Comments on: Mozy is Good But A Little Weird http://www.stefanhayden.com/blog/2008/07/04/mozy-is-good-but-a-little-weird/ Graphic Artist, Technophile, Web Librarian, Embarrassingly cute spelling mistakes. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:10:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mozyuser http://www.stefanhayden.com/blog/2008/07/04/mozy-is-good-but-a-little-weird/comment-page-1/#comment-49733 mozyuser Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:34:28 +0000 http://www.stefanhayden.com/blog/?p=930#comment-49733 Did it actually happen? Are your "obsolete" files still there after 30 days? In the free version (mozy home), files that have been deleted or moved from your hd and marked for backup are *NOT* removed from the mozy servers after 30 days, and they count against your free quota. I guess this is a way to try to get more paying customers? Did it actually happen? Are your “obsolete” files still there after 30 days?

In the free version (mozy home), files that have been deleted or moved from your hd and marked for backup are *NOT* removed from the mozy servers after 30 days, and they count against your free quota. I guess this is a way to try to get more paying customers?

]]> By: Denver http://www.stefanhayden.com/blog/2008/07/04/mozy-is-good-but-a-little-weird/comment-page-1/#comment-49352 Denver Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:34:47 +0000 http://www.stefanhayden.com/blog/?p=930#comment-49352 Stefan, I agree. One of the main reasons I was looking at backup solutions was to free up space on my disk. I have tons of stuff that I dont use regularly but I do want archived. I am currently trying out www.elephantdrive.com . They keep the data around unless I delete it explicitly. Was able to free up tons of space on my drive after uploading it there. Stefan, I agree. One of the main reasons I was looking at backup solutions was to free up space on my disk. I have tons of stuff that I dont use regularly but I do want archived. I am currently trying out http://www.elephantdrive.com . They keep the data around unless I delete it explicitly. Was able to free up tons of space on my drive after uploading it there.

]]> By: Jason Patterson http://www.stefanhayden.com/blog/2008/07/04/mozy-is-good-but-a-little-weird/comment-page-1/#comment-49350 Jason Patterson Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:08:50 +0000 http://www.stefanhayden.com/blog/?p=930#comment-49350 I guess you have a choice - you can use Mozy, and accept that after 30 days the backup will be deleted, or you can try a different service. Eg Angel Backup - http://www.angelbackup.com - where your files are kept forever - but you do have the option of deleting them from the servers. I guess you have a choice – you can use Mozy, and accept that after 30 days the backup will be deleted, or you can try a different service. Eg Angel Backup – http://www.angelbackup.com – where your files are kept forever – but you do have the option of deleting them from the servers.

]]> By: Stefan Hayden http://www.stefanhayden.com/blog/2008/07/04/mozy-is-good-but-a-little-weird/comment-page-1/#comment-49346 Stefan Hayden Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:19:50 +0000 http://www.stefanhayden.com/blog/?p=930#comment-49346 when people think of backup they think of forever. They don't have to do that but it's not what I expect so i would think they could make it more clear. Besides.. I want to delete files from their service and they will not let me. when people think of backup they think of forever. They don’t have to do that but it’s not what I expect so i would think they could make it more clear.

Besides.. I want to delete files from their service and they will not let me.

]]> By: Ed http://www.stefanhayden.com/blog/2008/07/04/mozy-is-good-but-a-little-weird/comment-page-1/#comment-49345 Ed Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:34:57 +0000 http://www.stefanhayden.com/blog/?p=930#comment-49345 By saying this, you imply that Mozy should retain every piece of data you ever create, indefinitely. This is ridiculous. It's a backup service, not a permanent online archive. For $5 / month, if it's not important enough to retain on your hard drive, why should Mozy bear the cost of keeping it forever? I can see arguing that they should offer a longer retention period (as they apparently provide for Enterprise customers) at an additional cost. But for $5/month unlimited, 30 days seems reasonable. By saying this, you imply that Mozy should retain every piece of data you ever create, indefinitely. This is ridiculous. It’s a backup service, not a permanent online archive. For $5 / month, if it’s not important enough to retain on your hard drive, why should Mozy bear the cost of keeping it forever? I can see arguing that they should offer a longer retention period (as they apparently provide for Enterprise customers) at an additional cost. But for $5/month unlimited, 30 days seems reasonable.

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