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Flint · 06-29-2011, 11:46 AM

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.

06-29-2011, 11:46 AM	#4
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	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. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio** Last edited by Flint; 06-29-2011 at 11:52 AM.