I use Carbonite on our desktop computer running Windows 7. The desktop computer has a larger internal hard disk than my laptop. I use Karen's Replicator to copy all of my important files from my laptop to the desktop computer. Then Carbonite backups my data from both computers. Since it is used by my son, I do not have JAWS on that computer. I have NVDA installed instead.
There is a general HTML style window available through the System Tray or the Programs menu. Everything is readable in this window, but it is extremely frustrating and slow! Perhaps JAWS does better! It acts like a web page with an unusual amount of JavaScript continually running. The right mouse click context menus are much easier to use. It should indicate if a particular file or folder is completely vacked up. The sighted can easily see this at a glance for all files and folders, because the icons are color coded! After my backup should be complete, I look at the status of some high level folders. It may say everything is currently backed up or that some files are not backed up. The trial will only back up files in certain locations and will initially block large files, like videos. You can use the Carbonite Properties dialog in the context menus to add folders elsewhere and other filetypes you want to backup. For instance, I have lots of media on this disk, which is actually served up as a DLNA Media Server, at C:\Media. By using the Applications key, then arrowing down to the Carbonite submenu and selecting Properties, you can check whether to backup this folder. It is that easy. I also made sure that all of the filetypes I wanted to backup were included. This is a pain, but only needs to be done once. Select any file in a folder that is flagged for backup of each type, like .mp3, or .m4v. Open the Carbonite Properties of that file. Again check the desired checkboxes to backup this file and for all files of this filetype. *Don Marang* Vinux Package Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org <http://www.vinuxproject.org/> On 8/12/2012 11:52 AM, Sharon Gosling wrote: > I would like to use the Carbonite or similar program on my Win 7 laptop. I > have Jaws 11 but will consider upgrading to 13 if it works with this program. > I did listen to the tutorial that was recommended but it was done on an XP > machine and not with a current version of Carbonite, I think, since the price > at that time was $44 and now it is $59. > So what worked on the tutorial was not the way it showed up on my computer. > Mainly I need to know how to tell what it actually backs up and how to tell > it to include something in the backup. The context menu says an item that > says not to back up an item but not one to include an item in the backup. My > free trial is expired now but I will purchase the program if it works on > Windows 7 with the current version of Carbonite. > So please, is anyone using this successfully now? > Thanks in advance, > Sherrie Gosling > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
