Wait, what? I thought that's what My Documents and the Desktop were for. I can't recall any significant data going into AppData for any of my applications.
On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> wrote: > Err…. It’s also where a legitimate data is SUPPOSED to reside as well… > > > > -sc > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jonathan Link > *Sent:* Friday, July 11, 2014 11:10 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Online server backups > > > > For home users this probably is a feature, since this is where malware > likes to hide. This probably applies to many small business users who run > as admin. > > > > On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 3:18 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Was looking at the likes of Carbonite and Mozy, but haven't got around to > > any testing yet....any input is appreciated. > > A side client of mine tried Carbonite Pro a couple years back. The > software was hard-coded to never back up "Application Data" (AppData) > folders. When I contacted support, I discovered the company > considered this a feature. > > I recommended the customer avoid using a backup company that didn't > think data should be backed up. > > -- Ben > > >
