Comments on: What Do You Hate About Backing Up Your Data – Public Adjusters Just Don’t Have The Time

By: josh

josh — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:37:25 +0000

I like this thing. I buy it for my nephew and he’s very happy. I see this thing is worth your money.

By: Wolf Homma

Wolf Homma — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:51:05 +0000

I like the idea of the NAS device. I usually back up to a secondary hard drive installed in my PC using a tool called Synctoy. I also have tried to burn data on CD-ROMs and have recently subscribed to Carbonite, a web-based backup service.
While my desktop PC was in te shop last weekend for an overhaul, I needed access to two small files. No problem, I thought, with two redundant backup features at my disposal. Then came the surprise: The laptop could not read any of the CD-ROMs I had burned on the desktop. Then, the selective restore by Carbonite showed the files, but failed to restore them. A brief chat with tech support brought no solution. Carbonite is currently doing a general restore (all files) which can take several days. Considering my recent experience, I tend to favor the NAS drive, lest my house floods or burns down…

By: Kent

Kent — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:08:50 +0000

I use Handy Backup in pair with My Book drive from Western Digital, and also backup to Handy Backup Online service. I’ve set up everything to run automatically. So, backups is no big deal for me any more.
Losing all my college pictures once triggered me into using at least two of the backup options you are talking about.