![]() Also, another nice feature Mozy offers is they can burn DVDs of your files and send them to you via Fed-X in case you replace a hard drive or buy a new PC and want to load your files quickly instead of downloading many GBs of files from their server. It's nice to know that all my files are "remotely" safe and can be recovered anytime I wish in case a hard drive crashes or a catastrophic event destroys the PC. I have used external backup drives and have never been pleased with them for various reasons. Mozy's application is extremely easy to setup on your PC. Also, you can setup the automatic backup to take place whenever you like.and backup manually whenever you wish. You can configure your setup to backup whatever files you wish, including 's up to you. However, once you backup your original files the automatic backup (for changes and additions) only takes a few minutes, if not mere seconds. I know some people have uploaded 50GB or more that took a week. I originally uploaded about 5GB, which took me about 10 hours. ![]() It may even take days depending on the amount of backup space you need. The original backup takes a long time regardless of your upload speed because their server limits the transfer speed. I pay $5/Mo (actually $55/Yr - when signing up for one year, one month is free) for unlimited space, but they also offer free backup with a 2GB space limit. One might say the process is slow, but this is online backup we’re talking about, so don’t expect the speed to compare with that of backing up your stuff on a physical hard drive.I use Mozy and think it's great. Everything I wanted to backup, was backed up, and I managed to restore all the files without any problems. The Preference pane lets you limit the amount of bandwidth your backup uses and schedule your backups: For the Unlimited account, you must purchase an additional license for each computer you want to add, and you can add up to 5 machines. For the Free account, you can choose 2 computers. You can backup more that just one machine through one account. The easiest way to restore your backed up files is by using the MozyHome client and choosing which files you want to restore: To check out if your files are where they should be, login into your account at Mozy: That means that it only backs up the portions of your files that have changed since the last time they were backed up, as well as any new files. I tried with something smaller – it took some 20 seconds to upload 9MB.Īfter your initial backup, subsequent backups are relatively quick, since Mozy performs differential backups. The upload speed of my connection is 50KB/s, and the given estimated time for uploading 210 MB was 1h10m. Start the back up process by choosing the appropriate option form the menu that opens when you click on the icon in the tray:īefore choosing which files to backup, you are warned that the time it will take to do it greatly depends on the total size of the files and on the speed of your Internet connection – they say it can take days, months even. For starters, theres a free version that limits you to 2GB of backup storage. Login using your email address and password, and choose your encryption settings:Ĭhoose the files you want to back up by backup sets of by specific files and folders: Mozy Remote Backup offers several levels of service and attractive pricing. At this point, you are also asked to invite friends to use the service, and as an incentive you are offered an additional 512 MB of free backup space for every person you “initiate” (after they started using the account). Mozy Sync does not have any features to enable file sharing with colleagues. ![]() No password policy on Mozy Pro for businesses with less than 200 users. You are then sent a verification email which you have to open and follow the link inside, then download and install Mozy on your computer. There are also some cons: There is no two factor authentication to provide additional security to online administrator authentication. You’ll also be asked to fill out some information about yourself: name, gender, birth year, job category, etc. Registering for the (free) account is easy: Incidentally, MozyHome supports Windows 7, 2000, XP, and Vista (32 & 64 bit), as well as Mac OS X 10.6, 10.5, & 10.4 – good news for both Windows and Mac users. Let’s see how the process of setting up an account and using it works. What can you back up with 2 GB, you might ask? That’s 250,000 text emails. The second one is for business, and the price varies according to the number of desktops and servers you want to backup. The first one is offered to home users, and you can use it for free if you want to store just up to 2 GB of files, or you can pay $4.95 for one month of unlimited backup (the fee is lower if you opt for an annual or biennial subscription). There are two types of accounts you can choose from: MozyHome and MozyPro. Mozy () is an online/cloud backup service for consumers and small businesses.
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