[Hidden-tech] Off site backups

[David Spound]

Thank you to the many Hidden Tech members who responded to my inquiry. Much
good advice was shared that I hope is of benefit to many of us.

Happy holidays, everyone!

David

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David Spound, M.Ed.
Valley Mindfulness

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction courses
for people coping with stress, pain, and illness
and anyone interested in supporting health and well-being

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on 12/8/10 10:58 AM, Don Lesser at dlesser at ptraining.com wrote:

> I can¹t second Will¹s comments more strongly. If you do not test your backups,
> regardless of the medium, you are not really backing up. I have had several
> clients who thought they were backing up nightly, but found out otherwise when
> the backups were needed. Test your backups regularly and, as Will says, make
> sure you are familiar with the process. I once mistakenly restored a Palm
> Pilot in the wrong direction and wiped out the only copy of my client¹s
> contact list. That was 10 years ago and I still wince at the memory. Make sure
> you know how to restore, test regularly, and follow Will¹s advice about
> selecting what to back up.
>  
> 
> Don Lesser
> Pioneer Training, Inc.
> 139B Damon Road, Ste 2
> Northampton, MA 01060
> (413) 387-1040
> (413) 586-0545 (fax)
> dlesser at ptraining.com <dlesser at ptraining.com>
> www.ptraining.com <www.ptraining.com>
>  
> 
> From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net
> [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Will Loving
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 12:59 AM
> To: David Spound; Hidden Tech
> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Off site backups
>  
> I¹ve been using Carbonite for about a year and it works well enough. I have
> over 200GB backed up. The main issue that I am aware of, and this is likely
> true with any Œcloud¹ backup, is that if you suddenly add large files such as
> multiple gig video files, it will take Carbonite a while to catchup and while
> it¹s doing that, it may not be getting current backups of the rest of your
> much smaller but probably more important files. Selectively turning off back
> of certain folder and making sure you have multiple local backups may be
> advisable. 
> 
> I also recently bulked-scanned over 4000 slides and in adding them to Aperture
> or iPhoto, those libraries were suddenly swelled by many gigabytes. This again
> meant a sudden increase in what Carbonite was chewing on and so I think it¹s
> important to occasionally check Carbonite to make sure not hugely behind and
> if it is, why (which can sometimes be difficult to find out since it doesn¹t
> report what it¹s working on). I sometimes let it run overnight for multiple
> days if it needs to catch up.
> 
> Finally, it¹s important to test the Carbonite IS backing up the files you want
> by doing test file Recovery, picking important files and pulling them back
> from Carbonite¹s backup. That way you are familiar with the process if you
> need it and you are also checking to see if it¹s really backing up what you
> want it to back up.
> 
> Will
> 
> Will Loving, President
> Dedication Technologies, Inc.
> 
> 
> 
> on 12/7/10 3:08 PM, David Spound at dspound at mac.com wrote:
> I am considering using an off site back up service such as Mozy, Carbonite,
> CrashPlan, Backblaze, etc. I already use Time Machine for my Mac and
> occasionally I also clone the hard drive with SuperDuper. However, having once
> had a power surge in my home that damaged both my computer¹s internal hard
> drive and the external back up drive, I can easily appreciate the benefits of
> off site data storage. Also, I travel with my Mac and I don¹t carry my backup
> drives with me which means no backing up while traveling.
> 
> Any recommendations for one of these services based on experience? I do need a
> Mac-friendly service.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> David
> 
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> 
> David Spound, M.Ed.
> Valley Mindfulness
> 
> Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction courses
> for people coping with stress, pain, and illness
> and anyone interested in supporting health and well-being
> 
> (413) 219-0654
> david at valleymindfulness.com
> http://www.valleymindfulness.com
> 
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