Ask Dr. LJ: Computer Backup Edition

[mizarchivist]

The cobbler's children have no shoes and the archivist's files have no backup.

What system do you use to backup your computer files? I have the expectation to back up both mine and QE's. We both have a fair bit of music, he has videos, I have photos, and only a handfull of text-y documents.

Wex suggested Mozy.
QE wondered about Carbonite.

What say the peanut gallery?

Comments

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

I'm just recently using Carbonite too. So far my only problem is that it doesn't backup music dring the free trial and thus hasn't seemed to figure out that I have now paid for it and it should be backing it up, dammit.

Other than that... I like it!

[sparkymonster.livejournal.com]

I think once you pay for it, you can go into settings and say MUSIC PLS!

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

I have done that and it's spent a week "scheduled for backup" ::grumps::

[sparkymonster.livejournal.com]

*glares severely at Carbonite*

[mizarchivist]

Chances are I'll dive directly into paid and skip the trial with whatever I do, so hopefully that will not be a thing.

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

Fair point! Also, I have a sense from the documentation that Carbonite for Windows is actually a slightly superior thing to Carbonite for Mac...