Originally Posted by
chgoeditor
* Once you've designated a folder to be synced, does it truly sync or do you have to manually push new files to the storage attached to your PogoPlug device?
The latter. I use a syncing program to regularly sync files from my desktop hard drives to the device attached to the PogoPlug--for example, the Camera Uploads folder in my Dropbox folder.
* What does CrashPlan do that PogoPlug doesn't automatically do itself?
CrashPlan is simply a cloud backup program. In the unlikely event that all my computers and hard drives blow up at the same time, I still have a copy of all important documents/photos/videos/music stored in the cloud. Once I rebuild my computer, I can download all of that stuff from CrashPlan. Again, I back up all of my data to my 3TB drive (attached to PogoPlug), and CrashPlan regularly backs up the 3TB drive.
If you do a search for CrashPlan in this forum, you can find a link for a free year trial.
You could also use PogoPlug's cloud backup program to do the same thing that CrashPlan offers. $50/yr for unlimited storage isn't a bad deal. I also believe you can access all files in real-time through their website.
* I notice that the PogoPlug Office device says it supports up to 5 users. What constitutes a user? For example, if I'm connecting to it from both my regular laptop and my travel laptop, is each a different user?
No idea. Sorry!