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will send you a hard drive that you fill with data and mail back to
them, so that you don't have to wait weeks for your first full backup
to finish.
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DollyDrive:
DollyDrive, which I've also mentioned elsewhere
in this topic (see, for example,
DollyDrive Tips
)
is another app that
includes options for both local and online storage; it also lets you
sync files across devices and share files with other people. Pricing
starts at $10 per month for 250 GB of data (which can come from
up to 10 different Macs), with higher-capacity plans available to
meet almost any need. Discounts apply if you pay for a year up
front, and you can save 20 percent by using the
DollyDrive Coupon
near the end of this topic. Free seeding is also available.
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MozyHome:
The
MozyHome for Mac
service from Decho
(now part of EMC, which formerly owned Retrospect) used to
offer unlimited online storage for $4.95 per month per computer.
But they now charge $5.99 per month for 50 GB of storage or
$9.99 per month for 125 GB of storage—not a particularly good
deal, given the competition. In addition, their software isn't as
sophisticated as CrashPlan's, nor as easy to use as Backblaze's—
and in my experience, the service has been less reliable than either
of those. For these reasons, I no longer recommend MozyHome,
but I mention it so you'll know
why
I don't recommend it! Like
Backblaze, Mozy offers the option to restore files to another
computer over the Web, or to have them burned to a DVD and
shipped to you overnight.
Note:
All these services offer compression, encryption, and delta
encoding for efficient uploads and secure storage.
Tip:
For a comparison of six online services—Backblaze, Carbonite,
CrashPlan, Dropbox, MozyHome, and Jungle Disk, see Lex Friedman's
Macworld article
Which Online Backup Service Is Right for You?
.
