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Originally Posted by popo
ADrive gives 50GB of space for free. I just signed up to give it a try and 2 things I don't love is that 1) only 1000 files upload at a time. When I'm backing up my 9000+ photos plus all my other files, that's not convenient. 2) It doesn't show thumbnails view for the pictures.
How does Mozy work this?
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Mozy has no limit. I'm running it on a Mac, but there's Windows as well; no Linux. It runs a background application, and (as I have it configured), when my computer is idle for 20 minutes, it checks what has changed since the last backup and begins uploading. You can also choose the files to be backed up by folder, by filetype, or both. Restores are done over the web at no cost, or you can have them burn DVDs and overnight them for some additional fee, I don't remember what.
No thumbnails, though; you might want a photo-specific web backup method for that.
They also have a free 2GB account, so you can see how it works (or, if 2GB is sufficient, just use that). I used the 2GB for a couple of weeks, decided it was worth it, then paid.
I love their "alternatives":
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Alternatives to MozyHome
* Burn a new CD or DVD every Sunday night and store it at your brother-in-law's office.
* Pay $200/year for an online backup service that uses old, mediocre software.
* Buy a $200 external hard drive and hope your office doesn't burn down.
* Do nothing and don't worry about backup. (We suggest closing your eyes, plugging your ears and repeating "I'm in my happy place, I'm in my happy place.")
* Run a cron job of rsync, gzip and mcrypt piped over ssh to your friend's server over his DSL line.
Of course, we think MozyHome is the best and easiest solution to the backup problem!
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