You just described a free feature offered by Crashplan. You can back files up to a friend's computer, and/or they to yours, and it's free. Crashplan also offers free backups to local drives, but honestly that sounds like Time Machine so would only help Windows users I imagine. On Sep 12, 2014, at 4:43 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> I had always wondered how reasonable it would be to do some kind of backup > co-op. For example, if I could figure out how to share a drive on the > internet for somebody else and they did the same for me, I could backup my > stuff to their drive and vice versa. As a co-op neither of us would pay the > other anything as it would be a symbiotic solution. Of course there is a > level of trust involved that they aren't going to do anything bad with your > files so I guess it would have to be somebody you know. I know you can use > the back to my mac to reach another Mac over the internet but can you set up > shares and such that another user's time machine could use? > > CB > > On 9/12/14, 4:36 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: >> I’ve not had to use it personally must confess, however, the interface is >> available via the site and they do have telephone tech support that Drop Box >> does not. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Neil Barnfather >> >> Talks List Administrator >> Twitter @neilbarnfather >> >> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple >> iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your >> accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com >> >> URL: - www.talknav.com >> e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com >> Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 >> >> On 11 Sep 2014, at 15:19, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Neil, please tell us how accessible the Carbonite website interface is in >>> terms of versioning. I am currently using dropbox and their versioning is >>> difficult at best. I would consider switching to Carbonite if it is a >>> better user experience. Thanks for anything you can tell us. >>> >>> Sent from my IPhone >>> >>> >>> On Sep 11, 2014, at 9:55 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav <for...@talknav.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I like these, however, you’ve missed cloud solutions such as Carbonite, >>>> who I especially like. They are fully automated, need no baby sitting, >>>> and, are both off site and continuous. >>>> >>>> Carbonite also allows for versioning, so if like me, once upon a time you >>>> saved over the top of hours worth of work, no problem, Carbonite keeps >>>> versions of all files you create for up to, I believe three months. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Neil Barnfather >>>> >>>> Talks List Administrator >>>> Twitter @neilbarnfather >>>> >>>> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple >>>> iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your >>>> accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com >>>> >>>> URL: - www.talknav.com >>>> e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com >>>> Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 >>>> >>>> On 11 Sep 2014, at 14:49, Kayaker <sea...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> Here is a basic strategy with increasing levels of commitment to your >>>>> time. >>>>> >>>>> 1. The Absolute Barest of Barest >>>>> Purchase an external drive that matches the capacity of your internal >>>>> drive and use either Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper to perform a >>>>> complete clone of the drive, making it a bootable volume. If you do this >>>>> weekly, you'll never lose more than a weeks worth of work. >>>>> >>>>> 2. A reasonable Method >>>>> Use plan 1 and add a time machine backup. Either a time capsule, or >>>>> another attached drive. If you have a laptop, the time capsule is a nice >>>>> solution since you do not need to physically attach the drive. This gives >>>>> you archive abilities and reduces the potential loss down to an hour's >>>>> worth of work. >>>>> >>>>> 3. A Basic Plan >>>>> Use Plan 2 and add a second backup drive to your plan 1 rotation. In >>>>> other words, have two drives that you use for making a clone and use the >>>>> first drive on odd number weeks and the second on even numbered weeks. >>>>> Keep one of those drives in a different physical location. Thus helping >>>>> you in case of meteor strikes or a black hole opening up in your house. >>>>> >>>>> Time machine is fantastic, but it's not enough. I've seen too many time >>>>> machine backups fail when it's been needed after a disaster. That is why >>>>> I think it is critical to have a cloned bootable drive of your main >>>>> system. What is nice about using an app like carbon copy cloner, is that >>>>> after making the backup, it will tell you if there are files that it had >>>>> trouble reading. This is a great indicator of the health of your data. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> --k >>>>> Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the >>>>> questions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 10, 2014, at 5:46 PM, The Believer <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Can I get a basic strategy to use for backups? I will use a USB 3.0 >>>>>> 500gig external drive. After I start doing this, I will get closer to >>>>>> upgrading to Mavericks. I created the bootable USB drive for that today. >>>>>> >>>>>> I do not plan on cloud backups at least not for a while. 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