Carbonite
Similar to Backblaze,
Carbonite lives in your System Preferences, with an icon in the menubar
for checking backup status, pausing a backup for 24 hours, or launching
the System Preference. By default, Carbonite backs up your whole hard
drive (excluding applications, operating system files, and temporary
files, just like the other services reviewed here), but the file
browser is clear and easy to understand, making it a snap to assemble a
custom backup set.
Carbonite excludes any file over 4GB, as well
as any video file by default, but you can add them to your backup set
manually. You can’t back up external drives or network volumes. You get
unlimited storage, though, so go ahead and back up the entire 4TB in
your Mac Pro that we’re so jealous of.
If
you click the Automatically Manage Backups button, Carbonite backs up
your whole hard drive. Or you can manually select your backup set, as
we're doing here.
Once the initial backup is done,
Carbonite keeps an eye on things and backs up changes automatically. If
you need to free up system resources, you can pause Carbonite, which
stops the uploads but keeps monitoring your drive for changes, or you
can disable the
app, which stops it completely. But we didn’t
notice any lag or system sluggishness on our 2.4GHz MacBook Pro while
Carbonite was doing its thing.
To restore backed-up files, just
click the Restore tab in Carbonite, choose which files to restore and
where you want them saved, to their original locations or anywhere else
you like. Each Carbonite subscription is tied to one computer (you can
purchase subscriptions for additional computers using your same
log-in). You can transfer your subscription to a new Mac by logging in
to Carbonite.com,
and clicking Restore. This walks you through installing Carbonite on
the new machine, and the app starts in Recover Mode, which freezes the
backup part so that Carbonite doesn’t think all your files are missing
because you erased them. You can’t change your backup sets during that
time, but when you’re done restoring, you just change the main
Carbonite status from Recover Mode to Enabled, and your backups resume.
A handy Restore Assistant can even copy all the files from your
Carbonite backup to an existing or new user account on your new Mac.
Click Get Info when browsing your files under the Restore tab to see more about the file.
Carbonite
has Remote Access to let you view and download your files from a
browser, but we had trouble getting it to work. Your files are supposed
to be available soon after they’re backed up, but ours didn’t appear. Carbonite.com said that new users might need to wait 24 hours for Remote Access to kick in, but several days later, we still had nothing.
Backed-up
files you delete from your Mac are removed from your Carbonite backup
after 30 days. And if you tell Carbonite to stop backing up a
particular file, it’ll hold on to it an extra 72 hours, in case you
change your mind. The service doesn’t support versioning, only keeping
the most recent iteration of any file. And you can’t schedule backups,
although the company plans to add that function in the future.
Affordable, unlimited storage. You can pause or disable the app to free
up resources. Restore Assistant transfers your data to a new or
existing user account.
Intel Macs only. No support for versioning or scheduling. Can't back up
external drives. Video files excluded by default, but you can add them
back in. 
craig
October 20, 2010 at 6:37am
Dropbox allows you to share files between your computers and phone with ease, as well as to share files with friends by giving them a download link. to start with an extra 250MB of free storage use a referral link to sign up. if anyone needs one use this: http://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTExMjAzMDUwOQ
jam0715
September 23, 2010 at 11:25am
Mozy and Carbonite both seem to be very reasonable options based on service quality, available space for back-up and price. For the nominal user, Mozy even offers up to 2GB free according to an article I found comparing both backup services. You can read the comparison at http://factoidz.com/online-backup-services-my-comparison-of-carbonite-vs-mozy-backup/
jacky2000
August 12, 2010 at 12:03am
www.DriveHQ.com cloud service is also available on Mac. In fact, DriveHQ offers online storage, online backup, online sharing and collaboration, FTP Server hosting, email server hosting, web server hosting and WebDAV drive mapping services. Most of features are available on Mac, except DriveHQ FileManager; you can still use any FTP Client software, such as FileZilla (http://www.drivehq.com/ftp/ click on software tab) to access DriveHQ cloud storage. On Mac, WebDAV drive mapping is also supported. For more info, please visit:
http://www.drivehq.com/mapdrive/
maczilla
August 09, 2010 at 11:53am
I found a good place where I can backup everything and makes folder to share things with my customers. Its called STOCKLii! You can go see by yourself at http://www.stocklii.com/en. Its A1 ;)
jlbfor
December 30, 2009 at 8:46am
Although DriveHQ does not have a Mac client it is still very useable.See http://www.DriveHQ.com.
See also my website for more lists and links on the subject of online backup.(http://www.online-data-backup-info.com)
Maclover85
December 04, 2009 at 2:12pm
In my opinion carbonite is the way to go, never had any problems so far.
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John_Gordon
October 30, 2009 at 2:45am
I have online account with backupandshare.com.It is the easiest and user friendly service I have seen so far but with almost everything you need as an online backup application. They are also providing Windows mobile backup solution free for their users. So far very good experience, no wonder they are the current topper in http://top10onlinebackup.com
Maclover85
September 27, 2009 at 10:15am
Great article, personally as a new Mac user I have recently started to use Carbonite and without a single complaint, its very good. I would recommend fellow Mac users to make the change to Carbonite
quesonacho
September 24, 2009 at 6:19pm
I tried Mozy based on this review. I had trouble from the start - backups not going to their server, file retrieval failed. It never seemed to work properly. And when I contacted support, I was ignored. No response to my e-mails, no one answers their phone (kept getting voice mail). AVOID THEM. I'm trying Backblaze, hope they do a better job.
ilikeimac
July 31, 2009 at 9:28pm
The summary chart at the end of the article shortchanges Dropbox on a few points: (1) Dropbox does keep deleted files. Till recently it kept them forever, but now free accounts only keep deleted files 30 days, while paid accounts keep them forever. (2) It does have a speed throttle; go to Dropbox menubar icon -> Preferences -> Network. I've heard the "Automatic" setting is 70% of your upload speed.
Timinator
November 04, 2009 at 6:20pm
Just wanted to say I LOVE dropbox. I've been using it for a few months now. It's nice to be able to host a file somewhere easy when I need it. I also like using the "copy public link" option to send people download links for large files.If anyone need a referral link so you start with an extra 250 megs of space here it is:https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTI4NDc0MzY5
tellis30
July 28, 2009 at 5:34am
Guess I'll just keep "Mozying along" Always there, always backing things up. Love it!!
clintbradford
July 27, 2009 at 1:08pm
EVERYONE seems to love Carbonite. Am I wrong to think that I want to be able to control my backups, and be able to schedule them when I want them to run? Carbonite for Windows allows scheduling - but not for Mac.
