Comments on: My backup host is psychic! Or maybe not… http://stayinsync.net/2009/03/my-backup-host-is-psychic/ Staying in sync is a state of mind, kindof... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:00:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: LAV http://stayinsync.net/2009/03/my-backup-host-is-psychic/comment-page-1/#comment-26 LAV Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:58:10 +0000 http://stayinsync.net/?p=57#comment-26 Well, I got my Dreamhost account specifically for the 50GB backup, so for me it wasn't "free" in that sense. I know it doesn't come with guarantees, but you have to admit that a backup service loosing all their customers' data is pretty severe, right? (In the end I think they recovered some of it though.) And also I was pretty upset about the lack of information in their status blog on what was going on. I uploaded new data many times just to have it wiped clean again the next day. Well, I got my Dreamhost account specifically for the 50GB backup, so for me it wasn’t “free” in that sense. I know it doesn’t come with guarantees, but you have to admit that a backup service loosing all their customers’ data is pretty severe, right? (In the end I think they recovered some of it though.) And also I was pretty upset about the lack of information in their status blog on what was going on. I uploaded new data many times just to have it wiped clean again the next day.

]]> By: Nick http://stayinsync.net/2009/03/my-backup-host-is-psychic/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Nick Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:43:21 +0000 http://stayinsync.net/?p=57#comment-25 Don't you think you're being a bit harsh on DreamHost? After all, they added it on as a completely free service for users, and they're pretty upfront about it coming with no guarantees. Personally, I was pretty pleased to get 50G free space, I can now do offsite backups of my home computers, and it hasn't cost me a cent. Don’t you think you’re being a bit harsh on DreamHost? After all, they added it on as a completely free service for users, and they’re pretty upfront about it coming with no guarantees.

Personally, I was pretty pleased to get 50G free space, I can now do offsite backups of my home computers, and it hasn’t cost me a cent.

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