Carbonite

Avantages

Once it is set up properly you don't need to touch it again. If a problem occurs, it gives you a notification and is fixed easy.

Inconvénients

Indicating which files and folders to back up can be a pain. By default, it backs up heaps of things that don't need backing up.

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Avantages

It was helpful for when system glitches or internet outages occur to assist with data recovery.

Inconvénients

The keep having an increase in price and have gotten no new features.

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Avantages

There's not much. They market heavily, so customers recognize and trust the name, though I do believe that they shouldn't.

Inconvénients

The service portal is abysmal, slow, and barely functional. The customer support is terrible. Transfer speed is terrible and the app crashes frequently

Avantages

Provides seemless backup for team of computers

Inconvénients

It is based on amount of storage and we continually have to adjust our plan.

Avantages

Easy to setup and use for file backups and recovery.

Inconvénients

Sometimes support is less than we expect in terms of helpfulness.

Avantages

The software is easy to setup. It allows the individual to set up different backups. Incremental (daily), full (weekly or daily). Support is great and very helpful. You can encrypt the backups. Carbonite checks the backups on a continuous basis for ransomware.

Inconvénients

By default it selects the folders for you. This is OK, but not all folders need backed up. It is easy to unselect the folders.

Avantages

As a backstory, I was talking to our tech advisor about our need for backing up our data. While I ensure that I back up my data through my external hard drive, I also know that my external hard drive can go kaput as all of them do eventually. So I mentioned to our tech guy that I feel like we need a cloud storage but I wasn't too fond of Dropbox or Google Drive. He had similar sentiments and recommended Carbonite. He said he uses it with a number of clients with good results. So I took the plunge with their Black Friday deal that included backup for my computer and external hardrive.

Pros:

I liked that it backed up all of my data itself and that I didn't have to do it manually. The only thing I need to do manually is for my future data and the process is SUPER simple even for the tech-challenged.

I also liked that there was the mid-tier option (the one I chose) that backs up your external hard drive.

You get unlimited storage for the tier I chose which is not true of Dropbox, OneDrive, GoogleDrive, and others.

Inconvénients

I don't like that I can't easily access my data to see with my own eyes that my data is backed up which is very different than OneDrive, GoogleDrive, and Dropbox that I can pull up at any time my backup files. I can't tell how good Carbonite is at backing up the files until something goes wrong which makes me nervous.

I don't like that if my external hard drive isn't connected for 30 days, the data is wiped out. What if I'm taking a break from my technology and don't have it hooked up? What if I'm using a different computer at the time because my original laptop and backup hard drive are getting repaired? That made me feel uneasy.

Avantages

Carbonite is easy to implement. I don't have to worry about it keeping my data safe with the automatic backups.

Inconvénients

It's a little more expensive than some of the others.

Avantages

I have used Carbonite for a long time and recommend to all my business customers because it is the most reliable backup on the market and easy to use.

Inconvénients

The pricing is a little expensive but it is a Great Product

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Avantages

Fantastic for cost effective server/endpoint/365 backups

Inconvénients

Can be pricy when you have lots of storage on office 365

Avantages

Easy to use and reliable. Bought it for work and then got it for my home computers as well

Inconvénients

Recovering one or two files at a time was not intuitive and took a bit of time to sort out.

Avantages

Once you have it installed on your computer/laptop, you don't have to worry about it, the back up is automatic. Besides my work computer, I have also purchased it for my personal computer because it is so convenient, the auto backup and the availability of your files from anywhere.

Inconvénients

So far our company has been very happy with this safety net.

Avantages

It backs up my files some of the time. It's relatively easy to get your files back, the files it actually backs up.

Inconvénients

* It rarely backs up my files. The backup is usually more than 60 days old.* Service fails constantly* A tool that is supposed to save me time and money is now costing me hours and hours of troubleshooting and support calls

Avantages

The peace of mind knowing that all your critical files have been backed up in the Carbonite Cloud. With the amount of digital files one stores over time, it is critical to know that they are safe and in one location.

Inconvénients

The only drag is the amount of time it takes to get all your data back.

Avantages

Ease of setup, ease of use. backup types and styles, and the ability to customize. Solid interface. Customer service and support.

Inconvénients

When they updated to version 6, they changed the software interface quiet a bit, it feels restricted in terms of the ability to administer tasks. I much prefer that older classic look and feel for those of us who know their way about backup software. Price point is a little high, especially for small offices who only have 2-3 servers vs bigger clients who could have 6-10 or more.

Avantages

I love Carbonite for backing up my files on my computer. The thing I love best about it is that I literally don't have to do anything. My files are backed up every day on their own. The files are also accessible from any computer if you sign into your account.

Inconvénients

Only drawback I would say is that sometimes it takes a little while for the files to download onto the cloud.

Avantages

We use Carbonite as our backup program for our computer system. On occasion when our computers update it will change settings on the computer. Carbonite has the ability to let you know via email if it backed up successfully or not. This way we can catch a problem as soon as it arises.

Inconvénients

On occasion there are issues with the computers backing up because of new computer updates. This is solved by alerting us via email when our server does not backup properly.

Avantages

I felt safe having Carbonite in place to securely backup my data on a daily basis.

Inconvénients

I did not like not having the ability to file share. The initial set up to backup all our files took forever to complete and it affected the use of the computer while it was transferring data.

Avantages

Price was reasonable and setting it up was pretty easy. This service worked great for most of my files. This is an update to my previous review.

Inconvénients

They don't backup 100% of your computer as advertised. I learned this the hard way. I set up my computer to back up everything with Carbonite. When my hard drive failed I was happy I had this cloud service... but when restoring my files it was a pain restoring my wife's saved fonts and family pictures. To my horror I couldn't find my ripped classic movie collection nor most of my family videos. All of these were saved in my iTunes library and after speaking with customer service I learned that Carbonite does not automatically back up any videos not found in the Photos app. They will back up videos, but you have to manually do it, I am still mad to this day!

Avantages

We use Carbonite in our office and it is a great program to have. The software runs in the background and doesn't slow your computer down. I also appreciate the friendly reminders of when we're either running out of space or didn't backup a computer during the week.

Inconvénients

Make sure each machine has a specific profile name because the system will get confused. Also, please don't attempt to duplicate machine names (i.e. if your computer is completing an IT replacement) as this also confusing the system.

Avantages

Carbonite is easy to set up on each machine. We can select what we want backed up. Restore can be done in a couple ways.

Inconvénients

Occasionally it will give you a message that something is not being backed up and 99% of the time if you check you will find it was being backed up anyway. Just little glitches like that.

Avantages

High value for money. Great back up schedule. Ease to restore files.

Inconvénients

Challenge to remove backed up files you delete from machine. Some times too many files are restored.

Avantages

The tool does exactly what you need it to do - back up your hard drive to the cloud with ease!

Inconvénients

None - software is fantastic and has saved me once during a hard drive failure!

Avantages

that it backs up my files on my computer?

Inconvénients

its does not work, the software stops working and does not back up my computer. the last time it backed up my computer was Oct 31 and it March 23. so I call support spend an hour trying to get them to reinstall the software. and the said i need a level 3 tech to do so. so they are going to call me back in the mean time the software is off line right now ... this is crazy.

Avantages

By far - what I most like about Carbonite is once it's installed, you pretty much forget about it. Lots of backup software requires frequent attention, but Carbonite just does its thing without bothering you.

Inconvénients

There's nothing negative to say about Carbonite.