![]() ![]() Unfortunately, Carbonite doesn't make it possible to tack-on the use of additional features to its packages, which can make life difficult for growing companies that start small to select the subscription which offers the best price-performance ratio. For example, you won't be able to include video files in automatically-scheduled backups, while image backups and BMR are only provided in the subscriptions designed for servers. In addition, those who have booked one of the more affordable packages will have to make do with a lot of limitations in terms of their ability to perform backups. Advanced features like local or image backups of your operating system and BMR are only included in the much more expensive (large) business subscription packages. You can automate backups, set a few simple restore options, and rest easy knowing that the encryption provided is solid, however, beyond that, there's isn't much on offer for those who have booked one of the beginner packages. The number of functions that Carbonite makes available for both individual, as well as corporate users is nothing to write home about. With a matter of clicks, you can schedule backups, or perform them manually, meaning that the service's primary function is never far out of reachįor anyone who doesn't need a touch-optimized desktop app and can live with the software's somewhat stale design, Carbonite's ease of use is sure to be a hit! Should you locally delete a file that has been backed up, you'll have 30 days to download it from Carbonite's cloud before it's removed there as well. In addition, versioning of your files takes place, allowing you to easily restore older versions of your data. The service doesn't synchronize your folders, but files can be automatically backed up after they've been modified. ![]() Further, when saving folders to Carbonite's cloud, their hierarchy is maintained. The overview of your stored files is clear, and accessible at any time through the web dashboard from any device with an Internet connection and browser. This makes it easy to use both the software and the web dashboard, however, at least in part, this is due to the service's paucity of functions and limited settings. Apart from that though, navigating through the software's menus is very straightforward on the PC, and nesting is kept to an absolute minimum. Taken together, the user interface is a little bit underwhelming. Coupled with the annoying captchas for free users (but not for paying subscribers) we felt it fair to take a point away from Carbonite. We can't imagine a great number of new users wanting to install a program and spend hours waiting for it to finish copying all of their files and folders to the cloud. Another positive is that Carbonite barely uses any system resources, and after configured to do so, will carry on all of its work unobtrusively in the background.Īpart from the lack of clarity in terms of subscription rates, we also found it a bit odd to automatically backup a user's entire system after installation, by default. The software's compactness means that it is easy to quickly integrate it onto your system, providing a great deal of convenience through the ability to backup anything by right-clicking on it. Overall, the most time-consuming part of the entire process was selecting the right subscription package in comparison, installation was a walk in the park. With that, you're done setting up the program and can start backing up files and folders.
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