I thought I would give an update on my backup search. I finally tested Acronis. It is $49 and the Open Source in me still wants to spin up a BackupPC instance but time becomes the deciding factor. Anyway Acronis does work okay but if you select to have the instant backup enabled it tends to become a hog on my system which is no slouch. I have 6gb of RAM on Windows 7 but when I have that option enabled I had too many weird things happen. So I might stick with Acronsi since $49 is well worth the time savings.
On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 3:12 PM, john boris <jbori...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just wanted to keep the list updated on my Windows backup trek. It looks > like BackupPC is out of the question as it requires a LINUX box to handle > the backups. While it has windows clients there is no option (at least I > couldn't find it) to run the controller portion on my Windows 7 machine. > Well I shouldn't say it is out of the question totally as I might do it as > a project to try the little Raspberry Pi i bought. But for now I am testing > Acronis. That is what they use here in our NOC for all our Windows Servers. > While it is backing up I have been searching the site for the licensing > info. Ned states it is a lifetime license but I can't find it on the site. > > I am going to test Crashplan as the next one. > > I will keep the list informed of my choice after a week or two. > > I want to thank the list for all of the responses. > > > On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 11:08 PM, Edward Ned Harvey (lopser) < > lop...@nedharvey.com> wrote: > >> > From: john boris [mailto:jbori...@gmail.com] >> > >> > I know about acronis but I think that is pricey they use that in our NOC >> >> Oh - incidentally - also depends which product you look at. I buy >> Acronis True Image Home (even for use at work) and I buy them in the Family >> Pack (3 licenses at a time.) This costs $80, so it's $27 per license, >> perpetual. Call it $9 per PC per year (assuming lifespan of 3 years.) >> > > > > -- > John J. Boris, Sr. > Online Services > www.onlinesvc.com > -- John J. Boris, Sr. Online Services www.onlinesvc.com
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