Single Computer per Account (Mozy & Carbonite)

• Because you can only have a single computer protected at a time, you must “transfer” the subscription to the new operating system. Once done, you will no longer have access to the old computer. (Carbonite instructions; Mozy instructions)
• During the transfer process you can optionally restore your files to the new computer, which may start a multi-day process. Inconvenient when you want to use your new computer.
• You will need to consider issues such as switch from a Mac to a PC and no longer having access to the old computer files once you migrate and restore.

Multiple Computers per Account (SafeCopy)

• You can add a new computer or reformat an old computer with a new operating system and SafeCopy will keep your old computer folders and files as well.
• Take your time to move your data a little at a time or reorganize your files on the new computer. If you choose not to move everything to your new computer, it’s not a problem because SafeCopy has the old computer.
• If you have duplicate files from your old computer and your new computer, it will only take a single instance of space in your account.

In summary, when you get a new computer it can be a new learning curve with a new operating system, upgraded applications and new settings to configure. With SafeCopy, you can simply add the new computer and keep the old one running and protected. This will allow you to gracefully switch over to your new setup while keeping your familiar old computer online.

SafeCopy Backup has just been rebuilt to run as a service for Windows Server 2003 and 2008 operating systems. This allows the software to run without being logged in and also allows the backup service to be monitored using many popular network management tools.

In addition to the ability to run as a service there are many other performance improvements including full support for all versions of Windows 7.

Share the good news with your favorite network admin. SafeCopy now offers full support for Windows Servers with the lowest cost per gigabyte for offsite storage.

Save $5 on any SafeCopy Backup account or renewal by using the promo code “holiday09” during checkout. Then, if you are so inclined, do something nice for someone else with your $5 savings.

Happy Holidays from SafeCopy Backup!

Black Friday is here with the largest discount in SafeCopy history. Save 15% through Monday, November 30th with promo code “blackfriday” including our already discounted multi-year plans.

Happy shopping!

Thanks for your patience during the upgrade and enjoy the faster service!
SafeCopy Backup Support Team

SafeCopy Backup is getting a big upgrade. Historically all of our upgrades have been done without interruption, however is an expansion to a new datacenter which will interrupt the service for a few hours. While there will be minimal impact for our customers, we wanted to make sure you were aware of the details.

Purpose
We are upgrading our datacenter connectivity to provide a faster backup and access to your data.

Timeframe
Saturday, October 31st starting on 12:00AM and ending at 10:00AM Pacific Time.

Customer Impact
During the upgrade the backup progress will be suspended and there will be no access to your backup files. Once the upgrade is completed, your backup and access will resume and and complete your backup.

If you have any further questions, please email us at support@safecopybackup.com. We will be posting realtime updates via Twitter and will also update the blog when complete.

Sincerely,

SafeCopy Backup Support Team

SafeCopy is preparing to release a new version of our Windows client. While our current version was built to work under Windows 7 Release Candidate, there were some changes in the final release of Windows 7 which caused some errors.

Stay tuned while we prepared for the release of our new version which will be supported using Windows 7. Once released, you will be automatically prompted to update to the new version.

Thanks,
SafeCopy Support Team

UPDATE: December 2009, SafeCopy software was updated to fully support all versions of Windows 7. Thanks for your patience and enjoy the new features and better performance of this new version.

This is a quick thanks to our web team as they recently simplified the process to create a new account or apply a purchase to an existing account. Previously we issued Activation Codes which worked like serial numbers and people needed to apply them to their SafeCopy account. However, now if you purchase SafeCopy from our website, it will prompt you to either apply the purchase to your existing account or create a new one.

The Activation Code purchase process will continue to be used to enable people to buy a physical scratch card from a local store that contains a year of online backup service.

Thanks to all our customers who write to us with stories of using SafeCopy. We decided to post a couple of those messages from this past week.

Passports in Nicaragua
Submitted by a customer while traveling with his family.
“I had to take a fairly long taxi ride to buy bus tickets in person to go from Costa Rica to Nicaragua. When I arrived I was told I needed a copy of a passport for each ticket. So I hopped into a corner internet cafe, logged into SafeCopy where I pulled up some scanned passports and printed them out.

The best part was that I had to fix the printer before I print it out. :) Thanks SafeCopy!"

I Have Been Saved
We had a business customer contact us to find out if they can restore a previous version of a file. Unfortunately their local backup had overwritten a good copy with a corrupt copy. After explaining that they could a search for the file and restore any previously saved version, we received the following email:
" Thank-you so very, very much!!! You have saved me and my company a lot of time and money to recover this file. I love your service! You now have a link on my website and I will tell everyone about this. I HAVE BEEN SAVED!!"

Whether it makes life easier or saves the day, how can SafeCopy help you?

Because the information is already uploaded to the SafeCopy online backup service, it only takes a couple clicks to enable sharing. Simply select the individual file or folder to be shared, then enter the email of where you would like to send the private share link. The person then receives the share invitation via email and with one click has access to view and download the files.

SafeCopy Sharing highlights:

• Share high resolution photos which often lose resolution with photo sharing services.
• Send large files which usually clog up an email account.
• The private share link can be set to expire in 1 day, 1 week, or unlimited.

Shared folders with SafeCopy provide read-only access to the files to ensure they are not changed.

You can share folders directly from the Web Console and also from your desktop. Below is an example of sharing a folder from a Mac:

Link to PRWeb Press Release.