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DarkPenguin

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Backup HW/SW
« on: February 02, 2011, 08:24:26 pm »
So, any suggestions?

I'm currently using Mozy home but they are about to jump me from about $5 a month to nearly $20.  I'm using syncback to a usb drive now.  I think I would like this method better if I was using 2.5" disks and didn't have to futz with wall warts.

Leaning towards Backblaze for online backups but that will take a bit of time (weeks) to complete.
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Re: Backup HW/SW
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2011, 08:30:12 pm »
What and how much are you trying to backup? eg
- 5 Win 7 PC's and an additional
- 5 TB of Media
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Re: Backup HW/SW
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2011, 08:59:09 pm »
1 PC.  The amount varies.  I would probably only chuck 250GB on the online backup.  Closer to 1TB to the local.

Leaning towards 1 of these and backblaze...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149191
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Re: Backup HW/SW
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2011, 01:08:27 am »
I like simple, cheap and resilient.

I would buy two 2 TB drives (one WD and one Seagate) plus two external USB/e-Sata enclosures (Vantec NextStar3 is the best in my opinion), plus some backup software (I like Super Flexible File Synchronizer). Total cost should be about $270.

Back everything up to each drive, store them in different locations, and don't leave them powered on. Now you have 3 copies of your data; on drives from different manufacturers in case one has a defect; you are covered from theft/fire because they are in different locations; you don't need to worry about a lightning strike because they are unplugged when not in use; you are not dependent on the internet or the survival of a company; and you've got spare capacity for another TB of data.
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Re: Backup HW/SW
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2011, 01:47:00 am »
If you are wanting online storage why not just use a web hosting company, you will have more control
over access to your files and you can use their back-up service to make a back-up of your back-up.
As far as that goes any host worth it's salt has built in redundancy.

The company I have been with for 5+ years is offering unlimited space/bandwidth starting at 2.95/mo.
Great company, never had a problem that wasn't quickly resolved.
IF INTERESTED
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Re: Backup HW/SW
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2011, 12:41:37 pm »
I do what you're leaning toward except the online. I back up nightly the data from my laptop to my NAS using SyncBackSE. Then weekly I use a portable USB drive to back up my NAS again with SyncBackSE and that drive is stored offsite. I've thought about online but just haven't done it yet.
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Re: Backup HW/SW
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2011, 01:40:41 pm »
Another vote for SyncBackSE.  Been using it for years.  I back up internally to a separate drive on my server and weekly to a FreeNAS ftp server that I installed at the office for regular offsite backups (for free).
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Re: Backup HW/SW
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2011, 08:51:34 am »
Quote from: Scolex on February 03, 2011, 01:47:00 am
If you are wanting online storage why not just use a web hosting company, you will have more control
over access to your files and you can use their back-up service to make a back-up of your back-up.
As far as that goes any host worth it's salt has built in redundancy.

The company I have been with for 5+ years is offering unlimited space/bandwidth starting at 2.95/mo.
Great company, never had a problem that wasn't quickly resolved.
IF INTERESTED

And they actually allow use of their storage for backup?
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