Comments on: Why I switched from Mozy to Crashplan for backup http://www.walterelly.com/software/why-i-switched-from-mozy-to-crashplan-for-backup/ Life, the universe and everything technology Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Haranoapon http://www.walterelly.com/software/why-i-switched-from-mozy-to-crashplan-for-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Haranoapon Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:33:00 +0000 http://www.walterelly.com/?p=143#comment-71 Online Storage & Online Backup by MiMedia. Not just another online storage solution,<a href="http://www.mimedia.com/" rel="nofollow">Online Photo Backup</a> MiMedia brings you a totally new approach to backup, protect, access, enjoy & share your digital life Online Storage & Online Backup by MiMedia. Not just another online storage solution,Online Photo Backup MiMedia brings you a totally new approach to backup, protect, access, enjoy & share your digital life

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.walterelly.com/software/why-i-switched-from-mozy-to-crashplan-for-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Anonymous Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:52:00 +0000 http://www.walterelly.com/?p=143#comment-70 Thanks for sharing your experience! I really like your opinion! I will have a try Crashplan. Thanks for sharing your experience! I really like your opinion! I will have a try Crashplan.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.walterelly.com/software/why-i-switched-from-mozy-to-crashplan-for-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Anonymous Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:09:00 +0000 http://www.walterelly.com/?p=143#comment-69 thanks a lot for answering my question.... it solved my problems... thanks a lot for answering my question….
it solved my problems…

]]> By: Mozy Orphan http://www.walterelly.com/software/why-i-switched-from-mozy-to-crashplan-for-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Mozy Orphan Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:20:00 +0000 http://www.walterelly.com/?p=143#comment-68 Mozy is still horrible, absolutely horrible. If you ever have the misfortune of actually having to restore your data from them - God help you from putting a bullet in your head after 7 days of fighting their incompetent support idiots and faulty software and disconnecting servers which will continuously frustrate you to the point of just wanting to die rather than deal with Mozy ever again in your life. They suck more than any company I have ever dealt with and they make no apologies and there is no end to the hell they will put you through and never offer you a break of any kind. They are evil sadists who horde your data for purpose of tormenting you or extorting you for $250 just to escape their self created backup hell. Mozy is still horrible, absolutely horrible. If you ever have the misfortune of actually having to restore your data from them – God help you from putting a bullet in your head after 7 days of fighting their incompetent support idiots and faulty software and disconnecting servers which will continuously frustrate you to the point of just wanting to die rather than deal with Mozy ever again in your life.

They suck more than any company I have ever dealt with and they make no apologies and there is no end to the hell they will put you through and never offer you a break of any kind. They are evil sadists who horde your data for purpose of tormenting you or extorting you for $250 just to escape their self created backup hell.

]]> By: Christinegierer http://www.walterelly.com/software/why-i-switched-from-mozy-to-crashplan-for-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Christinegierer Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:12:00 +0000 http://www.walterelly.com/?p=143#comment-67 I was wondering if Crash Plan users are still using Crash Plan?  Are you finding that restores are working perfectly?  I'm using Mozy now and my computer does tend to run slow.  I'm afraid of switching though. It would be a pain if it didn't turn out to be reliable.  I like Mozy, but I want more speed, and the initial download took forever.  Weeks if I remember correctly.  I had to do it a few times too because Mozy stopped backing up a few times. I don't want to go through the initial download all over again with Mozy if I decide to switch back.  (Also switching 3 computers, then switching back would be uber irritating.) Any updates? I was wondering if Crash Plan users are still using Crash Plan?  Are you finding that restores are working perfectly?  I’m using Mozy now and my computer does tend to run slow.  I’m afraid of switching though.

It would be a pain if it didn’t turn out to be reliable.  I like Mozy, but I want more speed, and the initial download took forever.  Weeks if I remember correctly.  I had to do it a few times too because Mozy stopped backing up a few times.

I don’t want to go through the initial download all over again with Mozy if I decide to switch back.  (Also switching 3 computers, then switching back would be uber irritating.)

Any updates?

]]> By: JRC http://www.walterelly.com/software/why-i-switched-from-mozy-to-crashplan-for-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-66 JRC Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:08:00 +0000 http://www.walterelly.com/?p=143#comment-66 I was using Carbonite for my Mac until OSX Lion came out and two days later Carbonite decides to let it's Mac user know that, "Oh by the way, we're not compatible with Lion and we don't know when we will be".  There is thing called Developer Preview, either Carbonite was too lazy or incompetent use it or (worse) they did use it and knew full well that their product was not going to work with it and intentinally waited until after the release to tell anyone about it.  I emailed them and after getting up the ladder a bit was able to get a full refund and I moved to Crashplan which I'm much happier with so far.  Carbonite was a system hog like Mozy and didn't have nearly the level of customization that Crashplan has.   I was using Carbonite for my Mac until OSX Lion came out and two days later Carbonite decides to let it’s Mac user know that, “Oh by the way, we’re not compatible with Lion and we don’t know when we will be”.  There is thing called Developer Preview, either Carbonite was too lazy or incompetent use it or (worse) they did use it and knew full well that their product was not going to work with it and intentinally waited until after the release to tell anyone about it.  I emailed them and after getting up the ladder a bit was able to get a full refund and I moved to Crashplan which I’m much happier with so far.  Carbonite was a system hog like Mozy and didn’t have nearly the level of customization that Crashplan has.  

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.walterelly.com/software/why-i-switched-from-mozy-to-crashplan-for-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Anonymous Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:08:00 +0000 http://www.walterelly.com/?p=143#comment-64 Thank you for your feedback. I am currently using CrashPlan backup my file server, the computer of my mom and my sister's computer. is a great online backup service if you need multiple computers to backup. Thank you for your feedback. I am currently using CrashPlan backup my file server, the computer of my mom and my sister’s computer. is a great online backup service if you need multiple computers to backup.

]]> By: søgemaskineoptimering http://www.walterelly.com/software/why-i-switched-from-mozy-to-crashplan-for-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-59 søgemaskineoptimering Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:41:00 +0000 http://www.walterelly.com/?p=143#comment-59 However, after almost 2 years of using Mozy I switched to Crashplan. Note that I stopped using Mozy at the end of 2009, so Mozy may have fixed or improved ... However, after almost 2 years of using Mozy I switched to Crashplan. Note that I stopped using Mozy at the end of 2009, so Mozy may have fixed or improved …

]]> By: krystan honour http://www.walterelly.com/software/why-i-switched-from-mozy-to-crashplan-for-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-58 krystan honour Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:27:00 +0000 http://www.walterelly.com/?p=143#comment-58 I'd like to point out that allthough having just switched to crashplan from mozy, it is only a fool who does not attempt test restores of backed up data, that is backup 101 in my book. nothing is 100% tolerant, i used to work in data backup and we had a 99.9% tolerance as corruption kills your company.. the reamaining .1% is usually not the fault of software. I’d like to point out that allthough having just switched to crashplan from mozy, it is only a fool who does not attempt test restores of backed up data, that is backup 101 in my book. nothing is 100% tolerant, i used to work in data backup and we had a 99.9% tolerance as corruption kills your company.. the reamaining .1% is usually not the fault of software.

]]> By: Jake http://www.walterelly.com/software/why-i-switched-from-mozy-to-crashplan-for-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Jake Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:02:22 +0000 http://www.walterelly.com/?p=143#comment-57 I had forgotten about these software packages being possible resource hogs. I am very interested in online back-ups and I am going to give Crashplan a try based on your experiences. I had been using RoboCopy and an external drive that I rotate off-site. I had forgotten about these software packages being possible resource hogs. I am very interested in online back-ups and I am going to give Crashplan a try based on your experiences. I had been using RoboCopy and an external drive that I rotate off-site.

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