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How do I choose a Backup source that isn't one of the generic pre-listed opions?
When I attempt to set up a backup using TaskbarIcon|Profile|Preferences|Backup, then choose "Mange Backups" in the Windows section, all I'm presented with for backup sources are a few generic folders...
Thanks, Rich. Didn't realize you were a community user.
In the past 2 weeks, I've been through OneDrive, Google Drive, iDrive, and DropBox in an effort to find something that can do meaningful Sync, meaningful backup, handle large numbers of files, and can filter out unwanted directories for both Sync and Backup (like obj/, bin/, and node_modules).
Most of the services make it impossible to upload TBs of data across 100s of thousands of files in less than a year, though iDrive was able to do it in a couple days, across many, many manual restarts (it gets "stuck" all the time). The problem with iDrive is it won't sync for a long, long time (in the hour range), if at all.
If anyone knows of a product that works well for these scenarios, I'd love to hear about it.
Rich
Super User II
Super User IIIt sounds like you're trying to use a file sync service for backup. In my opinion, these are two different types of services. If you want file sync, any of the services you listed are fine (though I believe Dropbox handles it the best, and yes, I use most of them). If you're after an actual backup, use a service that specializes in cloud backup, such as Carbonite or Backblaze, and not one that has a so called backup feature tacked on to a sync service.
