XYplorer Beta Club

graham wrote:There is a catch - this version is from Seagate hd site and only works for Seagate disks.

Actually it will work with Seagate AND Maxtor drives. (Seagate bought out Maxtor!)

John Bee wrote:

admin wrote:I own True Image 9, but never used it. I guess it will do what it has done for you? (Or do you need ver 10?)

Wa!!! You have TI and don't use it

One of the THE most essential pieces of software that EVERYONE must own and use daily.

Okay, now I have True Image 10 and I'm just running my first system backup with it. It looks like it's gonna take 2 hours for about 10 GB (I'm writing to a Seagate "FreeAgent Go" USB drive)! Is that normal???

Admin:

Okay, now I have True Image 10 and I'm just running my first system backup with it. It looks like it's gonna take 2 hours for about 10 GB (I'm writing to a Seagate "FreeAgent Go" USB drive)! Is that normal???

Mine usually takes about 20-30 minutes for about 40GB but that is to an external hard drive but via usb. It starts off showing a much higher time but this reduces rapidly as it is re-assessed. I do like the ability to create a temporary drive if by chance you need to 'XY' the contents. At least you can sleep easy knowing all is backed up sucurely - You do sleep don't you

graham wrote:Admin:

Okay, now I have True Image 10 and I'm just running my first system backup with it. It looks like it's gonna take 2 hours for about 10 GB (I'm writing to a Seagate "FreeAgent Go" USB drive)! Is that normal???

Mine usually takes about 20-30 minutes for about 40GB but that is to an external hard drive but via usb. It starts off showing a much higher time but this reduces rapidly as it is re-assessed. I do like the ability to create a temporary drive if by chance you need to 'XY' the contents. At least you can sleep easy knowing all is backed up sucurely - You do sleep don't you

I guess the FreeAgent USB drive is the bottleneck...

temporary drive: sounds interesting... I'm still reading the manual (yes, I do... sleep, too)

admin wrote:(I'm writing to a Seagate "FreeAgent Go" USB drive)! Is that normal???

You just might want to take that piece of junk back.

I have just been reading about those FreeAgent USB drives on a forum, and everyone who had bought one, brought it back.

Very slow, if you can get it to work at all. Nothing but problems with them.

I use a Seagate HD in an enclosure I bought, and get 30 mb/s with it.

John Bee wrote:

admin wrote:(I'm writing to a Seagate "FreeAgent Go" USB drive)! Is that normal???

You just might want to take that piece of junk back.

I have just been reading about those FreeAgent USB drives on a forum, and everyone who had bought one, brought it back.

Very slow, if you can get it to work at all. Nothing but problems with them.

I use a Seagate HD in an enclosure I bought, and get 30 mb/s with it.

Hm, it appears to work and it looks great! This is a sissy point, I know, but it's too late to give it back (only within 2 weeks after purchase in Germany). So I got to live with it...

Given that this thread has veered off-track from original topic, do all of y'all keep off-site backups? Just in case your home/apt should be damaged...I make a CD backup now and then and keep it elsewhere...I've also tried to keep a flash drive with my most valuable files somewhere in my car, as that is easy to do, and allows me to access them when away from home using library PC's, for example.

j_c_hallgren wrote:do all of y'all keep off-site backups?

I have a "1 And 1" account with a significant quota of disk space and use SyncBackSE to backup files there using FTP access (I wish SyncBack would support SFTP or FTPS).

Also, because I don't 100% trust "1 and 1", I use JungleDisk to backup the most important stuff to Amazon S3.

j_c_hallgren wrote:do all of y'all keep off-site backups?

I use mozy backup -- free 2GB account with end-to-end encryption (including encrypting the stored files) -- and have been VERY happy with them for more than the past 2 years.

Their main website is www.mozy.com.

If you decide to sign up and use the following link, you'll get an extra 250MB of space (disclaimer: so will I).
Here's that link: https://mozy.com/?ref=3FP2Y5

In any case, I've really been pleased with their service, simplicity, and support. I think offsite backup is very wise for everyone these days...

andy

avsfan wrote:

j_c_hallgren wrote:do all of y'all keep off-site backups?

I use mozy backup -- free 2GB account with end-to-end encryption (including encrypting the stored files) -- and have been VERY happy with them for more than the past 2 years.

Free? They say 4.95 / month. And they have OJ Simpson on the cover page advertising for simple and secure solution!

Free? They say 4.95 / month. And they have OJ Simpson on the cover page advertising for simple and secure solution!

It *does* kinda look like OJ, doesn't it!

Actually, they have 2 plans for home use -- Mozy Home Free (which is the 2GB plan), and Mozy Home Unlimited ($4.95/month). They also have Mozy Pro, which is for business solutions, and is more of a pay-for-what-you-use plan.

The free plan is a bit harder to find than it used to be, though -- from the home page (see links above), click the "Mozy Home" button at the top, then click on the orange "Sign up Now" button, fill out some simple information, and you're all set (after validating your email address).

Also, just so you know: my only relationship to Mozy is as a satisfied customer.

Enjoy!

andy

John Bee wrote:

admin wrote:(I'm writing to a Seagate "FreeAgent Go" USB drive)! Is that normal???

You just might want to take that piece of junk back.

I have just been reading about those FreeAgent USB drives on a forum, and everyone who had bought one, brought it back.

Very slow, if you can get it to work at all. Nothing but problems with them.

I use a Seagate HD in an enclosure I bought, and get 30 mb/s with it.

In case anybody is wondering where I am: I'm moving -- finally! -- to the new fast computer I bought 3 weeks ago. It's working great now -- thanks to incredible support by beta club member liquidmantis! Startup time for XY now 595 msec (= double speed for me). Means: development speed now will double, too!

But before, I gonna care about backup strategies...

John, do you use "Acronis Secure Zone". Is it a good idea?

Seagate HD in an enclosure: how is it connected? USB? Is it possible to put in IDE hard disk into an enclosure (with adaptor?) and attach it to an USB port?

avsfan wrote:Also, just so you know: my only relationship to Mozy is as a satisfied customer.

Good. 2 questions:
- Doesn't it take a very long time to upload GBs of data?
- How can I know that they do not steal and sell my data (e.g. the XY source code )?

admin wrote:Seagate HD in an enclosure: how is it connected? USB? Is it possible to put in IDE hard disk into an enclosure (with adaptor?) and attach it to an USB port?

I've seen IDE external drive enclosures available for adding your own drive into, and which connect via USB...personally, I've bought two mini generic USB drive enclosures via eBay cheaply, and then added in laptop drives that I bought separately...I just plug in and system finds it as new drives, run my backups, and eject drives, and disconnect...For more often/day to day backups, I just use a thumb drive, as I can easily keep that in separate locations, and with two of them, I just alternate typically...that way, data is never really out of your posession, and you could hide/store it in your car, as chances of both home & car getting destroyed at same time is fairly minimal, IMO.

admin wrote:

avsfan wrote:Also, just so you know: my only relationship to Mozy is as a satisfied customer.

Good. 2 questions:
- Doesn't it take a very long time to upload GBs of data?
- How can I know that they do not steal and sell my data (e.g. the XY source code )?

Upload time all depends on the upload speed of your broadband connection, of course -- it takes a long time for the first data set, but then all future backups are much faster.

As far as security, I share your concern -- I'm probably just about as paranoid about my source code as you are about yours. Before I signed up with them, I investigated a whole bunch of the online backup companies, and was most comfortable with Mozy. A couple of the reasons were that the data is all encrypted before it even leaves my machine, is transmitted using SSL, and then it's stored encrypted on their servers (I was surprised to find how many of the online backup companies transmit the data securely, but then store it unencrypted -- that didn't make any sense to me!)

In fact, there are two options when you set up your account -- you can either use a 448-bit key that they generate for you (which provides a safety net should you forget your key), or you can generate your own key (which makes your backed-up data completely useless if you forget your key).

Probably more info than you wanted to know... I hope it helps!

andy