Online backup software?

I need to get some kind of online backup software for my home work PC. Mozy and Carbonite seem to be at the top of the pack. Can anyone offer any insight into those services or any other service I should consider? I have a relatively small amount of data ~1gb.

Thank you!

 

You should also consider JungleDisk. Carbonite is pretty good though, from what I've seen.

 

I use BackBlaze.

What makes BackBlaze different than Mozy, Carbonite and JungleDisk is the criteria for file backups. Mozy, Carbonite and JungleDisk all use explicit inclusion for file backups: that is, you must configure the client software to backup this folder and/or that file. BackBlaze, on the other hand, uses an explicit exclusion method. Unless you configure the client software NOT to backup this folder and/or that file, it will be backed up (outside of some default filters).

An Example:
You decide to uninstall Firefox and wipe your Firefox profile to fix a corruption issue. If you forget to copy your password database and places history, you can use your BackBlaze backup to restore those files in your new profile. Because those files are stored in the AppData folder of your User folder, Mozy, Carbonite and JungleDisk would need to be previously configured to backup that folder or its parent for you to recover those files. With BackBlaze, you are covered by default.

You will immediately notice the length of the initial backup. With the other services, it will be short because you are a backing up a small set of data ~1GB. With BackBlaze the initial backup will be longer, as the data set will be much larger - how large depends on your particular software installation. The default filters -- >4GB files, Windows files, applications and temporary files -- will keep some files from being backed up, thereby reducing the backup set. The filters can be configured to your liking. Backup speed is entirely dependent on your internet connection - BackBlaze does not limit your upload connection.

• Your backups are encrypted, both in transmission and storage.
• You have unlimited storage, so you don't have to worry about buying or upgrading your server storage allotment. The cost is only $5 a month or $50 a year.
• You can backup external drives connected to your computer. I currently backup my 500GB WD Passport with my 320GB laptop harddrive.
• Backups are continuous and versioned for thirty days. Need to recover the document you just overwrote ... but yesterday's version? No problem.
• Restores can be done using free downloads from the BackBlaze website, via DVD or USB Harddrives. The latter two are pay options.

--L.

 

I tried Mozy for a few days but ended up having to uninstall it. Their 2.0 software does not work with Win7 and it has been over a month and they have not come up with a solution yet. I am not going to trust a company with my data that can't even get their own relatively basic software package to work.

I switched to Carbonite and so far it seems good. Very simple and straight forward. There was a slight problem with getting it to run after rebooting the system, but if you change the startup setting in services to Automatic (delayed start) it works fine. Restore function is great, allowing you to easily select which version of the file you want to restore and if it should go in the original location or somewhere else. I like that I can access my files from my computer or the web.