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A cloud backup service and associated software for Windows and Mac provided by Carbonite Inc. Performs incremental backups and secures backed-up data using Blowfish encryption.

Carbonite is a cloud backup service and associated software for Windows and Mac provided by Carbonite Inc. The service provides unlimited backup storage at a fixed annual fee, with several plans for personal and business use. The client software monitors changed files and backs them up incrementally to Carbonite servers; all data is secured using Blowfish encryption and transmitted over an SSL connection.

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Can I trick Carbonite into backing up an external hard drive?

I use Carbonite to back up my PC (Windows XP). We were running low on disk space on our home PC (down to 15 GB), so I went out and purchased an external hard drive. However, Carbonite will not back it up. Is it possible to set up Carbonite to…
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Is there a command line tool to run carbonite's "back this up"?

Is there some way to say "Back this up" to Carbonite on the command line on Windows? I know I can do it through explorer and the right click window, but I'm bit of a scripting fiend. I'm only trying to automate things I can already back up if I…
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Steps to use Carbonite on Windows 7

Carbonite does not yet support Windows 7 out-of-the-box. How can I get Carbonite to work on a Windows 7 machine with the current release?
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Windows 8 restore

I currently run Windows 7 on my laptop, but it is on the way out and need to purchase a new one. Can I purchase a Windows 8 machine and know that Carbonite will successfully do a full system restore to my new laptop. In other words, if the backup…
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Software to run a mozy/carbonite "online backup" server?

I am interested in creating a server that is similar to the mozy/carbonite, but I want to run it myself. So I will need server software of some sort (we run ubuntu), and client software that runs in the background and uploads data from specified…
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Carbonite backup - local cache?

Im using a Windows 08R2 Server I have running 24/7 which I use as a file server amongst other things and connect to it from my laptop. I have tried out a number of online backups (dropbox,soapbox,humyo) only to be let down because they all cache the…
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Using FileVault and online backup on OS X

I use Carbonite for offsite backup, and am considering turing on FileVault on my Mac. If I do so, what will happen to my Carbonite backup? Will Carbonite have to redo the entire backup? Does Carbonite even work if FileVault is enabled? Also, how…
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Carbonite has taken over my iMac

I used Carbonite to back up 75GB on my iMac. I also created a folder on my iMac to copy files to, from an external hard drive and then use Carbonite to back up from there. And THEN thinking I had everything safely backed up and, in order to make…
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Trimming Carbonite log files

I have a Windows XP machine that I need to last for just a little bit longer. 75 GB doesn't go as far as it used to and I'm trying to recover some disk space. (Adding a drive to this thing is not an option, nor is replacing the existing drive.) I…
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Google Chrome asked for my Carbonite password

Google Chrome recently asked for password access to my Carbonite backup account. How can I be sure it didn't get it and/or block it from future access?
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Hard disk is being accessed constantly

I recently had some problems with my computer (see installed Xubuntu 10.10 and now I can't start WIndows XP) and then after I got my computer back from the shop, It was running fine for a couple of days, and then I got Carbonite and backed up my…
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Recommended backup methodology for a photography business

Problem I have a small photography business. Currently, I'm sitting on 15TB worth of images, and it's growing about 100-150GB a month. Current setup I have 1 internal and 2 external drives. Currently, I have an account with Carbonite, but it's…
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