I have to say - i just use the regular legacy backup feature and move the files to my google drive. A lot cheaper (free for a lot of people) and it has worked for me.
On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Wendy Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Barbara, > > There has been a lot of discussion about Dropbox here lately. > > You may like to go to the list's archive (see the link at the bottom of > every LUG post) and search there for past comments. > > I like Dropbox so much I now pay them a subscription to get more than > the free space they offer and store everything that I'd normally put in > "My Documents" there - including my Legacy data files, which I've never > kept in the default location*. > > . * For a long time now, my working theory has been that every- > . thing I'd want to retrieve in the event of a computer failure > . (as much as possible) is kept in "My Documents", so my > . backups (when I remembered to do them!) would comprise mainly > . of that folder. > > Before I became a paid subscriber at Dropbox, and only had the free > space, I kept particularly precious things there - such as my Legacy > backups. The original data files weren't kept there. You could do it > the other way around (data file in Dropbox, backups elsewhere) if you > wanted; once it's set up, you don't have to think about it again. > > Whatever service you end up using, consider how easy it is to retrieve > your files from it. Does the service simply hold a copy of your folders > and files, or does it convert them to another format (eg a compressed > backup format) that has to be converted back to the original before you > can use it? I'm not saying that's a bad thing, there could well be > features of that method that suit your requirements, but I'm thinking > about how easy it would be for YOU (as the user) to restore your files > after a disaster. Such things might be quite easy for you, or they may > be a daunting prospect you don't want to consider. > > Dropbox stores a copy of my files and updates them immediately a file is > changed when the computer is online, and I can access them from any > other online computer - as long as I can remember my password! > > And if the worst happened and I had to set up a new computer, once I > installed the little Dropbox program and logged it into my Dropbox > account, all the files in my account would be downloaded automatically, > ready for me to use. The only consideration then (because of the large > volume of files I have there - currently almost 70GB) would be how much > of our monthly data allowance provided by our ISP would be used up in > that process - but that is minor (merely a matter of money) compared to > the prospect of loosing everything from my current computer. > > Hope this helps. :-) > > Kind Regards, > Wendy > > Barbara Pixley said the following on 8/11/2013 8:16 a.m.: > > I recently had my pc crash and thought for awhile I'd lost > > Legacy-all 13,000+ names, notes etc...also lost a few years off my > > life! I backup on Carbonite and an external hard drive. I understood > > that Carbonite backed up everything automatically but didn't! > > Evidently you have to 'adjust settings'. 'Did manage to get my Legacy > > restored from the external hard drive. Legacy support also suggested > > SkyDrive and Dropbox, neither of which I use. In a recent Family Tree > > Magazine a site recommended was backupmytree.com > > Would like feedback from anyone who uses Carbonite, SkyDrive, > > Dropbox and/or backupmytree.com as to how you like it, ease of use, > > success in restoring files etc. > > Thanks, > > Barbara Pixley > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
