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Re: online backup
« Reply #60 on: September 10, 2012, 10:47:52 AM »
Seems to me like you're just picky.  ;)

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Re: online backup
« Reply #61 on: September 10, 2012, 11:03:34 AM »
I like to think I demand excellence.
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Re: online backup
« Reply #62 on: September 21, 2012, 11:37:49 AM »
FYI, free year for Carbonite users if you are interested. Crashplan is much more customizable than Carbonite.

http://lifehacker.com/5942227/grab-a-free-year-of-unlimited-backup-from-crashplan?tag=crashplan

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Re: online backup
« Reply #63 on: September 21, 2012, 11:49:01 AM »
oh that is AWESOME!!!

Note after you enter email you have to hit enter to activate. at least on chrome.
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Re: online backup
« Reply #64 on: September 21, 2012, 11:59:37 AM »
If this works out as well as the software would indicate I'm going to be a very happy man. I'm up and running on my 1 year, just had to enter the key from my email.
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Re: online backup
« Reply #65 on: September 22, 2012, 06:07:30 PM »
FYI, free year for Carbonite users if you are interested. Crashplan is much more customizable than Carbonite.

http://lifehacker.com/5942227/grab-a-free-year-of-unlimited-backup-from-crashplan?tag=crashplan


Given my annoying track record of being let down by these services I'm trying not to get my hopes up BUT thus far CrashPlan is pretty damn good.
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Re: online backup
« Reply #66 on: September 30, 2012, 11:28:12 PM »
Crashplan is pretty damn awesome. Only downfall is you can't (apparently) restore individual files or folders because you can't navigate them. You can only restore them all at once, for example after a format, which is fine. You can get individual files via the Android app.

One thing does concern me though. I read a thread on CP support website where a girl complained that she formatted her computer, and then when she went to restore from CP she learned that the restore system ignores anything in the backup that does not exist on the computer in regards to structure.

So for example I have my music as

My Music
/artist
/artist
/artist

and so on. According to her complaint she would need to go into her new My Music folder on the clean install and create a new folder for every single artist match the names found on the cloud. If that is the case then holy shit, that's a problem. Crashplan did not appear to refute it.

What an oversight that would be.
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Re: online backup
« Reply #67 on: October 01, 2012, 06:07:45 AM »
I'd say.  Fail.

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Re: online backup
« Reply #68 on: October 01, 2012, 07:04:59 AM »
I'd say.  Fail.

If its true total fail. Ik waiting on an official answer.
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Re: online backup
« Reply #69 on: October 20, 2012, 09:09:03 AM »
Crashplan is pretty damn awesome. Only downfall is you can't (apparently) restore individual files or folders because you can't navigate them. You can only restore them all at once, for example after a format, which is fine. You can get individual files via the Android app.

One thing does concern me though. I read a thread on CP support website where a girl complained that she formatted her computer, and then when she went to restore from CP she learned that the restore system ignores anything in the backup that does not exist on the computer in regards to structure.

So for example I have my music as

My Music
/artist
/artist
/artist

and so on. According to her complaint she would need to go into her new My Music folder on the clean install and create a new folder for every single artist match the names found on the cloud. If that is the case then holy shit, that's a problem. Crashplan did not appear to refute it.

What an oversight that would be.

This information is not correct. I am restoring right now and it takes the folders you select from the cloud and creates them on the desktop, and then you can move them anywhere you like. Filestructure is in tact.
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Re: online backup
« Reply #70 on: October 20, 2012, 10:28:05 AM »
in deed   :thumbsup:

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Re: online backup
« Reply #71 on: October 20, 2012, 08:40:21 PM »
Crash plan, 10/10
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Re: online backup
« Reply #72 on: October 28, 2012, 03:00:33 PM »
OK so after using Crashplan on three computers and actually putting it to the test it gets my vote hands down, no question. The free year is a major plus, the software is fast and stable, and it just plain works. There is a learning curve to understanding how it all needs to be set up but once you get it down it is simple.
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