Originally Posted by
magiciansampras
This all requires effort. With Mozy you don't even think about it - it gets done automatically. In my view anytime you require people to think about backing their stuff up, you're already screwed. People forget, don't want to worry about it, etc. Like I said, if you're an IT type and get a kick out of this stuff (as you seem to) then maybe it works. But for the general population this seems like a lot of effort.
Shrug. I'm not particularly paranoid about people poking around in my Word files or listening to my iTunes at Mozy.
Why would you back up iTunes? You can re-download if you need to. That's a waste of money and resources to back that up online.
Laziness is one good reason for services like Mozy. But how much garbage are people really backing up online, and paying the price month after month to do it?
I have a fairly simple and good file management strategy. Important files go into dedicated TrueCrypt containers, which are very easy to back up. Not so important files go into a easy folder organizer, which again is extremely easy to back up.
Thinking about it is like thinking about how to blink, I don't even need to think. It's just done because I'm organized now.
Maybe if I was uber-unorganized and just wanted to backup all the crap on my PC, an online service might work, but with just a little bit of organization when you start, it's so easy to back up the files that need back up, and forget the rest.