I Love Me Some Mozy
Or, I would if it weren’t the slowest thing I’ve ever experienced in my life. Mozy is a great idea in theory: backup to the internet, something that can’t burn or be stolen along with your computer and something that can be accessed from anywhere, unlike a physical hard drive, and do it automatically—at night, or when your computer is idle, or whenever else you want, or all of them. I somewhat idiotically carry my external drive around with me most of the time; if there’s an apartment fire or if my bag is stolen, I’m screwed. Online backup is good for someone like me.
But damn, it is slow. I’ve been using Mozy now—my second attempt at embracing this idea—for about two weeks now, and it still hasn’t uploaded 50% of my files yet; that’s how slow it is. The first time I signed up, I still hadn’t uploaded all of my files after a month and a half. I just did a speed test of my IP, and I’m getting nearly 3.3Mbps on uploads. Mozy? At best, it’s uploading at 150Kbps.
What is the deal, Mozy?
google will solve this problem for you anyways, screw mozy. I believe google has had a beta test on this kind of service going for awhile now, tho i cant remember what its called.
side note, look at how many apostrophies i just left out! hah, screw you grammar! go cubbies!
Another option for you to check out is Carbonite. I work for the company and Carbonite normally gets at least 350kbps on a consumer DSL - usually much more. Carbonite has all the same features you like about Mozy - being able to schedule a backup time, or just let it backup automatically whenever your computer is idle. If you want to check it out, there’s a 15-day free-trial (no credit card required) at http://www.carbonite.com. Try it if you want and see if it’s any faster for you. Like you said, online backup is a great solution, but it only works if your files actually get backed up.
Sincerely,
Alison
Carbonite, Inc.
Thanks Alison. Unfortunately I’m using Mac OS so I’ll have to wait for Carbonite. Looks interesting, though. I’m looking forward to trying it out.
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