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stevenpiziks) wrote2013-08-20 02:40 pm
stevenpiziks) wrote2013-08-20 02:40 pm
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Frozen in Carbonite
After the last Great Computer Crash nearly destroyed everything I own, I decided to look into on-line, automatic backup systems. At the moment I'm trying Carbonite. It has a free test period and it automatically uploads and clones everything on my computer to a remote backup site that will, in theory, let me reclone my hard drive if I ever have a massive fail. It automatically backs up anything that changes, as long as I have an Internet connection. I can also access the backups from anywhere on the Internet and from pads or smart phones. It costs $60 a year, which seems reasonable.
At the moment, Carbonite is copying everything from my computer to the off-site location, and it's taking forever. So far, it's been running for 24 hours and we've done 17,000 files with 86,000 to go. It does seem to be monkeying with my connection, though, and I'm wondering if it's fighting with my anti-virus or just eating up too much bandwidth during the initial backup. We'll see what happens once it's all over.
If this works out, it'll be a relief to know I can restore my computer as-is with a few keystrokes, even if it implodes.
At the moment, Carbonite is copying everything from my computer to the off-site location, and it's taking forever. So far, it's been running for 24 hours and we've done 17,000 files with 86,000 to go. It does seem to be monkeying with my connection, though, and I'm wondering if it's fighting with my anti-virus or just eating up too much bandwidth during the initial backup. We'll see what happens once it's all over.
If this works out, it'll be a relief to know I can restore my computer as-is with a few keystrokes, even if it implodes.