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10/11/2012 06:42:12 PM · #1 |
I'm looking into backblaze.com and wondering if the DPC users are still recommending them.
I'm trying the free trial right now. |
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10/11/2012 07:37:55 PM · #2 |
I use it. It saved my butt when my hard disk died. It is easy -- you just set it up and forget it.
But there are a couple of things that are less than ideal. When you start, and you have a lot of data to back up -- it takes literally weeks before it gets all backed up. Then, if you have to then restore it also takes forever. When restoring it I got anxious that it was taking so long to restore. I just wanted to have all my pictures back safe. So, I broke down an paid something like $200 for them to send me a drive with my backup on it. You do get to keep the external hard drive that they send. |
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10/11/2012 08:33:33 PM · #3 |
Have it. Like it. Recommend it. It works quietly in the background and you can't beat the price.
Message edited by author 2012-10-11 20:33:50. |
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10/11/2012 09:08:56 PM · #4 |
This sounds good to me. About a year ago I bought an external hard drive, with good intentions to use it, but I'm such a procrastinator it's still in its box. And I don't know when I last put anything on CD. I like the sound of automatic - it could just be this particular lazy woman's solution.
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10/11/2012 11:06:03 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by bvy:
Have it. Like it. Recommend it. It works quietly in the background and you can't beat the price. |
I also use it and have same sentiment. Yes the initial backup takes weeks but once it's done the incremental backups do not take so long. |
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10/12/2012 09:25:22 PM · #6 |
I've been backing up non-stop for 24 hours I think. I'm glad to know other people are still happy with them.
Once my main drive is backed up, I will back up my carbon-copy clone drive and then I will migrate all my images from the main drive onto another external drive that I will back up as well.
Feels good to be proactive... And to clear up my main drive. I suppose editing software will run much slower if I keep all my images on an external drive though. Hmmmm. |
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