), and plans that make sense (versus Mozy's new bullshit scenarios).

Any experience with CrashPlan--good or bad?

Any recommendations for other backup softwares?



Edit: Oh, and CrashPlan will also ship you a physical drive to copy your files to (if you don't want to wait for your ISP to chug through GBs of data), or, ship your files BACK to you on a physical drive, in case a mass file restore is needed quickly.