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- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17Hey, it worked for Han Solo...
- nreynolds, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4why would you not count media?
- bluenova, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Unfortunately we can not continue the Carbonite Backup installation.
The software requires Windows XP and your computer is currently running UNIX.
If you would like to be notified when a UNIX version is available, then please complete the form below: - burke, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4They say you can back up everything... I'm seriously doubting they'll let me back up a third of a terabyte for $5/mo. I know people who are close to a full TB... that has to cost them more than $5.
Then again, I guess it's all averages... most users will be backing up less than 20GB. - MoneyShot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Can anyone vouch for this service? Unlimited, real-time of backups for $5/mo seems to fit "sounds to good to be true" category.
- timetrap, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yeah I would at least count pictures (probably the number one most important thing on anyone's hard drive, not by pure cost, but because they are irreplaceable
- jtjdt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2When it comes to media, there are far more efficient ways of backing up, than transferring huge loads of data over the Internet (1048576 MB as stated above), and constantly keeping them up to date for every little torrent or image or album that changes.
Online backup services in general were mostly created for (from a practical stance) Word, excel, finances, e-mail, ect. - Scruffydan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I have been using it for a while, and I have backed up about 50 gig, of music photos and documents. My only issue is that the encryption keys are stored on carbonites servers, so it is possible (but not likely) that they (or the NSA...) can look at your data. I would prefer to keep the encryption keys myself. Still its a great service, although I have yet to really tested them out (I have not done a full restore yet)
- drakethegreat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The interesting thing is that media is the easiest to get back if you didn't make it yourself anyways. That is as far as movies and music. Its really the personal files that are most important and its hard to have over 50 GBs of personally created files unless you are a video producer in which case you probably already have a backup solution (or one would hope) that works better then the internet.
- MoneyShot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@timetrap
Sure, but this service looks like it's near real-time. That's certainly more convenient than swapping a pair of external drives to a safe deposit box every day.
I've got pr0n and MP3s dating back to '97. I'd be pissed if I lost them if my place went up in flames. However, it would be absolutely devasting to lose my Quickbooks files and other business documents (I run a small, home-based business). If you ask me, this thing seems perfect for small biz owners. Assuming it works as advertised, of course.
@Scruffydan
I wonder why you don't keep the key? I know that several other similar services that give you the key. Maybe it's just a stupid-user thing? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Everybody, upload as much as you can to the site in the above comment. Then download it again.
Then smileyrecords won't be so smiley when he sees "Account Suspended". - Scruffydan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2ya but updating that backup would be a pain.
- Scruffydan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Carbonite was started as a picture backup service, and only recently started allowing other types of files to be backed up.
- sekyuritei, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'll be much happier to be able to use HD-DVD, etc. for my "media", especially if there's an extended format that supports 150-200GB per disc soon... Every computer should have mirrored disks at minimum, although some of those people are going to be sad when their "easy" fakeraid fails and they still lose data...
- timetrap, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I hope if you have a TB that at least you are running RAID 5 . . . if one of your drives fail you can just swap it out. But online is great for those times you accidently delete something or you get a virus.
- timetrap, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah, i think I would shy away from that, spend the $60 a year on another hard drive, back it up myself and put the hard drive somewhere safe (like a family members house out of state).
$60 bucks will buy you at least 100 GB now, right? - Scruffydan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think it is a stupid user thing. Users that don;t know what they are doing could store the key on they HD and when it fails be unable to restore their backed up data.
Also I think I heard that they were planning on implementing that feature so hopefully it will be available soon - amcluesent, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Carbonite has a serious 'gotcha'.
If you define a directory to be in your backup-set, Carbonite will silently skip ALL the files in the directory which match it's own (invisible) blacklist of file extensions. And it won't give you any message you have an incomplete backup...nice. - jtjdt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Actually, if you don't count media, (Video, Mp3's Pictures, ect.) most users won't have more than 1.8GB of data. (Word, excel, finances, outlook, pdfs, ect.) Go ahead, add up how much all your docs take ;-)
- cuzican, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1damn websense at work.. :(
- encognito, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1 @amcluesent,
From the FAQ:
If a file is not backed up because it is excluded by default, can it be backed up anyway?
Yes, you can backup any individual file, regardless of type. If a file is excluded by default, you may still right-click on it and choose to include it. - Scruffydan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2after 50 gigs you can only upload 500 megs a day i believe
- encognito, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1More gems from the FAQ:
What type of encryption does Carbonite use to maintain users' data privacy?
Carbonite uses the Blowfish encryption algorithm with a 1024 bit key. Blowfish is a commonly used encryption system with much less processor overhead imposed on the user's computer (hence users' PCs are not slowed down by Carbonite's encryption software).
Does Carbonite have the private key that can access a user's files?
Yes, Carbonite currently keeps copies of all users' private encryption keys in our database so that users only need to remember their Carbonite password. This database is isolated and accessible only to certain Carbonite employees.
Carbonite will offer users the option of storing their own private keys in an upcoming free update to Online PC Backup. - burke, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1well, you could just get a program to make an incremental backup to a firewire/usb hdd.
- encognito, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Why not just encrypt data with TrueCrypt before backup?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1lol, suspend 5 servers in 3 different countries? lol again
the site got into alexa 15000 in one month, simply because its reliable
u fool watch what you say, u make yourself sound like an idiot - Metasquares, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Not everything makes a good web service. I don't know if I'd like all of my files on someone else's server.
- amcluesent, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Carbonite customer support told me they were 'currently updating our list of which files do NOT get backed up by default'.
LOL, like they couldn't read even read the source code to find the blacklist. Lamers.
Anything that looks like system files (.exe, .dll, etc.), plus some odd ones! A backup programme that silently skips all .bak files is not kewl IMHO. - mcdavis941, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Could you say more about this? Which file types are on the blacklist?
This is such a pain. It's been going on with Windows-based backup solutions at least as far back as Iomega tape drives. No notification ... - Micha31, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I have about 70gb in the process of being backed up with Carbonite. So far so good. Though i've only done single file restores to test out the service.
BOONS :
• Auto backup
• Set and forget
• Affordable
• Off Site
• Unlimited storage
• Works in the background without any noticeable lag
• Responsive support team
BANES :
• No archiving (it only mirrors your files, though support did say this will be added by the end of the year)
• Potential security/trust issue
• Unable to set priority (no backup que) - skadoit, on 12/15/2008, -0/+0Skadoit! offers affordable Online Data Backups; At only $6.95/month or $69.95/year. - www.skadoit.com
- trevorbadly, on 03/13/2008, -0/+0Carbonite may be good for Jabba, but I recommend http://mozy.com if you need online backup. Just more reliable and now that they've been bought out by EMC they'll be around for a very long time.
- whittan, on 02/21/2009, -0/+0If you are in New Zealand, try NetRescue. It works well and is a well priced online backup system. http://www.netrescue.co.nz/
- akoulianos, on 04/30/2009, -0/+0Carbonite has been available in Australia for almost a year now and it has really caught on. Great reviews and very happy customers. Try the free 30 day trial www.carbonite.com.au
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0whats new?
sites like http://mihd.net/ have 1111 MB upload limit and no download limits...
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