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Posted by R Walter on September 8, 2007, 2:38 pm
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> wrote:
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>>Is anyone using Quicken's Online Backup to back up files in addition to
>>Quicken data? I'm contemplating such a service and am interested in
>>comments from anyone who's using this service. It looks like you have
>>to install a software backup client, which I'm loathe to do. But all
>>these services seem to have this requirement.
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>>All comments much appreciated.
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>>Regards,
>>
>>Margaret
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>
> Just completed a brief exchange on this topic with a user in another
> forum. User reported that QW's online backup is tied to the HD from
> which you initiate the service - sounds like a cookie with a code or
> similar. User tried but could not download backups to a new/different
> HD. This would preclude recovering from a HD failure. User did not
> contact support to see if there is a work-around in the event of a HD
> failure. Would seem to be a serious limitation to this online service.
>
I do, but my situation is a little different because I use Quicken 2007
on a Mac. I have an Apple ".Mac" account that provides 1G of on-line
storage (called an iDisk). Quicken has a command that makes a backup to
the .Mac file directly. It only takes about 20 seconds, and it works
seamlessly. I like the security of an on-line backup that's independent
of my hardware. I also use it to syncronize Quicken files between
computers at two different sites.
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