[Hidden-tech] Back-up for macbook online, cloud, etc.

[Joseph Steig]

I love Mozy.com. Strong recommendation.
Have it on a PC and a Mac with the HOME version on both. Very nice. And it's
OFF-SITE backup which is critical. And it works in the BACKGROUND which is
critical. And it works when I'm traveling, which is a lot these days.

Just today I over-wrote a file I needed very badly. In a snap, got it back.

It may take you WEEKS for the initial backup to be created (backed up many
gigs of data to a remote server takes a long time!). But once that happens,
everything flows quickly and in the background.

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On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Will Loving <
will at dedicationtechnologies.com> wrote:

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>  Andrew,
>
> I would strongly suggest that you take a close look at your Microsoft User
> Data folder and see if the bulk of that 96GB is in the "Save Attachments"
> folder, which I'm guessing it is. I've been using Entourage for many years
> and before that Claris Emailer which I imported into Entourage when I
> switched. My main "Database" file is just over 900MB and in my experience
> I've only seen one or two other people that had one that large UNLESS they
> never emptied they had thousands of old messages in their Deleted Items,
> Junk folders or Inbox (I limit my InBox to 25-50 messages having disciplined
> myself to perform daily triage on it.)
>
> The other discipline I recommend to people is to ALWAYS delete or remove
> attachments that you don't need, including those little 8k logo files that
> people sometimes include in all their emails. If you do need something
> that's an attachment, create a folder in the Finder for the
> client/project/topic, drag the attachment to it (it will make a copy in the
> folder) and then "Remove" it from the email. Most attachments are of short
> term use and keeping them attached to the email just means they sitting in
> your Saved Attachments folder taking up space for years to come.
>
> Will
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> Will Loving, President
> Dedication Technologies, Inc.
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> on 9/25/08 11:07 PM, andrew bellak at andrew at stakeholdersinc.com wrote:
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> Well it's time to get serious about backing up data for my biz.  I'm
> running a 2008 Macbook with MS Office using Entourage for e-mail.  I want to
> back-up all my e-mails and select files.
>
> I've looked into Mobile Me by Apple.  It seems really cool if you want to
> sync your Macbook, iPhone, and/or iPod but costs a fair amount per GB data,
> $99/year for only 20GB, $49 next 20GB or $99 for 40GB extra.
>
> My Entourage files alone = 96GB.
>
> Alternatively, MozyHome for Mac only charges $4.95/month per computer for
> UNLIMITED STORAGE.  Even though I plan to use it for business, they don't
> offer a business option for Mac at this time.  MozyPro is only for PC.
>
> On a related note, thanks to the great, recent thread on CRM, I may use
> Salesforce.com in which case, much data will be stored on Salesforce
> servers.
>
> Now when I have a website built, I know that will need to be hosted on a
> server somewhere and perhaps that could also be a source for another place
> to back-up data.
>
> Thanks in advance for any tips.
>
> Sincerely,
> Andrew
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> Andrew Bellak
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