ilyathereis
Active Member
I actually signed up for a month of Crashplan yesterday, but I could only upload at 50 kb/s. I'm on a 100Mbit pipe. I'm not using them next month. It's like watching paint dry. :/
That said, Crashplan is more attractive for storage, rather than backup. Whereas Backblaze checks your computer for files you have deleted and then auto deletes them after 60 days on their servers, Crashplan doesn't. See if you connect an external drive to your computer and upload its files, but don't reconnect the drive within 60 days, Backblaze decides you no longer use that drive and so those files you uploaded are deleted. With Crashplan, you can upload from an external drive, disconnect it, and never reconnect it to your computer and Crashplan will not delete those files. Mozy has too many bad reviews - I don't know much about their plans.
With Backblaze, you can't choose what to upload, the program uploads everything on your computer and connected drives (but not networked drives).
Crashplan is more geared toward users who want to choose what to upload and those files which you don't want backed-up to Crashplan's servers.
Backblaze, again, remember, deletes a backed-up file from its servers if it doesn't exist on your computer anymore for 60 days. So if you accidentally delete a file, or have watched a movie and deleted it because you don't want it to crowd your hard drive, you've only got 60 days to remember to get it off Backblaze.
Keepit.com looks shoddy and has hardly any customer support to offer. Livedrive.net looks VERY enticing.
That said, Crashplan is more attractive for storage, rather than backup. Whereas Backblaze checks your computer for files you have deleted and then auto deletes them after 60 days on their servers, Crashplan doesn't. See if you connect an external drive to your computer and upload its files, but don't reconnect the drive within 60 days, Backblaze decides you no longer use that drive and so those files you uploaded are deleted. With Crashplan, you can upload from an external drive, disconnect it, and never reconnect it to your computer and Crashplan will not delete those files. Mozy has too many bad reviews - I don't know much about their plans.
With Backblaze, you can't choose what to upload, the program uploads everything on your computer and connected drives (but not networked drives).
Crashplan is more geared toward users who want to choose what to upload and those files which you don't want backed-up to Crashplan's servers.
Backblaze, again, remember, deletes a backed-up file from its servers if it doesn't exist on your computer anymore for 60 days. So if you accidentally delete a file, or have watched a movie and deleted it because you don't want it to crowd your hard drive, you've only got 60 days to remember to get it off Backblaze.
Keepit.com looks shoddy and has hardly any customer support to offer. Livedrive.net looks VERY enticing.