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I am thinking about using Crashplan as a backup solution. I am planning on making incremental backups of my computer (Daily, Monthly, Yearly). The archive file that Crashplan uses for incremental backups is a proprietary format.
My question is:
Steven smethurst
Posted 2013-03-06T18:39:29.927
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According to this SU answer from a Crashplan employee answering "Will crashplan offsite backup work if crashplan goes out of business?":
Restore functions without our infrastructure - provided you have access to backup set. (I.e. local backup, or another computer) So no risk there.
Also see their FAQ:
Local Restore (your computers) and Guest Restore (friend computers) allow you to restore directly to the computer with your backup archives
How-To's:
And Step-By-Step's:
3) From the Backup destination list, choose the destination from which you want to restore. If you have a subscription to CrashPlan Central, it will be listed in the Backup destination list.
Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
Posted 2013-03-06T18:39:29.927
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Yes it works, BUT HOW!? – Steven smethurst – 2013-03-06T18:52:50.130
Added some links to their site's instructions. – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2013-03-06T18:58:11.220
1Have you asked Crashplan? – alroc – 2013-03-06T18:41:34.017
@alroc asked 6 days ago, waiting on response. – Steven smethurst – 2013-03-06T18:42:11.623
@techie007 Different question, They are asking about remote backups while I am asking about restoring incremental backups in their proprietary format. – Steven smethurst – 2013-03-06T18:47:16.890
Note that CrashPlan does not do the kind of incremental backups you talk about because it doesn't need to. It is a much better solution overall than traditional backups. – Julian Knight – 2013-03-07T14:47:34.283