#SOS ONLINE BACKUP SUPPORT VDHX FULL#
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#SOS ONLINE BACKUP SUPPORT VDHX ZIP#

Seeing as you mentioned the slow download speed from Crashplan, does the zip download with Backblaze have the same problem or is it quicker? My MBA has a 256BG drive so the total to backup would be less than 3TB I think. I do have an older 2TB drive but I migrated the stuff I needed to the new one, so I don't think there's much I need on it. Well, not considering my Time Machine drive I have a 2TB HDD mainly filled with photos, documents, etc.

I just hope it's not against a wall or thrown at me. When it does all of my equipment is going to be thrown over 9 feet. I don't remember actually having to do a restore from Crashplan or Backblaze, but it is good to know since it's been 110 years since one of our major faults (the San Andreas) slipped. The general rule is that you want to have 3 backups on 3 different media types (such as tape, disk, or at least disks from different vendors) in 3 different locations. SOS Backup looks encouraging, but I unfortunately am unable to evaluate it at this time as it won't run on my system. However disaster recovery might be a problem due to the slow restore speed. I prefer Crashplan's configuration options, and the fact that it is an app rather than a system preference panel.

#SOS ONLINE BACKUP SUPPORT VDHX FULL#

But a full restore would happen a lot faster via physical media than with downloads. So Backblaze is a bit simpler to configure, but I am a little nervous about all of the exclusions. Development just hasn't figured out what it is yet, but that should only deter people who are running 12 (or maybe 8?) cpu systems. I would rate their support as excellent as they have been very responsive in working with me to resolve the problem. This would not be an issue for systems with fewer CPU's. However it turns out that my 12 cpu nMP breaks their program, so I can't confirm that. I believe that it's initial backup is faster than Crashplan or Backblaze. Backblaze support was also good the one time I used it. I rate Crashplan's support as excellent as the two issues above were immediately resolved by support.

#SOS ONLINE BACKUP SUPPORT VDHX VERIFICATION#

I changed my verification period to 3 weeks and that fixed the problem. If you are backing up more you have to edit the configuration file to allocate more memory, which is not a big deal.īecause my backup set is so large the default verification configuration takes such a long time that a new verification starts before the last verification is completed, so no backups are done. The default amount of memory which is allocated to the program will handle up to about 1 TB of data. I have had a coupe of technical issues with Crashplan. That means a complete restore of my ~9 TB would take over a year. I tried a small ~1 GB restore and it took about an hour. This could be a significant issue if you are restoring terabytes of data.

I saw no option for a physical media restore. You are responsible for shipping charges.Ĭrashplan restores are handled within the Crashplan application via download. If you return the drive within 30 days these charges are refunded. They charge $99 to send you a zip drive which handles up to 128 GB, or $189 for a 4 TB drive. They will also send you your files on physical media. Once the files are ready they send you an email. I believe Crashplan will also manage backups to a local disk.Ī Backblaze restore can be done via a zip file, in which case the system preferences pane which controls the program directs you to their website where you select the files to download. You can also specify the verification intervals, frequency and versions.

Crashplan has a continuous option, but a 'between hours' option as well. For example Backblaze just allows you to backup continuously, once per day, or manually. Wab~,vmc,vhd,vdi,vo1,vo2,vsv,vud,iso,dmg,sparseimage,sys,cab,exe,msi,dll,dl_,wim,ost,o,qtch,log,ithmb,vmdk,vmem,vmsd,vmsn,vmss,vmx,vmxf,menudata,appicon,appinfo,pva,pvs,pvi,pvm,fdd,hds,drk,mem,nvram,hddĬrashplan doesn't have such a complex exclude list.Ĭrashplan is more configurable. It also has a list of excluded file types that it will not back up: The default list includes directories such as Applications, Library, and System but you can easily change them. My sense is that Backblaze does the initial backup much faster, but for some reason iStat Menus didn't seem to show Backblaze network activity during it's initial backup so I can't confirm that and I don't remember how many months it took.īackblaze has a list of files that it excludes. Can't remember exactly how long mine took, but it was in the 3 - 6 month range. Just be aware that if you are backing up terabytes of data (in my case ~9 TB) the initial backup can take months.

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