I’m very much a Backblaze fan. I’ve had to use it in earnest on one occasion and it performed perfectly. I previously used Carbonite but found it somewhat unintuitive and clunky – might be better now though of course.
Phil ---- Phil Ward Skype: aphilw E: [email protected] W: philward.biz W: audio-icons.com W: musicandmiscellany.com W: peggysdiaries.wordress.com W: soundcloud.com/philberish • Freelance writer and product designer. • Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. • Contributor to Sound on Sound magazine. > On 25 Aug 2017, at 10:57, mac98aop <[email protected]> wrote: > > I hear lots of positives about Backblaze too. > Just a question though, I do a physical Timemachine backup and keep it > offsite. My hope is that when needed, I just plug it in to a new Mac and off > we go. > > But... > > 1. Will that work if my replacement Mac has a newer OS? (mindful of file > storage changes coming in High Sierra and I'm still on Mavericks) > 2. How helpful is something like Backblaze in that instance, or is there some > online cloning tool?! > > Just want piece of mind! > > Adam > > On Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 6:42:43 PM UTC+1, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > Carbonite are very good, as are Backblaze. Shame about Crashplan, I use it > for backing up between my different computers, will have to do it manually > now! > > Sam > > MacAmbulance Ltd. > Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development > > Sam Mullen > +44 (0)7747778022 <> > [email protected] <javascript:> > www.macambulance.co.uk <http://www.macambulance.co.uk/> > MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration > number 8466597 > > This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain > privileged or confidential information. > If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete > the email immediately. > > >> On 22 Aug 2017, at 17:16, Diana <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: >> >> I have used Crash Plan (Code 42) as an internet based back up service for >> many years. They are going to stop providing to the consumer market and >> have recommended I change to Carbonite. What do SMUG members recommend for >> personal off site back up. I have a Time Machine but that is sitting next >> my computer. Thanks in advance. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug >> <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug > <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
