You're right. This is surely not a first-line backup, since to rebuild a lost disk would take days.
I wonder how fast it would be to backup on a t1 line, since my upload speed on my cable is capped. I've been backing up my system since the 26th and it's only 30% complete. --- Andrew Stirling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael > > I've used it for over a year. > As you say its pretty big upload to get started. > I also find that that it sometimes reports say 35Meg > to be uploaded when > I know I'm nowhere near that amount of fresh data. > If you have limited web data limits I would be wary > of it. > I only had to use the recovery in earnest once so > far, unfortunately the > whole site was down for around 3 days. I thought it > had gone bust, had > to restore through my prime backups. > Basically it works away in the background OK, it > seems to take an hour > plus to backup a changed file. > I use it as a secondary backup system. > Do remember that if you have to get ALL your files > back it will take a > loooong time, days even. > If you delete a file it will also delete it from the > backup after a > number of days. > > As you say its automatic & off-site. > > Andrew Stirling > 01250 874580 > http://www.calcpay.co.uk > HMRC Accredited UK payroll program > > Michael Madigan wrote: > > carbonite.com > > > > I signed up for the free 30-day trial. > Supposedly, > > it's 50 bucks a year unlimited backup. It will > only > > work, as far as I can tell, on physical hard > disks. > > It also only works on XP. > > > > Well we'll see how it goes. It takes a long time > to > > backup the system the first time, but I like the > fact > > that it is automatic and off-site. > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
