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In response to "Don Homer - how do you like Mozy?" by JaxSean

Most backup products (like Mozy, Carbonite, Crashplan) don't work like a "drive". You can backup from one and "restore" to another but it isn't as

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Aug 6 '10, 12:29

simple. If you're looking for a shared location, look into Microsoft's Skydrive or Live Mesh synchronization

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Skydrive only has 25G free. I guess I could move them 25G at a time... -- nm - JaxSean Aug 6, 12:31 6
- If you're trying to move to a new computer, just network them together and copy directly -- nm - oblique Aug 6, 12:32 5
  - This isn't as easy as it seems, is it? - JaxSean Aug 6, 12:33 4
    - Pretty much. They should show up in the network neighborhood for each other. May need to move the files into the "Public Folders" on the old computer - oblique Aug 6, 12:36
    - see my post above. It's actually quite easy. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 12:36 2
      - I'll try the networking option, and if that doesn't work, go your route with that cord. Thanks -- nm - JaxSean Aug 6, 12:37
      - (I was worried about this too after i ordered our new laptop a couple months ago. But it went very painlessly. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 12:37

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