rickeybojey

Thanks for the information here! I also saw some nice backup software from the other threads. Try asking them about the Carbonite.

ho$ter

Carbonite does have its share of fans/users here, but so does Mozy and some of the other popular brands.

Bowyer12

Thanks for information!!!
I was really searching this type of information in last few days.
This information will give me lot of help in near future.
Thanks a lot


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gail

Carbonite exposes ALL your files which are private / not shared to all users via the Carbonite Backup Folder and they cannot offer any solution to this. I am running Vista SP1 and all Carbonite could advise me was to contact Microsoft at 46 uk pounds a throw!!! This is a terrible design fault which Carbonite have not dealt with. They are not taking responsibility for undermining Windows security.

ho$ter

Regarding iBackup -- are you still with them and happy with their service?

ho$ter

Here's a good evaluation of Carbonite vs. Mozy:


Mozy vs. Carbonite: Mac Backup Smackdown

gamblinginvest

I've tried several online backup solutions and the one I prefer for my personal files is SteekUp.

ho$ter

SteekUp eh?
Seems like a new company jumps in everyday.

striplar

Beware, this product may appear to work but in my experience falls far short of realistic expectations. I have this on two Windows 7 computers and they both have the same issues.
The initial backup went smoothly if a little slowly.
After a while, I double checked to make sure that my critical files had been recently backed up after being changed. Although some had, a lot of them had not.
I contacted Carbonite but their answer was pretty useless. All they say is that your backup is proceeding normally. Apparently they are unable to tell you what was backed up in the last 24 hours for example. All they can tell you is that since a particular date a long time ago, so many bytes of data have been backed up. Useless!
The log file which is accessible on each system is almost unreadable but with some perseverance, I found that it was trying to back up huge files recorded from the DigiTV card and loads of other unimportant stuff.
I then went through the whole computer and explicitly told it not to back up any of that stuff, only leaving the critical files and folders for it to back up.
It still doesn't work properly. Files are left in the 'pending backup' state for months until I tell them to be backed up ASAP.
I have fed this specific information back to Carbonite and they are not replying.
So the message is clear. If you want the comfort of the illusion of this kind of backup, Carbonite is for you. Just don't expect your recent data to be there when you system dies. At best, it's about as much useful as doing a complete system copy every few months.
If you think your Carbonite installation is ok then check out the backup status of a file that you know you changed a couple of weeks ago.
Besides the fact that it doesn't work, what is desperately needed is another icon in the Carbonite drive window that shows what was backed up recently. If this information was available, it would have been a lot easier to spot that things were horribly wrong.
In principle, this is a great idea. Now all they have to do is to make it work.