Indeed I am a cautionary tale for treating Synchronization as Backup http://codermike/synchronization-backup
Not that I've learned my lesson at all. This thread has me thinking I need to get an offsite backup going. On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Piers Williams <piers.willi...@gmail.com>wrote: > I use Skydrive to keep working files in sync between my various laptops and > workstations (though seems a bit more fussy about firewalls than Mesh Beta > was), but for backups you need a real backup solution. You accidentally > delete a file on a sync service and you'll soon realize the difference (as > Mike M will attest). > > I eval'd Mozzy, but eventually went with Crashplan. I'm paying for the > unlimited, multi-machine option, which seems to work pretty well. After the > wife's laptop died the kind of sudden violent death that only SSD's can > really manage I'm a bit more sensitive to backing *all of them* up, and this > is definitely a step up from occasionally burning DVDs and sticking them in > my desk drawer. > > Crashplan also has a mode (usable in the free version) where you can backup > to a friend / family's PC (if they've got lots of free space). Even better > if they're in a different country, far from the impending disaster. > > One limitation with Crashplan is that (mostly due to the licencing model, > but there are some technical reasons too) backups from UNC shares are not > supported (possible, just not supported), so your NAS devices are exposed. > > (As an aside: one of these guys should team up with one of our major ISPs > to offer an integrated, unmetered service. They'd clean up I reckon. Anyone > from IINet listening?) > > > On 1 June 2011 09:14, Corneliu I. Tusnea <corne...@acorns.com.au> wrote: > >> Stephen, >> >> Windows Live Mesh works great. It's free for up to 5Gb and uses the >> Windows SkyDrive to store the data: >> http://explore.live.com/windows-live-mesh?os=other >> It's more of a sync service than backup (if you delete a file it gets >> deleted from the cloud storage and it does not store older versions of >> files) >> >> I just love it. I sync data with multiple computers and has basically zero >> CPU usage during sync. >> The other services is DropBox. Quite good. >> >> Corneliu >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 10:35 AM, William Luu <will....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> You could also sync/backup your stuff to Windows Live SkyDrive - >>> http://explore.live.com/windows-live-skydrive >>> >>> >>> On 1 June 2011 10:30, Greg Keogh <g...@mira.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Stephen, Crashplan looked great until I noticed they have some kind of >>>> per-machine restriction on all but the top plan. This make no sense, as >>>> if I >>>> buy the space, then I expect to be able to use from absa-bloody-lutely >>>> anywhere, I mean, it's the space that counts, not where it comes from -- >>>> Greg >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > -- > piers > more pedantry at http://piers7.blogspot.com/ >
