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Closed AccountApr 3, 2006
this is SPAMreported as such, piece of s**t software
mlts22Apr 3, 2006
Backup software is something that is (IMHO) still in the Stone Age for Windows and UNIX systems. GNU tar, ufsdump, and even rsyncing to a directory on a remote machine are workable options, but these days, there is more than just copying files. One needs encryption for various law compliance, ability to verify all media in case something got damaged. There are some good backup solutions like IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager, Backup Exec, Legato Networker, but they are for the enterprise, and priced accordingly.For the consumer, tape drives are either prohibitively priced ($2000+ for a decent DLT), or do not have the capacity to be better than stacks of DVD recordable media. Of course, there are removable hard disks, but there are concerns about data longevity on those.Windows PCs have their backup issues as well. I've tried a number of utilities, and ended up sticking with EMC/Insignia's Retrospect software. It has its glitches, but so far, after using it on a daily basis writing to stacks of DVD media, its been a solid performer. It supports making an emergency restore CD (which I tried and works excellently for Windows systems), and supports as clients a number of popular operating systems. Its not perfect though... my biggest beef about it is that it requires a license key to do anything after being installed, and sometimes, that info isn't available. Some programs like bru allow for data to be restored, but not backed up if there are no license keys present, while other programs like Tivoli Storage Manager will work, but nag you on the license audit failure, however will let you resume normal operations.All and all, backup software for computers is still in the Stone Age. Only a scant few programs support solid encryption, fewer support the concept of disk to disk to tape, and even fewer support the concept of a synthetic full backup (TSM and Retrospect support this, where the software makes a full backup snapshot from incrementals.)
Closed AccountApr 3, 2006
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zeligplanetApr 3, 2006
Very bad programmed software, IMHO. I tried WinBackup some weeks ago. It looks good, but... It used 100% processor and allocates up to 350 Mb of RAM during a backup!
spubyApr 3, 2006
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Closed AccountApr 3, 2006
fheyf**k YOUwhoever negative digg my commentstupid ****s****rs dont like the truth? THIS SOFTWARE IS A PIECE OF s**t !now go back and f**k your dog
j4s0nApr 3, 2006
this aint worth digging. it's outdated. and just pushing you to buy the new version.
cbenardApr 3, 2006
Wow. I knew about foldershare before, but it's FREE now. I'm going to use this at work and home. Microsoft is good for some things! (they bought Foldershare and pulled a Google by making it free)
astrotrainApr 3, 2006
Blah.... keep it simple restore / backup.... batch script with WINZIP or WINRAR......I hate backup applications that use "their" format....which leaves your data at their mercy. If the companydecides to drop support and fails to update for your latest version of OS, your screwed. With a standard(WinZip or WinRAR) you know they will be around for generations to come.Believe me, I've tried, IOmega Backup, NeroBackup, Roxio(Adaptec) backup, Windows Backup... hell I even bought a Iomega Ditto tape Drive.... they dropped support for it after Win98... so I would have to build a newsystem running Win98 just to get my data.
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