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Help me choose an online backup service
mouser:
There is something really important to note about CrashPlan.
You can use the full and powerful application freely to back up encrypted backups to a friend/family PC.
So if like me your goal is to provide a backup solution to protect in case of fire/theft, you could very easily find a friend with the same needs and back up to each other's PCs, at no cost (at least that's my understanding).
Perry Mowbray:
I did this investigation some time ago and ended up with SpiderOak, which I now have paid space with (it does all my documents / development stuff / etc).
It's got lots of other features, but they push security strongly, but I only really use the 'backup' side of it.
Not sure why I moved away from CrashPlan now?
Perry Mowbray:
There is something really important to note about CrashPlan.
You can use the full and powerful application freely to back up encrypted backups to a friend/family PC.
So if like me your goal is to provide a backup solution to protect in case of fire/theft, you could very easily find a friend with the same needs and back up to each other's PCs, at no cost (at least that's my understanding).
-mouser (February 16, 2012, 03:13 AM)
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That's true... but they'll need to be very friendly 'cos they'll have a copy of your files :)
mouser:
but they'll need to be very friendly 'cos they'll have a copy of your files
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encrypted though so they wont be able to read them. but will they be able to see filenames? that i don't know.
highend01:
Isn't CrashPlan's software a java application?
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