Comments on: Four Months of Using Mozy

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:34:17 +0000

Actually Mozy is not far off SafeCopy. For $54.45 you get unlimited storage space. For me, I have over 200 GB backed up with Mozy, and I pay about $52/year with the 2 year plan. If I was to use SafeCopy, I would be paying $135 for two years opposed to $103.95 for two years with Mozy.

As for interrupting file backup, unless you have large video files, the time taken to restart the file backup shouldn’t be too long. If your backup is interrupted, you only start the backup where it left off.

In the end, however, you should always go with who are comfortable with, since a backup plan must conform to you.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:52:44 +0000

Well the problem with Mozy is that, if a backup of a file is interrupted then the backup of that file will have to restart again.This consumes alot of time.And more to that,one pays for each computer.I have hard my mother complain about Mozy being so expensive.Well i think SafeCopy is better because one can use more that one computer on one account and it is fair in prices for example for 150GB one pays only 50 bucks and the payment is done annually.This has saved me spending tons of money

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:58:21 +0000

When I inquired about changing PCs, the tech support told me that all I would need to do was inform then of a computer change and they would switch over to the new computer. I haven’t tried it, since I’m still on the same machine, but I’m hoping that the experience isn’t what you described.

I’ll have to update this post if I ever switch machines.

By: jason

jason — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:47:08 +0000

I upgraded my computer; technical said I could just add a new account. I didnt want to do this as my old computer died (or was about to die). I had my data from a clone. When I changed the name of the registered computer I lost all my data (it was considered trashed). Apparently I could access this for the next 30 days. Great. But now I have to upload the 80GB of data again. I have a great dl speed but my upload is only 1.2; this takes days and days to do. not fun.

By: C Perrymain

C Perrymain — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:55:14 +0000

An interesting review, but you seem to have missed the single vital point about online backup systems – how effective is the restore process? No matter how good the backup system is, if you can’t get your data back quickly (whether in part or in its entirety) the system is completely worthless.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:34:53 +0000

No, Mozy Home NOT backup network drives, only locals.
Just Mozy Pro backup network shares.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:04:40 +0000

I haven’t backed up from a network mounted drive, only from an external USB hard drive. I don’t see any problems with a network monted drive, as it appears Mozy can backup anything associated with a drive letter.

One way to find out is to sign up with their free 2GB service and see if you can back up from your network drive.

By: Scott C

Scott C — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:32:04 +0000

What does Mozy do with network mounted drives? Can they be part of the backup?

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:13:38 +0000

Nice review Paul. We have some new online backup software (still in Beta actually), but given your experience in the field, we would welcome any feedback you might have about our offering: Backazon.com Thanks!

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:45:42 +0000

Interesting read. I found another service that seems to do all these do and also helps recover lost computers. BackUPMAX Online Backup is a new service I think you should have a look at.

By: Hani Mourra

Hani Mourra — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:08:22 +0000

I definitely agree with Paul on the simplicity of Mozy. I’ve put together a short 4 minute how-to video tutorial on getting started with Mozy. It walks you through the entire process from the beginning, starting with how to sign up for you account and ending with how to recover your files in case of a hard drive failure. (Also includes a promo code to save an additional 10% for the month of October)

For those who are interested, the video tutorial can be seen here:
http://www.eztechtips.com/online-backup-are-you-prepared-for-a-hard-drive-crash/

Enjoy!

Hani Mourra

By: impNERD

impNERD — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:35:12 +0000

Awesome analysis. I’ve considered using online storage before, but never backups (or really even thought about there actually being a solution for it).

By: Devin Knighton

Devin Knighton — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:25:33 +0000

Thanks for your post, Eric. I appreciate the feedback. We are listening and want to continue to improve the service. Please note, we actually do keep your file for 30 days after you delete if from your computer. This way if you accidentally delete files, Mozy can help you restore them. That said, we will address the other issues you mentioned above.

Devin Knighton
Mozy Inc, an EMC Company
(801) 722-8187
devin@mozy.com

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:45:13 +0000

Glad to hear you had a good experience with Mozy’s tech support. That’s one of the few downfalls I’ve heard about them. Maybe they’re listening to their users & turning things around.

I’ve got a coupon code for your users to save 10% off Mozy Home – as if $5 / month wasn’t cheap enough!