Batteries Included: 0
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Carbonite, Inc.
EAN: 0094922632890
Format: CD-ROM
Weight: 15 hundredths-pounds
Label: Carbonite, INC
Manufacturer: Carbonite, INC
Model: CARB1002
Packaged Height: 130 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 760 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 15 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 530 hundredths-inches
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: Carbonite, INC
Release Date: 2006-08-28
Studio: Carbonite, INC
Feature:
- Always on - just connect to the Internet
- Set and forget - just start Carbonite and relax
- Instantly detects and backs up changed files
- Never slows down your computer or Internet
- Exclude files you don't want to back up
Product Description:
You know that creating regular PC backups is important, but you never seem to get around to burning those CDs or copying your files to your expensive and complicated external hard drive? Sound familiar? Well PC backup doesn't have to be such a pain in the neck!
PC Backups with Carbonite automatically finds all your data files -- photos, documents, music, emails, everything! Simple to use, with nothing new to learn -- Carbonite just looks like another disk drive on your computer with a copy of all your data. Sit back and relax while Carbonite automatically finds all your data files, encrypts them, and backs them up over the Internet to our secure servers. Big companies always back up their data off-site, and now you can too.
Carbonite runs in the background, making sure new and changed files are backed up every day. But Carbonite never slows down your Internet connection or your PC. Backup operations automatically slow down whenever you're actively using your computer and speed up again when your computer is idle. The Carbonite Secure Backup drive in your My Computer folder shows you all the files and folders in your backup, organized just as they are on your computer. To restore a file or folder, just right-click on it and select ?Restore? - it will be put back in its original location on your hard drive. Or, select ?Restore to?? and save the file or folder to a new location. Strong encryption for super security Backs up approximately 2GB per day over DSL or Cable Carbonite installs with one click. Sit back and relax while Carbonite automatically finds all your data files, encrypts them, and backs them up over the Internet to Carbonite's secure servers Requires broadband Internet connection
Customer Reviews:
 Not a Complete Image Backup Like Windows XP's Own Built-In Backup Utility!, 2008-11-03
I had a computer go down a few months ago. The computer was making clicking sounds on occasion. I had just installed Carbonite a few weeks earlier. Sure enough, I needed to restore the computer. Much to my disappointment, Carbonite DID NOT COMPLETELY BACKUP THE COMPUTER. It only backs up key system files/folders such as Documents and Settings, Favorites, and Desktop. MY hard drive is 120GB. Carbonite backed up about 20GB in total on its own and said it was done. It turns out that other files must be manually selected by right-clicking on them to be backed up. What a time consuming chore that can be. Why can't Carbonite automatically backup ALL FILES on the drive?
Another annoyance is the sound of the floppy drive as Carbonite attempts to access it. It often happens when web pages are accessed or programs are started or closed. I asked Carbonite customer support and they said they were aware of others having this issue. They said it would go away after the initial backup was completed. They were wrong!
Luckily, I had used Windows XP's own built in backup program called Backup Utility. It can be accessed by clicking 'start', 'run', then type in 'ntbackup'. It will copy EVERYTHING on a drive just like Ghost would if you want it to and also restore the registry to it's previous system state if selected. You would want to have a separate external hard drive to keep the backup files on. Not the C drive. Your backup drive should be equal to or larger than the drive being backed up. Once windows has been reinstalled, go back into 'start', 'run', type 'ntbackup' and select 'restore' It will simply ask for the location of the backup files. This utility is on of the best things Bill Gates has done for Windows. A definite stroke of genius and a good gesture. Plus it's free. I understand Vista has a backup program too.
So now the only advantage of Carbonite is off-site backup in case of theft, fire, flood, etc. Remember it's not an exact mirror backup of your computer. Otherwise, save yourself $50 a year for the subscription!
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