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So, i am in the process of tweaking my spending and i need to change my backup plan... I am currently using a mix of JungleDisk and ZManda ZCB to backup files on my MacBook Pro, Main Windows Server Workstation, a dedicated Windows Server in a datacenter, and various other machines and file sources. The problem is the cost: this month, it has cost me about $90 to backup a little over 500Gb... This amount of data will increase over time too, since i am backing up Photos (24Mb RAW images + 4-8MB JPEGs), Videos (various cameras shooting 720p and 1080p), Music, Movies, TV shows and Apps from iTunes (though with iTunes cloud, this might not need to be backed up again) and source code...

I have looked at the likes of Mozy, CrashPlan+ and Pro, Backblaze and Carbonite, but each have their problems:

  • Mozy seems overly expencive per gig at 50C
  • Crashplan wont sell to me the Pro edition since i am outside the US (they hide it on their site... hidden in the FAQ section!)
  • Backblaze dont support Windows Server
  • Carbonite business pricing is $600 up front for 500Gb of storage... Fro $229, they will not backup Windows Servers.

So, other than those, Jungle Disk (at 15c per Gig) or ZManda (also at 15c per Gig) what other options are there? what are other people using?

UPDATE: Clarification on Crashplan: When i said it was not available outside the US, this is for the Pro Edition... details about that here. CrashPlan and CrashPlan Plus both seem to be ok...

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Please link to the Crashplan FAQ where it states this. – Daniel Beck Nov 18 '11 at 18:15
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Shopping Recommendations are off-topic for SU, as per the FAQ. – techie007 Nov 18 '11 at 21:19
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crashplan should sell to you just fine. I am not in the US and use them.

Its also highly recommended from me, for what its worth.

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I also use CrashPlan outside the US. I believe the only thing they don't offer outside the US is the service where they mail you a hard drive to backup or restore from. – Dracs Nov 18 '11 at 18:17
That's interesting. Their twitter account told me they are not available.... Are we talking plus or pro? And how are your upload speeds? – TiernanO Nov 18 '11 at 19:27
i use plus unlimited. Speeds are good their end anyhow, its limited my end by choice, though. You may want to looking into bandwidth shaping to give it a lower priority, else it'll screw up your other web traffic. – Sirex Nov 21 '11 at 9:20
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