With the retirement of Windows 2003 Server (and thus the corresponding WHS version) I've been giving some thought to my backup strategy. For years I've used Windows Home Server (running on an HP ...

In a bold grab at a competitor's customers, CrashPlan is giving away a $49.99 backup service plan with no strings attached. Also: get a deal on a family plan. Rick Broida is the author of numerous ...

Anyway, I'm trying to verify if anyone is running a Crashplan home plan on a server OS? I run a Windows Server OS at home and would like an easier way to back up my important stuff from it then ...

You don’t want to think about backups: You want them to happen automatically, in the background, on all your computers. You want to access those backups from anywhere, from any device, from any ...

It’s really happening: CrashPlan is closing its personal backup service completely—yes, parent company Code42 is shutting down the servers—on October 23, 2018. If you’re still clinging to your ...

With the demise of MobileMe upon us, you’ll need to come up with a new backup solution if this Apple service is your current backup method of choice. If you’re a fan of online, cloud-based backups, ...

Backup is a task that seems mundane, right up to the moment you realize you’ve just lost an entire hard drive’s worth of data. That feeling of hopelessness is not something any of us enjoys, not to ...

I tried a few online backup services last year: Carbonite, Mozy, ProtectMyPhotos, and Titanize. I use Carbonite to back up my home system, but I have found the Achilles heel of online backup: it's ...