On Thu, 10 Jul 2008, Paula Minor wrote:
I didn't realize you had so much data Paula.
Yeah....mainly music/tv shows and around 250 GB photos. It was their price
that convinced me to try it....well, there's no trial. You either buy it or
not. If I'd been able to try it first, I'd have known it wasn't fast enough
for me.
But S3/ Jungle disk is probably more the kind of online storage tool for
you. It will cost more and take more work on your part but give you the
flexibility and scale you wan
I looked into it when it first came out and I can't remember why I didn't try
it....either way too expensive for what I need or it didn't have a Mac
version.
Does your backup need to be "online" (i.e. over the Internet)? It sounds
like you might be better served by using an external (USB, Firewire, or
eSATA) hard-disk. Get a 500GB unit (or more, prices are coming down, and
your data will only increase over time). Actually, get two. Then, after
doing your first backup, take it with you on your next trip to the office.
(or to a friend or relative's house... somewhere you go at least once
a week). Then, after doing your next backup, take the 2nd unit with
your on your next trip, and bring the 1st unit back home.
That way, you have an offsite backup (in case your house burns, floods,
gets burgled, etc.). And you have another backup at home, in case your
in-computer disk dies, and you need to do a restoration right away. And
no more weeks-long initial backup over the Internet. And, while 2 external
disks will cost a few hundred dollars, its a one time cost. (Well, "one
time" until your backups outgrow the external drives.)
What do you think?
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Vicky Staubly http://www.steeds.com/vicky/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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