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What's the best (most reliable, easiest to use) backup solution for Macs these days?

#1 8:37pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone

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@stop timemachine + dropbox

#2 8:38pm Jan 1st 2011 via TweetDeck in reply to stop

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@stop Please tweet your conclusion once you get answers - I want to know, too.

#3 8:38pm Jan 1st 2011 via web in reply to stop

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@stop For cloud backups definitely @arqbackup.

#4 8:39pm Jan 1st 2011 via web in reply to stop

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@stop Umm... Apple's Time Machine?

#5 8:39pm Jan 1st 2011 via TweetDeck in reply to stop

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@stop Ideally a Drobo. I personnally use Dropbox for everything but my iTunes and Aperture libraries. I also use Time Machine.

#6 8:39pm Jan 1st 2011 via Merlo in reply to stop

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@stop I use Time Machine with a Firewire 800 drive, but it doesn't back up FileVault users unless you log in as another user (lame :\).

#7 8:39pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop Time Machine saved my ass a couple times. Last reports speak wonders of Crashplan.

#8 8:39pm Jan 1st 2011 via Seesmic Web in reply to stop

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@stop SuperDuper!, in my opinion. I stopped using Time Machine a long time ago. http://bit.ly/3wWHZz

#9 8:40pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop I use Time Machine backed up to an external drive. Definitely the "easiest".

#10 8:40pm Jan 1st 2011 via web in reply to stop

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@stop it's not Mac specific, but Crashplan is my personal favorite

#11 8:40pm Jan 1st 2011 via Trillian in reply to stop

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@stop An external drive and the Time Machine software in your Mac.
I plug a drive into the Mac airport and the software does the rest.

#12 8:41pm Jan 1st 2011 via web in reply to stop

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@stop I'm a fan of Mozy

#14 8:41pm Jan 1st 2011 via TweetDeck in reply to stop

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@stop Mozy has gotten a lot better with their latest upgrade.

#15 8:41pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop I've heard good things about Carbonite and Mozy. @gigaom did a good comparison: gigaom.com/apple/mozy-vs-…

I use Time Machine + DropBox.

#16 8:41pm Jan 1st 2011 via web in reply to stop

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@stop - Apple time capsule. [easiest to use]. Traditional external HD [most reliable]

#17 8:41pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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I use Time Machine & Dropbox. @stop: What's the best (most reliable, easiest to use) backup solution for Macs these days?

#18 8:41pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac

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@stop Time Machine that comes with all Mac's.

#19 8:42pm Jan 1st 2011 via web in reply to stop

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@stop I use Carbon Copy Cloner, really easy to use and its been reliable so far.

#20 8:42pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop besides Time Machine?

#22 8:43pm Jan 1st 2011 via TweetDeck in reply to stop

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@stop Check out Backblaze.

#24 8:43pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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Apples Time Machine RT @stop: What's the best (most reliable, easiest to use) backup solution for Macs these days?

#25 8:43pm Jan 1st 2011 via Echofon

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@stop depends on what you mean by "backup," what you want to backup, and how you like to backup.

#26 8:43pm Jan 1st 2011 via web in reply to stop

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@stop Apple's Time Machine? Or maybe Arq / @arqbackup: http://www.haystacksoftware.com/arq/

#27 8:43pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop I'd recommend having a look at @backblaze

#28 8:44pm Jan 1st 2011 via Echofon in reply to stop

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@stop you mean besides Dropbox ;)

#29 8:45pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop super duper's smart update. a bootable backup that doesn't make a complete new copy each time, saving time.

#30 8:45pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop erm Time Machine :-S

#31 8:45pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop time machine?

#32 8:45pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop super duper of course. Not even close.

#33 8:46pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop SuperDuper hands down. I fill in the cracks with Dropbox & Amazon S3 via Transmit.

#34 8:47pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop I like SuperDuper! for clone backups, Time Machine for incremental and Backblaze for online backups.

#35 8:48pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPad in reply to stop

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@stop Time Machine! No competition! ;)

#36 8:48pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop dropbox!

#37 8:49pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop Local? Remote? Redundant? Lots of good solutions, depends on what u want.

#38 8:49pm Jan 1st 2011 via web in reply to stop

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@stop Backblaze is affordable and easy. No idea on reliability.

#40 8:52pm Jan 1st 2011 via Echofon in reply to stop

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@stop Arq is quite good, backup to an Amazon S3 account

#41 8:52pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitterrific in reply to stop

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@stop Time Machine has saved me many times. Never had any problems with it.

#42 8:54pm Jan 1st 2011 via TweetDeck in reply to stop

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My Backup Solution http://cl.ly/3pyb /cc @stop

#43 8:54pm Jan 1st 2011 via Merlo

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@stop I use and love Backblaze.

#44 8:57pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop did you get an answer to this?!! I'm desp to know;)

#45 8:58pm Jan 1st 2011 via HootSuite in reply to stop

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RT @stop: What's the best (most reliable, easiest to use) backup solution for Macs these days?

#46 8:58pm Jan 1st 2011 via HootSuite

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@stop grab a time capsule from the apple store. It's what we do at instagram for the office

#47 8:58pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop Time Machine + Backblaze works pretty well

#48 8:59pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop arq + s3 is pretty nice http://bit.ly/bdfKGM

#49 8:59pm Jan 1st 2011 via Echofon in reply to stop

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I use Dropbox (50GB plan) for smaller files and miscellany. I'm looking for backup for large libraries like iPhoto, iTunes, etc.

#50 9:00pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for Mac

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@stop Backblaze for easy, off-site backups. I use Time Machine as well so I have something local.

#51 9:00pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop WD Element plugged in 24/7 with Time Machine. I don't even notice the backups.

#52 9:00pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop what's wrong with Time Machine?

#53 9:01pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop I use Arq and Amazon S3. Like remote time machine: http://ya.tl/g21uDr

#54 9:02pm Jan 1st 2011 via Echofon in reply to stop

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@stop I'd would probably get a mac mini and use it as small server.

#55 9:03pm Jan 1st 2011 via Echofon in reply to stop

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@stop Not sure you're gonna find that in the cloud. Would recommend a Drobo which you can share/access via the web.

#56 9:03pm Jan 1st 2011 via Itsy! in reply to stop

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@stop go with Mozy if you want cloud backup, otherwise I Time Machine for a complete backup of my Mac.

#57 9:03pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop there is no good solution for this! The problem is that the whole paradigm of possessing the assets locally is wrong. DISRUPT!

#58 9:04pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop backblaze.com

#59 9:05pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop I use CrashPlan because it allows redundancy. For just online backup all the big services are good (BackBlaze, Mozy, Carbonite, etc)

#60 9:05pm Jan 1st 2011 via HootSuite in reply to stop

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@stop I've been using Backblaze for over a year now and have no complaints. $5/month for unlimited storage.

#61 9:05pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop let us know your findings. My Aperture library is 200Gb & growing. Would like to keep it cloudy

#62 9:06pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop I would recommend against Mozy. Had lots of trouble with them recently. Crashplan is looking promising.

#63 9:06pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop I use Time Capsule. Its wireless & automatic, (you can set up your own schedule) & can also be used as a router.

#64 9:06pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop we use @backblaze. Works great: http://www.backblaze.com/mac-online-backup.html

#66 9:07pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop I personally love backblaze. It works wonders for me.

#67 9:08pm Jan 1st 2011 via web in reply to stop

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@stop Don't forget to tweet out what you end up using.

#68 9:09pm Jan 1st 2011 via web in reply to stop

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@stop Jungledisk... And portable if you use Amazon S3 as the store.

#69 9:09pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop i had a guy tell me about this but haven't tried it http://me.lt/9Rc4

#70 9:10pm Jan 1st 2011 via Rockmelt in reply to stop

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@stop I'm running @backblaze on my media centre and laptop. Good value, good backup agent, restoring directories to zip files works a charm.

#71 9:10pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitterrific in reply to stop

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@stop backblaze just works.

#72 9:11pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop Something along the lines of Carbonite then?

#73 9:12pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to stop

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@stop backblaze.com (via @atebits) - Very cool.

#74 9:12pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac in reply to stop

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@BenWard @stop I use @backblaze too but have heard good things about carbonite. Or supduper or cccopy crons

#75 9:13pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to BenWard

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@stop I like Carbonite

#76 9:13pm Jan 1st 2011 via web in reply to stop

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@stop I've been looking at mozy and sugar sync. No clear choice yet. Do share if you find a winner.

#77 9:13pm Jan 1st 2011 via Osfoora HD in reply to stop

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@BenWard @stop checking out @backblaze now. Looks like a great solution

#79 9:14pm Jan 1st 2011 via TweetDeck in reply to BenWard

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@goldman @stop it's not that there isn't a good solution, it's that backing up online has always been expensive and slow. Suggestions?

#80 9:14pm Jan 1st 2011 via web in reply to goldman

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@stop I use Backblaze. Have not tried restoring from a backup yet, but the backup part works awesome.

#82 9:18pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac in reply to stop

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@stop I'm a fan of Backblaze, http://www.backblaze.com/, easy and great, but takes a while to upload to their server.

#83 9:18pm Jan 1st 2011 via web in reply to stop

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@kennethkufluk @rsarver @stop: @backblaze have some great blog posts about their custom hardware infrastructure.

#84 9:21pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitterrific in reply to kpk

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@stop @crashplan Plus is terrific, dead simple if you want simple. Great value. Supplement with monthly SuperDuper for bootable option.

#85 9:21pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop I've been backing up with mobile me... but I'd be interested in what you find. time machine/capsule is good for local bu.

#86 9:21pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitterrific in reply to stop

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@stop I use Time Machine + SuperDuper.

#87 9:22pm Jan 1st 2011 via Tweetie for Mac in reply to stop

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@n8agrin @stop Initial backup takes ages. Days, weeks depending on your home upload bandwidth. But, you can blacklist directories.

#90 9:23pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitterrific in reply to n8agrin

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@stop backblaze

#91 9:24pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to stop

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@stop Give Crashplan a try.

#92 9:25pm Jan 1st 2011 via Twitter for Android in reply to stop

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