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I came into Crashplan because for me these were essentials: - Encryption before data get to the cloud - Multi-platform support - Versioning - saved me few ti

by gesman 9y ago

I came into Crashplan because for me these were essentials: - Encryption before data get to the cloud - Multi-platform support - Versioning - saved me few times - Deleted files backup without time limit to keep them. - No limit for size. - Real-time-ness. No one else offers above. And I need 3 boxes. $10/mo/box is more expensive than Home plan used to be - but i think i will have to bite that $360/yr bill with a good feelings - because crashplan is tested and it works on all points.

SyneRyder 9y ago
The original poster is interested in a locally hosted CrashPlan - the $10/mo CrashPlan For Small Business does not offer local backups: CrashPlan for Small Business does not support computer-to-computer backups, including: Backing up to another computer you own Backing up to a friend's computer https://support.crashplan.com/Backup/Keeping_computer-to-computer_backups_when_migrating_to_CrashPlan_for_Small_Business https://support.crashplan.com/Backup/Keeping_computer-to-com...
- saganus 9y ago
  Yeah, that's my biggest gripe with this. Even though $10/mo is expensive for my usage, I was also very happy due to the GPs points. However not allowing a local backup is a non-starter for me. For cloud backups I already use tarsnap (albeit for a much smaller subset of what I backup locally) which I think is a bit safer/better. That's what made CrashPlan so nice for me. Having a no-fuss local backup strategy. I'm really sad CP decided to go this route without offering an similar alternative :(
magnetic 9y ago
Did you read https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15098152 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15098152 from just a few days ago? Not that it should kill your plan, but perhaps it's another thing to take into consideration.
ValentineC 9y ago
> because crashplan is tested and it works on all points. CrashPlan lost some of my data because of a Windows Volume Shadow Services error around April 2013, which caused me to look for alternatives. I hope you test the entirety of your backup set regularly.

by gesman 9y ago

SyneRyder 9y ago

The original poster is interested in a locally hosted CrashPlan - the $10/mo CrashPlan For Small Business does not offer local backups: CrashPlan for Small Business does not support computer-to-computer backups, including: Backing up to another computer you own Backing up to a friend's computer https://support.crashplan.com/Backup/Keeping_computer-to-computer_backups_when_migrating_to_CrashPlan_for_Small_Business https://support.crashplan.com/Backup/Keeping_computer-to-com...

saganus 9y ago
Yeah, that's my biggest gripe with this. Even though $10/mo is expensive for my usage, I was also very happy due to the GPs points. However not allowing a local backup is a non-starter for me. For cloud backups I already use tarsnap (albeit for a much smaller subset of what I backup locally) which I think is a bit safer/better. That's what made CrashPlan so nice for me. Having a no-fuss local backup strategy. I'm really sad CP decided to go this route without offering an similar alternative :(

magnetic 9y ago

Did you read https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15098152 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15098152 from just a few days ago? Not that it should kill your plan, but perhaps it's another thing to take into consideration.

ValentineC 9y ago

> because crashplan is tested and it works on all points. CrashPlan lost some of my data because of a Windows Volume Shadow Services error around April 2013, which caused me to look for alternatives. I hope you test the entirety of your backup set regularly.