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| cliff copeland 2007-01-06, 7:19 pm |
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I am running mozy online backup - How do i verify that my quicken files are
being backed up.
thanks
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| louise 2007-01-09, 1:19 am |
| cliff copeland wrote:
> Insert a catchy tag line here Cliff Copeland County Manager Chowan County
> cliff.copeland@ncmail.net AIM: tel: fax: mobile: Skype ID: SkypeIn #:
> 252-482-8431 252-482-3925 252-312-9810 Add me to your address book... Want a
> signature like this?
>
> I am running mozy online backup - How do i verify that my quicken files are
> being backed up.
>
> thanks
>
>
Hi,
I just began trying to work with Mozy. I restored a file
(my pst file) from the web after the download to be sure
that it worked - it did.
But I have another issue with Mozy - it creates a virtual
drive on your own hard drive. If you backup many gigs, then
a good part of your hard drive is taken with this virtual
drive, which will also be, I think, appropriately large.
Have you found this?
I am using Mozy for off site backup since my office is in my
house. My normal backup has been twofold: 1) I backup using
Dantz Retrospect nightly to a usb drive. 2) I back up about
bi-weekly, using a different usb drive, and creating an
entire image of the drive using Ghost.
I've not tried it yet, but I have some concern that the
Dantz backup will pick up the virtual drive. But I have
more concern that the Ghost drive image I create will pick
up the Mozy virtual drive as well. Have you had any
experience with this and what have you found?
Thanks.
Louise
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| Will Niccolls 2007-03-13, 7:12 pm |
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"louise" <louise@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> cliff copeland wrote:
Try doing a restore, you should be able to restore to a different location
than the original, then opening that file in Quicken. There are a variety
of methods for restoring files, check the Mozy website FAQ.
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hi,
>
> I just began trying to work with Mozy. I restored a file (my pst file)
> from the web after the download to be sure that it worked - it did.
>
> But I have another issue with Mozy - it creates a virtual drive on your
> own hard drive. If you backup many gigs, then a good part of your hard
> drive is taken with this virtual drive, which will also be, I think,
> appropriately large. Have you found this?
>
> I am using Mozy for off site backup since my office is in my house. My
> normal backup has been twofold: 1) I backup using Dantz Retrospect nightly
> to a usb drive. 2) I back up about bi-weekly, using a different usb
> drive, and creating an entire image of the drive using Ghost.
>
> I've not tried it yet, but I have some concern that the Dantz backup will
> pick up the virtual drive. But I have more concern that the Ghost drive
> image I create will pick up the Mozy virtual drive as well. Have you had
> any experience with this and what have you found?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Louise
I'll check when I get home but I don't think this drive is on your system's
hard drive. I believe it is similar to a mapped drive, that is, it is
connecting to your account on Mozy's server to view the files--not taking up
space on your disk. I'll confirm when I get home to my system. If I'm
right, then Dantz won't back it up, or you should be able to exclude it.
Will
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| Will Niccolls 2007-03-15, 7:14 pm |
| It appears to me that the "virtual drive" of Mozy is nothing more than a
catalog of the files backed up. It doesn't appear to consume more than an
incidental amount of disk space. I emailed Mozy support to confirm.
"Will Niccolls" <leatherwon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:GuudnfzsM79RlmrYnZ2dnUVZ_sWdnZ2d@gi
ganews.com...
>
> "louise" <louise@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:50god2F1g4dc5U1@mid.individual.net...
>
> Try doing a restore, you should be able to restore to a different location
> than the original, then opening that file in Quicken. There are a variety
> of methods for restoring files, check the Mozy website FAQ.
>
>
>
> I'll check when I get home but I don't think this drive is on your
> system's hard drive. I believe it is similar to a mapped drive, that is,
> it is connecting to your account on Mozy's server to view the files--not
> taking up space on your disk. I'll confirm when I get home to my system.
> If I'm right, then Dantz won't back it up, or you should be able to
> exclude it.
>
> Will
>
>
>
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| Will Niccolls 2007-03-16, 7:13 pm |
| Mozy support confirms that the virtual drive is simply a catalog of files
that were backed up. You can use it to do a restore from their servers, and
it doesn't take up more than an incidental amount of disk space on your
physical drive.
"Will Niccolls" <leatherwon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2dCdnYTDX6KlIWTYnZ2dnUVZ_v6tnZ2d@gi
ganews.com...
> It appears to me that the "virtual drive" of Mozy is nothing more than a
> catalog of the files backed up. It doesn't appear to consume more than an
> incidental amount of disk space. I emailed Mozy support to confirm.
>
>
> "Will Niccolls" <leatherwon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:GuudnfzsM79RlmrYnZ2dnUVZ_sWdnZ2d@gi
ganews.com...
>
>
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| louise 2007-03-21, 1:17 am |
| Will Niccolls wrote:
> Mozy support confirms that the virtual drive is simply a catalog of files
> that were backed up. You can use it to do a restore from their servers, and
> it doesn't take up more than an incidental amount of disk space on your
> physical drive.
>
>
> "Will Niccolls" <leatherwon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:2dCdnYTDX6KlIWTYnZ2dnUVZ_v6tnZ2d@gi
ganews.com...
>
>
Thanks a lot for the info and the follow up. I see that
I've no need for concern about it.
Louise
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