online backup - great solution

[spants]

Just installed crashplan.... its great!

solaris, linux, mac and windows - backup to your own (or to a friends pc) for free or to their servers for low cost.
You can encrypt the backups and schedule transfers during the night. Will also work across LAN for quick & easy backups between machines.

www.crashplan.com

Happy (free) user, no links etc.

Tony

[Man-At-Arms]

what's the GB size of the personal version ?

i can't see it on the website !

[theaxe]

I just started using Amazon's S3 service which is similar. Currently costs about $0.15/GB/month.

[spants]

Man-At-Arms said:

what's the GB size of the personal version ?
i can't see it on the website !

There doesnt seem to be a limit.... if its your own/friends pcs. Will obviously take some time if you use the internet.

Edited by spants on Friday 22 January 23:03

[Primo]

Looks to only be free for 30 days.

I found a good solutions which was to sign up to Microsofts skydrive (25GB), using download Gladinet Desktop free, which then enables you to use skydrive as a webdrive.

[spants]

Primo said:

Looks to only be free for 30 days.

I found a good solutions which was to sign up to Microsofts skydrive (25GB), using download Gladinet Desktop free, which then enables you to use skydrive as a webdrive.

No, only the backup to their server is free for 30 days. Backup to friends or your pcs has no time limit

[mikeh501]

i use mozy for online backup. i wonder how this compares? looks very similar, and priced similarly too.

[spants]

I read about it here - it details several options including mozy...

http://lifehacker.com/5405041/five-best-online-bac...