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Mozy is an online backup service that encrypts files on your PC before uploading them over a secure SSL connection, keeping them encrypted on its servers. Users can choose between a personal 256-bit AES encryption key or Mozy's 448-bit Blowfish key. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover using Mozy for daily backups of data files, such as those in the C:\Users folder, and address security concerns about online backup services. Mozy is recommended as a reliable option for protecting against data loss, though some users also consider local backups with external hard drives for additional safety.
  1. Jim S

    Windows 7 Simple Backup to Protect from Catastrophic Failure

    Out of curiosity I checked the properties of my main folder under C:\Users and found that it contains about 55GB of data and 240,000 files. I back up most of my data files every day with Mozy, but I thought it might be good to have some sort of local backup in case of disaster. I'm not...
    • Jim S
    • Thread
    • backup catastrophic failure cloud backup data disaster recovery disk space external drive file management files local backup maintenance mozy procedure seagate storage tech tips user data
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. whoosh

    Windows 7 Is Backing Up Online Safe?

    Link Removed After reading Link Removed, LaTonya Powell asked whether online backup services such as Mozy (which I recommended in that tip) are really secure. That's a good question. Identity theft is a serious problem, and we should all be concerned about it. I should add that I'm a Mozy...
  3. L

    Windows 7 Adding Windows 7 PC to XP Network

    Our church presently has a peer-to-peer network of 12 PC's, all running XP (mixture of Home and PRO), and 3 networked printers. One of the PC's (XP PRO) is used as a "server" and contains a database accessed by the other workstations. Also, this PC is a collection point for backups of "My...
    • LarryH
    • Thread
    • backup church network confidentiality database file sharing goodsync mozy network offsite backup pc replacement peer-to-peer printer security server system stability tech support user rights windows 7 windows xp workstation
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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