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nixandwin · 04-24-2010, 01:59 AM

There is a big difference between the two when it comes to file retention (how far you need to go back in time to restore a file), resource utilization (CPU, RAM, bandwidth), and what you need to backup.

I'm an IT consultant and I use "Tomahawk Backup" for my clients which are mostly small businesses. It is a business class service made for backing up applications, databases, file servers, etc. (and PC's too if you want). Low utilization and you can keep "deleted" files up to 3 years.

For my personal systems I also use SugarSync. If you have multiple computers it does a nice job keeping them in sync. It's on my laptop, work computer and home computer and it keeps all the files and folder structures the same on all which is awesome if you computer hop like that. I don't have to email myself files anymore and I know exactly where everything is no matter what computer I'm using.

If you only have one computer, go with a online backup service, and I recommend periodically backing up locally to USB as well.

Hope that helps

04-24-2010, 01:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
nixandwin Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 5	Re: Sync vs Real Backup There is a big difference between the two when it comes to file retention (how far you need to go back in time to restore a file), resource utilization (CPU, RAM, bandwidth), and what you need to backup. I'm an IT consultant and I use "Tomahawk Backup" for my clients which are mostly small businesses. It is a business class service made for backing up applications, databases, file servers, etc. (and PC's too if you want). Low utilization and you can keep "deleted" files up to 3 years. For my personal systems I also use SugarSync. If you have multiple computers it does a nice job keeping them in sync. It's on my laptop, work computer and home computer and it keeps all the files and folder structures the same on all which is awesome if you computer hop like that. I don't have to email myself files anymore and I know exactly where everything is no matter what computer I'm using. If you only have one computer, go with a online backup service, and I recommend periodically backing up locally to USB as well. Hope that helps