Comments on: SafeCopy Online Backup Review http://www.onlinebackuptools.com/safecopy-online-backup-review/161 Online Backup Solutions Reviewed Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:53:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: trainerj http://www.onlinebackuptools.com/safecopy-online-backup-review/161/comment-page-1#comment-84 trainerj Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:53:15 +0000 http://www.onlinebackuptools.com/?p=161#comment-84 It has been four days and still no answer to emails to Customer Support. This looks like a good deal but the backup I have started keeps jamming but I can get no answer to that problem or others I have written them about. Frankly, this is a deal killer as I am not enough of a nerd to go this alone, especially in something as important as a backup tool. It has been four days and still no answer to emails to Customer Support. This looks like a good deal but the backup I have started keeps jamming but I can get no answer to that problem or others I have written them about. Frankly, this is a deal killer as I am not enough of a nerd to go this alone, especially in something as important as a backup tool.

]]> By: Marvin http://www.onlinebackuptools.com/safecopy-online-backup-review/161/comment-page-1#comment-81 Marvin Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:14:29 +0000 http://www.onlinebackuptools.com/?p=161#comment-81 Nice post but it seems kind of out dated because Safecopy nolonger offer 150 and 250 gigs but instead offer 200 and 300gigs for 50 and 70 bucks respectively.I use this backup system and i have to say that i like the services they offer. Nice post but it seems kind of out dated because Safecopy nolonger offer 150 and 250 gigs but instead offer 200 and 300gigs for 50 and 70 bucks respectively.I use this backup system and i have to say that i like the services they offer.

]]> By: Stewart http://www.onlinebackuptools.com/safecopy-online-backup-review/161/comment-page-1#comment-77 Stewart Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:01:44 +0000 http://www.onlinebackuptools.com/?p=161#comment-77 This is the most effective and stable online backup product I have ever used. Mozy was problematic and I tossed out Carbonite almost the minute I installed the trial version. I backup every critical computer with an external hard drive as a system backup using BouceBack Ultimate. That is for computer disaster recovery but it will not help if the office burns down or equipment is stolen. I use SafeCopy to backup all of my critical data files as well as pictures and videos. I thought there was a 200MB file limit but that is not the case. The upload limit defaults to 200MB but you can increase the limit in the Backup Configuration using the Advanced button. The selection is a bit obscure and you must type in your limits. I typed in 6000 and it is now backing up files up to 5.9GB and that fact is stated on the configuration screen where it used to say 200MB. Since the largest single file on any of my computers is 5GB (thankfully only a few, like outlook PST archive files), that is the perfect setting. On one system I occassional must reinstal the software and the automatic reinstallation does not work. I kept a download of the installation file so reinstalling is not difficult but it requires a reboot. The machine with the problem is XP SP 3.0 and is used as a file server, so a reboot can be stressful. Notheless as far as online backup goes, I would rate this product a 9 but I could go to 10 if I did not have the reinstall issue and the occasional “Internal server error”. This is the most effective and stable online backup product I have ever used. Mozy was problematic and I tossed out Carbonite almost the minute I installed the trial version. I backup every critical computer with an external hard drive as a system backup using BouceBack Ultimate. That is for computer disaster recovery but it will not help if the office burns down or equipment is stolen. I use SafeCopy to backup all of my critical data files as well as pictures and videos.

I thought there was a 200MB file limit but that is not the case. The upload limit defaults to 200MB but you can increase the limit in the Backup Configuration using the Advanced button. The selection is a bit obscure and you must type in your limits. I typed in 6000 and it is now backing up files up to 5.9GB and that fact is stated on the configuration screen where it used to say 200MB. Since the largest single file on any of my computers is 5GB (thankfully only a few, like outlook PST archive files), that is the perfect setting.

On one system I occassional must reinstal the software and the automatic reinstallation does not work. I kept a download of the installation file so reinstalling is not difficult but it requires a reboot. The machine with the problem is XP SP 3.0 and is used as a file server, so a reboot can be stressful. Notheless as far as online backup goes, I would rate this product a 9 but I could go to 10 if I did not have the reinstall issue and the occasional “Internal server error”.

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