Mozy vs Carbonite

Anyone using either? Thoughts/observations?

 

mozy is excellent, dont believe the hype, just set it to auto backup right before you go to sleep and youre good, only costs 5 bucks monthly, I researched both before buying and noticed bloggers and "experts" recommending carbonyte, after digging further into the specs, I found that mozy was actualy better, carbonyte is for the sunday joe that doesnt have time to do his own research

 

I've had Mozy since 2007. I second this. Flawless and cheap.

 

Have you had to restore any files? I've scanned over both websites, and Mozy's procedures for restoration seem rather difficult.

 

I have a problem allowing everything on my computer to be backed up on-line. I don't trust the encryption, I don't trust the backup engineers, I just don't trust my valuable data with other people I don't know.

I just use an external USB hard drive (500 GB for around $100) or a USB flash drive (128 GB for about $100) to do my backups. You can use a software called Second Copy http://www.centered.com/ that does the same job as Carbonite for $30.

If you are really paranoid, use two backup hard drives and switch them periodically. Keep the one switched out at a different location in case of fire.

 

I 've used mozy and prefer these guys:

https://www4.ibackup.com/index.html

Little more expensive, but it also serves as an online drive / storage in addition to the backup. It can be mapped as a network drive, and can backup a running sql server.

 

I have used Mozy for over a year without problems. However, I have never had to restore data and I share the previously mentioned concerns about my data being stored somewhere else.

I signed up with carbonite prior to Mozy, but could never get it to work. I tried contacting carbonite multiple times but just kept getting auto-generated e-mails. There was no telephone number to call for support. Eventually, I had to have my credit card company cancel the carbonite charge, which carbonite challenged, etc.

I even tried ordering something else on-line several months later from an unrelated company and they refused my credit card because the new company used the same credit card clearing firm as carbonite.

It was all a big mess and, needless to say, I was very dissatisfied with carbonite.

 

Never had to restore files cant answer that but they have an 800 number on their site.

 

great posts everybody

 

You have to be a complete idiot to store your files on a 3rd party website. I-D-I-O-T.

Buy a 1TB external drive at less than $100.