I really feel like I’m getting away with something I shouldn’t be getting away with. Well after today, I’m so impressed I might just sign up and start paying them a little bit for no other reason than I’m taking serious advantage of their software and server even though I’m not currently paying for it. I did use their cloud backup on the free trial, but I let it expire. So yeah what I’m doing at the moment is just using the free software to backup locally and to my own ‘cloud’. The only thing that disturbs me about this setup is that you still need an account with them to do it as their server still controls the source/destination info and backup flow for your setup – an email address is all they need, and they don’t spam – but I am more concerned about the company’s longevity with this business model and if they go under then I would assume my free cloud backups go as well. The only features you lose with this in the software are multiple backup sets and continuous real-time backups the former I never needed, while the latter I typically disable when it is available for performance reasons and corruption paranoia. Oh, and yes, you CANdownload the Crashplan software and only use the free features of local backup and backup to your own private ‘cloud’ without using or paying for storage on their cloud. It synced with my existing backup files/locations in a matter of minutes without having to perform a full backup again, and all is right with the world. I installed the software, logged in to my account, and it allowed me the option to choose my old PC name, which remembered my backup settings and preferences. Today when I got around to setting up my backup again, it was pretty much ZERO config.
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