Hey, now that is an interesting solution - Online storage. It's an idea!

I have the 500GB MBP, which shall be back to normal soon - and my PC, which has a few Terabytes - so unlimited sounds ideal.

I can try the two of them for nothing, so that's ok. It's good that you mentioned them, I thank you for that.
I'll read up some more about online storage, including the security of, and all of the costs involved. A UK one may provide a faster up/download for backup/recovery?

There is a review of some of the available companies here





Edit: speeling

Edited by TheHorseman (Sun 13-Mar-11 21:37:50)

In reply to a post by Guest_Again:

Hey, now that is an interesting solution - Online storage. It's an idea!

I have the 500GB MBP, which shall be back to normal soon - and my PC, which has a few Terabytes - so unlimited sounds ideal.

I like the idea of online backup too, but work out some times... even on my 10Mbps uplink, the first backup would max it out 24/7 for over 8 days .

Apart from anything else, I doubt BT's ability to hold the line up for that long!


eta- Oh, and check whether your ISP meters uploads!

Edited by billford (Sun 13-Mar-11 16:46:56)

Another good point Bill.

Be* don't meter up or down, thankfully.

I don't mind upping at a lower speed, especially for a good cause (my Backups!). 1.4 meg up will do - It'll HAVE TO lol.

Minted. Thanks!

In reply to a post by Guest_Again:

Be* don't meter up or down, thankfully.

My ISP doesn't count uploads either, but I think if I were going to send the best part of a terabyte it would be politic to have a word with them in advance

In my case, any need for a full restore would be problematic, it would put me waaaaaaaaay over my monthly allowance

Even in your case, it might trip the FUP.

There has not been a single post saying about someone receiving any word or warning about exceeding the FUP.

For re-installing Steam here, it was many GBs. Plus all the updates etc etc. No worries.

Some even d/l loads of distros too with no issues. Thanks for that though.

Mozy maxed out my upload for about 4 days or so uploading some 50GB, however Carbonite does not. They apparently throttle the upload. It is currently 33GB of 133GB and has been running for nearly 18 days, so it's going to take around 2 months to complete.

NOT so good!?

It was when I was replying to Guesty that I realised the big snag with online backups... a restore can get very expensive!

I'm not on an unlimited connection, and at a rough estimate a full restore would cost me around £500 - £600 in excess download charges. I could have a whole bank of backup HDDs scattered around the house for that money

I can understand the need for a remote backup when you've got data that is vital for some reason, and has to be protected from total loss from a fire or something, but I'm not really in that position. In a total loss situation, the data would be the least of my worries.

Edited by billford (Sun 13-Mar-11 22:13:12)