Carbonite is My New Best Friend
April 13, 2009
As a self-employed virtual bookkeeper, my system data and files are the life of my business. I decided it was wise to keep 2 backups: an external hard drive backup and an online backup to cover both internet or local emergencies. After much discussion among my fellow virtual assistants, I changed my online backup of choice to Carbonite. It’s been finished for less than a day and I’m thrilled with it already!
What makes Carbonite so much better? First off, it updates my backup automatically and absolutely works in the background, without having to change to low priority internet usage. It took a quick 2 days to create my initial backup and I love the little colored status dots displayed on files and folders letting me know which files are complete (green) or still scheduled for backup(yellow). This is in sharp contrast to my previous backup system, with system stopping usage, scheduled backups that canceled themselves, and a 5 day initial backup. Managing backups manually defeats the service’s purpose, but in my previous service’s defense, my older laptop has been struggling with system conflicts.
I decided to jump right in without the free trial and purchased the program using an internet coupon that left me paying under $50 for a year of service. My next step is to restore the laptop’s files onto our new desktop and I feel extremely confident that the process will be a piece of cake because Carbonite is my new BFF!
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Hey Kelly!
I couldn’t agree more! I have used Carbonite for 2 years now and love it. Finally really got to see how powerful it was back in February when a virus took over my computer and I lost everything. Good ole’ Carbonite restored all of my client data back on to my new computer…phew!