Very disappointing when something so useful goes out of production.
Sorry hear this Ronni (although I use SuperDuper)


> On 23 Aug 2017, at 6:02 am, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> CrashPlan Discontinues Consumer Backups
> By Joe Kissell 
> http://tidbits.com/article/17412 <http://tidbits.com/article/17412>
> "It has been a few years since a decision by a major tech company last turned 
> me into a green rage monster 
> <http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1917.html>, but it just 
> happened again. Code42 Software <https://www.code42.com/> has announced that 
> it’s discontinuing its consumer backup product 
> <https://blog.code42.com/data-protection-needs-diverge>, CrashPlan for Home.
> 
> I’ve been using CrashPlan since 2007, shortly after its initial release, and 
> I was so impressed by it from day one that I’ve been evangelizing it ever 
> since. I wrote a book <https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/crashplan> about it; 
> I recommended it in numerous other books, including “Backing Up Your Mac: A 
> Joe On Tech Guide <https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/jot-backing-up>”; and it 
> was (until today) my top pick in a Wirecutter round-up 
> <http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-online-backup-service/> of online 
> backup services. In short, I have had a significant personal and professional 
> investment in CrashPlan, based on countless hours of research and testing — 
> I’ve evaluated more than 100 backup apps! — and now, with a mixture of anger 
> and disappointment, I have to tell you that it’s time to find something else."
> 
> ---
> 
> Continue to Read the complete article at this link:
> 
> http://tidbits.com/article/17412 <http://tidbits.com/article/17412>
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
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