June 26, 2009 on 9:41 pm | In Mozy talk | No Comments
A lucky escape for this family:
We got, for Christmas 2007, a 500 Gig drive and transferred our data to it. Things were going great, pictures and everything were there and then I found Mozy and started backing up that data, just in case. Then the inevitable happened, the drive started to experience problems with staying up. Eventually the day came that it didn’t want to be seen in Mac OS-X and I got nervous- bills, pictures, home videos, all of those memories. I bought a new 1 terabyte sized hard drive and restored all of the original files. After a re-synch, to map the new drive information to my data everything is coming back online and my 80,000 pictures have been saved.
June 26, 2009 on 9:38 pm | In Mozy talk | 1 Comment
This is what Alvin Poh had to say about Mozy:
That’s when I started looking at off-site or online backup services, and after poking through the various offerings, I decided to settle on Mozy. One reassuring factor about Mozy is that they’re owned by EMC, a very reputable technology MNC specialising in information and data storage and management. With such sensitive data at risk, I’d personally prefer to go with someone reputable, and whom I know won’t go bankrupt tomorrow and disappear.
June 26, 2009 on 9:26 pm | In Mozy talk | 1 Comment
This is what one blogger experiences when she accidentally deleted some key files:
It’s happened to me. A month ago I was cleaning out my blog files and accidentally deleted the wrong posts. Panic set in, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Did I really just delete 4 posts with comments? In all my 3 years as a blogger I’d never made such a mistake. Sadly my backup hadn’t been since before those posts were written. Mercy saved me though because I remembered that our RSS feed had all of the content so I could repost the articles at least. But what if I had deleted work files, a virus hit my computer, or worse- someone had stolen my computer? If you have a backup system then you don’t have to worry about the what if’s. But there’s another problem, the cost of the hard drive (and then you have to remember to do it).
When I tried Mozy’s system I was a bit nervous because I’d never installed any software before (I rely too much on my computer guru husband!) but guess what? I overcame that fear within seconds and took courage because there were people to call and tech support to chat with. The only hiccups I experienced were my own setbacks (I didn’t remember my admin username and password so I had to call my guru for that LOL) and then when I was chatting with their tech support I failed to mention that I was using the software on an Apple Computer instead of a PC so it was slightly different, but other than that, it was an easy to use program to download, configure/set up to my specifications, and back up.
For the first back up you need to plan to leave your computer open and to keep refreshing it and recognize that it could take days to save all of your computer’s information, but you can keep on working while it does it’s work in the background, so no worries there. When you want to access your data you go into your Mozy account and it lists your files so you retrieve any info you need there. When I jumped on my computer today I clicked on the Mozy icon and it said that my last back up had been just 12 minutes before, now how that’s for relief? You’ll sleep really well and your back account will love you too.
June 26, 2009 on 9:13 pm | In Mozy talk | No Comments
This is what one mum experienced when first trying Mozy:
Now I know backing up online would seem like an obvious solution but not to me. I have tried a few different companies before and was unhappy with them so I pretty much gave up. I could not remember to do the back up or figure out how to configure the software to work how I wanted. When Today’s Mama offered me the chance to try Mozy online backup service. I was a little curious. I needed to find some type of solution to backing up my computer. But the real question is would it be something easy to use for me to use?
I was able to download the Mozy software really quick. The setup was even easier. The software scanned my computer so I could decide what I wanted to back up. This did not take long. I knew exactly what I wanted to backup. Everything! I am not kidding when I say Mozy is simple to use. I was able to choose the speed that Mozy would run, slow or fast. The software told me how long it would take to perform the entire backup. It was estimated at 24 hours. It actually took 25 hours and 36 minutes. Not bad! I have used software that went hours and hours over the estimated time so this fact alone made me very happy. This might sound like a long time but you have to keep in mind that this was the initial back up. All the ones after this should not take as much time. Mozy will only back up files that are new or those that have been changed. I love that I won’t have to figure that out myself.
I was happy with the things I learned about Mozy:
* it works on both Windows and Mac operating systems
* offers more than one way to restore your files
* files are encrypted during the backup process
* protection is continuous. It automatically detects changed files
* offers free email and chat support 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Oh, I can’t forget my favorite part of using Mozy. It runs in the background. Without slowing down my computer! That is so important to me because I am constantly on my computer. I did not have to close any programs while running Mozy.
Mozy is worth trying. I am glad I tried it out. I really like it and it definitely is a good fit for me. You have to remember how easily important files can be lost to viruses, theft or accidental deletion. Mozy offers 2 gb of online storage for free to everyone. It is not one of those deals where you can try it for free for 14 or even 30 days. It is free forever! You don’t even need a credit card or anything to sign up for it.
June 26, 2009 on 8:56 pm | In Mozy talk | No Comments
This is what happened to Mr Zikakis after he lost his laptop and used Mozy to get his precious data back.
Luckily for Zikakis, he had recently begun paying a Web site called mozy.com $4.95 a month to automatically back up his files. He contacted Mozy officials, who told him he could manually copy his files off their Web site in a new computer, or they could burn him CDs for $75.
“I’m really cheap,” said Zikakis, who began the task of copying his voluminous files. After returning from vacation on July 12, he sat down to resume his copying and saw that, according to the Mozy site, files from his missing laptop had been copied as recently as July 10. The thief hadn’t wiped the computer clean. It was being used. And unknown to the user, the Mozy program running in the background was backing up the files.
Among the things backed up were photos of a young man and of his mother’s phone bill, which had her name but no address. Zikakis Googled her name — and up popped an address in Troy.
Zikakis delivered the photos and bill to Birmingham police. When the cops showed up, the man said he had no idea what they were talking about. They then showed him his photo.
The mother had a receipt from a store in Southfield, the store owner told police that a friend of his had asked for a blank receipt as a favor, and the friend told police he’d come in for questioning. He never showed, but Zikakis got his laptop back, which seems to be the end of it.
Except for two lessons learned. Always back up your files. And? “I take my laptop home at nights now,” said Zikakis.
June 26, 2009 on 8:47 pm | In Mozy talk | No Comments
This is what Will Kelly had to say about Mozy for his home backup:
I began to pay a lot more attention to my home office backup regimen after a particularly nasty hard drive crash right before an article deadline and a Thanksgiving holiday two years ago. The debacle ruined the day off I scheduled, my holiday, and was just a plain old stressful event.
This near disaster made me institute a redundant backup process for the primary writing machines in my home office consisting of Mozy.com for offsite backup and Windows Home Server for onsite backup.
June 12, 2009 on 10:47 pm | In Mozy talk | No Comments
This is what the Apple Blog had to say about his backup strategy using Mozy:
My secondary computer is a PC. Each of these backup schemes work as long as my Mac is intact or I have another Mac to restore to. Time Machine obviously is Mac-only, but while Mozy works on Macs and PCs, the file that’s restored is a .dmg file. While I could find a way to break into the .dmg file, part of my worst-case plan is, “OK, my Mac is dead and the only way I can make this deadline is to keep working on my PC, STAT!” There are three folders (School, Freelance, Writing) that I have deemed Crucial National Assets. Without immediate access to those folders during a State of Emergency, I am completely and totally hosed.
To solve that worse-case scenario, I use Dropbox. Dropbox simply uploads what I want to a web page, where I can grab files from any other computer, Mac or PC. The one drawback is it likes its files to reside in a Dropbox folder on my Mac, but I got around that by creating symbolic links to those three folders I really care about. Dropbox grabs their contents and uploads them.
An important part of any backup routine is testing data validity. Periodically, I’ll do test restores from Time Machine and Mozy, and verify from my PC that I can access the data on Dropbox. While you’re likely to only need them in case of emergency, it’s important to know if you have to break the glass and use the tools they’ve been doing their jobs all along.
June 12, 2009 on 10:42 pm | In Mozy talk | No Comments
This is what Adam had to see from blog Adam’s IT Corner:
I use this little tool to keep My Documents backed up. It’s especially handy if you like to use USB keys but end up losing them. There are two versions, the free version that comes with 2 gb of online storage and the paid version which is unlimited. Restoring your documents is a snap and can be done online. Check out Mozy.
June 1, 2009 on 12:11 am | In Mozy talk | No Comments
Pat’s Computer Services game Mozy a go and liked it very much:
After running Mozy for a week, I can see why it’s ranked high on everyone’s backup list. It’s smooth, and stays out of the way. With 2 GB free storage, you can use it to back up the most important files. And with it’s encryption specifications, you can be assured that no one will get your files.
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