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What do you guys think of this?

Do you think that it is a good idea to back up your system online?

  • Yes

    Votes: 5 13.9%

  • No

    Votes: 31 86.1%
  • Total voters
    36
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Do you think that it is a good idea to back up all of your files with an online service?
For instance, look at this company.
Mozy - Safe, Secure, Affordable Online Backup
"Protect all your music, photos, and other computer files with Mozy for only $4.95 a month."
Unlimited storage for a flate rate fee of $4.95 a month

I question this....but it seems like this might be what the future of PC storage might become (Data Cloud). I just want to see your views on the subject.

Thanks
 
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I just make backup images of my hard drive at regular interavals but for someone like my mom who has no idead how to do things like imaging a drive I think its a great idea :)
 
I know "keeping your data on the cloud" is the next big thing.. And for for some folks, who feel that there's some form of permanence on the internet, maybe they'll feel confident about that.

But, being around online services for a while, and seeing "giants" like GEnie, CompuServe and Netcom pass away, you're basically putting your data with a service that may one day send you a "Sorry for the inconvenience" email upon its shuttering.

Also, the idea of Google or "The Cloud" never losing data is ridiculous, really. It has happened before, and will happen again. Then again, yes, your house could burn down.

I back up to BD-R right now and keep some on site and some at my storage unit. I might use one of these services as a sort of 'convenient supplemental', but never as primary backup.

I have digital photos dating back to 1999 that I don't want to lose. I'm not going to put all of those eggs in one basket of a startup company. (Also, what happens if you miss a payment due to an expired credit card? Is all of your info gone? I'm not sure, I don't know, haven't looked into it.)

As far as Mozy's "unlimited" promise... I highly doubt that "unlimited" is "unlimited". It never is. Not to mention my ISP's recent decision to implement caps. Sounds like there's a possibility for trouble there.
 
aryntha Those are some very good points and questions....What happens if my card expires?......all good questions

This company does claim that they have been around for 5 years.
Mozy's_website said:
Founded in 2005, Mozy is the world’s most trusted online backup service for consumers and small businesses with more than 1 million customers and 50,000 business customers backing up 25+ petabytes of information to multiple data centers around the globe.

Mozy is owned by EMC Corporation, a Fortune 500 company. We're headquartered in Seattle, Washington with offices in Pleasant Grove, Utah; London, England; Shanghai, China; Montreal, Canada; and Bangalore, India.
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aryntha said:
I know "keeping your data on the cloud" is the next big thing.. And for for some folks, who feel that there's some form of permanence on the internet, maybe they'll feel confident about that.

But, being around online services for a while, and seeing "giants" like GEnie, CompuServe and Netcom pass away, you're basically putting your data with a service that may one day send you a "Sorry for the inconvenience" email upon its shuttering.

Also, the idea of Google or "The Cloud" never losing data is ridiculous, really. It has happened before, and will happen again. Then again, yes, your house could burn down.

I back up to BD-R right now and keep some on site and some at my storage unit. I might use one of these services as a sort of 'convenient supplemental', but never as primary backup.

I have digital photos dating back to 1999 that I don't want to lose. I'm not going to put all of those eggs in one basket of a startup company. (Also, what happens if you miss a payment due to an expired credit card? Is all of your info gone? I'm not sure, I don't know, haven't looked into it.)

As far as Mozy's "unlimited" promise... I highly doubt that "unlimited" is "unlimited". It never is. Not to mention my ISP's recent decision to implement caps. Sounds like there's a possibility for trouble there.
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Not only that but i just watched a report on how criminals are hacking mass data storage facilities just like these not too long ago but at any rate how safe do you feel having your personal private data being stored remotely where any employee has the capabilities of seeing your data.
 
What if you created a simple private website for storing data. I guess still though you would have to watch out for hackers but for some photos and a few files. I dont think a hacker is going to want those.
 
Sounds perfect to me, but here in Spain the normal upload speed is 300kbit/s, which resuslts in a maximum 25k/s speed, making services like this one useless (for now)...
 
I don't like the idea of my stuff being somewhere I can't see it... I don't even like backing my iPhone up to a computer, I have my iPhone on me all the time and I can protect it, not my computer...
 
I use an image program, then compress the image and burn as needed. Those images you make on the HD can easily corrupt. Online storage uses servers, and HDs. I would never trust this. There are too many if's for me to trust. Spend the money on a stack of blank DVDs.
 
you should buy an external HD.. i saw one that was 1TB not too long ago at best buy for 100$

i keep everything thats important to me on an external and depending on how important it is... ill back it up on one of the other externals i have.

i think that unless your pirating dvds or music.. 500GB's or 1TB is very much enough for anyones needs.
 
I keep my own backups thank you....

I learned the hard way DVD-r deteriorate with age, CDR even worse.

I own 8 hard drives, and plan on more.

No way am I trusting my hi def porno on a server.
 
You have to use Memorex DVDs, their dyes are guaranteed to last 40 years. CDs rot easily though.
 
There is no way I would throw my business proprietary files and data
somewhere on the Net...

I do a double backup on external Hard Drives and also on DVDs...

@ photonaholic.... I could use copy of that Hi Def Porno..... after T_J
gets a copy...:whistle:


Jerry
 
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