[Macpartners] online network backup for Mac?

[Lee Berkowitz]

Hi,

I use Carbonite for personal use (Mac and Windows) and have recommended it
to others on both Mac and Windows platforms. I have found it to be very
reliable and transparent to the user. I am not sure if it works on older
Macs however. As far as tech support goes, one of the people that I
recommended it to has very limited technical knowledge and contacted
Carbonite's tech support a few times. He said they responded quickly and
were very helpful to him and resolved his questions successfully. The
initial backup takes a very long time, but after that it is quick. They also
send notifications if there is a gap in time between backups. Carbonite also
allows remote access to your files via a web interface which is a definite
plus.

-Lee

-----Original Message-----
From: macpartners-bounces at MIT.EDU [mailto:macpartners-bounces at MIT.EDU] On
Behalf Of Alex T Prengel
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 5:32 PM
To: macpartners at MIT.EDU
Subject: [Macpartners] online network backup for Mac?

Hi,

Does anyone have any experience with online, automatic network backup
services for Macs like Carbonite or Mozy? This would be for a personally
owned machine by someone who is not technically inclined, so I'm looking for
something easy to use that can be fully automated. Something conceptually
similar to TSM would do (the machine isn't eligible for a TSM account).

The machine is an older Power Mac and I believe Carbonite won't run on it. A
local backup to USB drive is not what is wanted, nor something like Dropbox
or Wuala- I'm looking for a complete, remote system backup.
I'm most interested in a company that offers a flat rate for unlimited
backups. Helpful phone tech support would be a big plus. I've heard there
are other services for Macs but don't know anything about them...

                                   Thanks in advance,

                                            Alex
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