I haven't really found that to be the case (*GENERALLY*)... usually it's quite well behaved but -- yes -- it can occasionally balloon for a while somewhat unpredictably, especially if you have a large backup-set.
On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Ted Cabeen <t...@cabeen.org> wrote: > The other challenge with CrashPlan is that it's a memory hog, like most > Java applications. > > --Ted > > On 2016-06-02 9:56, Brad Beyenhof wrote: > >> I've been using CrashPlan for years, and my only complaint is that their >> Java interface isn't the most intuitive (plus the design is pretty >> out-of-place on my Macs). I don't have to do much in that interface, >> though; it's pretty set-it-and-forget-it. >> >> I like that my files backed up to the cloud are accessible via their >> mobile app, and I've been able to bring up important documents as >> necessary in the past when I have a sudden need for the info. >> >> -- >> Brad Beyenhof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://augmentedfourth.com >> <http://augmentedfourth.com/> >> Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits >> of the world. >> ~ Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788-1860) >> >> >> On Jun 2, 2016, at 9:46 AM, Tom Perrine <tom.perr...@gmail.com >> <mailto:tom.perr...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> And you can run your own crashplan server, or do peer2peer backups, eg >>> machine A backs up to B and vice versa. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 9:44 AM, Derek Balling <dr...@megacity.org >>> <mailto:dr...@megacity.org>> wrote: >>> >>> Second this. Crashplan "family plan" lets you back-up up to 10 >>> devices, fairly cheaply ($150/year). They're not picky on where >>> the devices physically are (so, for instance, my family's Linode >>> servers are also backing themselves up via Crashplan). >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 12:40 PM, Tom Perrine >>> <tom.perr...@gmail.com <mailto:tom.perr...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> We have a lot of people who have been happy with CrashPlan for >>> years. Our storage/backup/DR wizard swears by it for his >>> personal backups and has been advocating using it for our >>> corporate desktop backup. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 7:09 AM, Ski Kacoroski >>> <kacoro...@gmail.com <mailto:kacoro...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Matt, >>> >>> Try using FreefileSync (http://www.freefilesync.org/). It >>> is different, but with a few wrapper scripts I have found >>> it a good replacement for BackupPC. We are using it at >>> work to backup 1500+ Mac workstations. >>> >>> cheers, >>> >>> ski >>> >>> >>> On 06/01/2016 05:37 PM, Matt Lawrence wrote: >>> >>> I'm currently running BackupPC as a backup solution >>> for my home >>> network. I like the functionality, but it is slow, >>> probably because of >>> the Perl compression libraries. Any suggestion for a >>> replacement with >>> similar functionality? I particularly like the web >>> interface both for >>> checking status and doing restores. >>> >>> -- Matt >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tech mailing list >>> Tech@lists.lopsa.org <mailto:Tech@lists.lopsa.org> >>> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech >>> This list provided by the League of Professional >>> System Administrators >>> http://lopsa.org/ >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it >>> connected to the entire universe" John Muir >>> >>> Chris "Ski" Kacoroski, kacoro...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:kacoro...@gmail.com>, 206-501-9803 <tel:206-501-9803 >>> > >>> or ski98033 on most IM services >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tech mailing list >>> Tech@lists.lopsa.org <mailto:Tech@lists.lopsa.org> >>> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech >>> This list provided by the League of Professional System >>> Administrators >>> http://lopsa.org/ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tech mailing list >>> Tech@lists.lopsa.org <mailto:Tech@lists.lopsa.org> >>> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech >>> This list provided by the League of Professional System >>> Administrators >>> http://lopsa.org/ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tech mailing list >>> Tech@lists.lopsa.org <mailto:Tech@lists.lopsa.org> >>> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech >>> This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators >>> http://lopsa.org/ >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tech mailing list >> Tech@lists.lopsa.org >> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech >> This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators >> http://lopsa.org/ >> >> _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > Tech@lists.lopsa.org > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ >
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