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Tim John I have 1 x W8 laptop and 2 x W7 desktop. Would all 3 be covered with 1 license?
Jun 16 2013 at 2:21am Copy Link
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Wiggle Hi, can i backup all documents (ebook and softwares) as i did with an external backup? I may need to format my laptop so i need a reliable backup where i can easily download and install everything like usual (i don't want to store half of my stuff on your website and half of it on an external hard disk. It would be great if i can keep it ALL on your website). Lifetime license sound great! Do we get Unlimited Cloud Backup Space too? Thanks.
Jun 16 2013 at 7:28am Copy Link
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ehab i wanted to try this service but was disappointed for the following reason.

signing up for a free trial on Step 3- Configure states " This order form is provided in a secure environment and to help protect against fraud your current IP address
xxx "

expected : a secure page as stated in the quote from your site above.

outcome : not a secure page.

To reproduce just visit : http://www.drivepop.com/b...a=checkout

i wanted to indicate to readers my observation since i am very carefully where i put in my personal details unless i can put garbage.

Action for DrivePop:

Please provide secure means to sign up for a trial account.
Jun 16 2013 at 8:42am Copy Link
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Danny Sounds nice! But still have some questions: what is the Gigabyte or Terabyte is allowed, there is a limit?

On the Tab ' The Fine Print ' I read that there is a future upgrades versions of 50% must be paid. Then it sounds less beautiful than it first seems!
Jun 16 2013 at 9:17am Copy Link
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BurnWorld Hi Danny, in the fine print it says this : "Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free for current subscriptions. For versions after that, upgrades will require additional payment, which will be discounted."

This is just a pre-written phrase that BitsDuJour has us select to add to the fine print.

But to clarify, with this offer you will never be required to pay for updated versions for this plan. This is truly a one time lifetime plan.

Also for those really digging into the terms, the phrasing used in the fine print says that "Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free for current subscriptions." So for anyone taking advantage of the offer will be considered with a current subscription, which then means that all upgrades to future versions will be free.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 16 2013 at 9:38am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @ Tim John Yes all 3 of your machines will be covered under this. And all future computers you get too.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 16 2013 at 9:41am Copy Link
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Danny @BurnWorld,

That's great to hear! My next question has not been answered: what is the Gigabyte or Terabyte is allowed, there is a limit?
Jun 16 2013 at 9:45am Copy Link
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Wiggle @BurnWorld - Can you answer my questions above?
Jun 16 2013 at 10:01am Copy Link
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BurnWorld Hi Maz, yes you will get unlimited backup space to backup all the files you want. Just understand that 'cloud backup' is perfect for doing what you want to do. But the files must be restored 'somewhere' within 30 days after they are deleted from your hard drive. Either to your new laptop, a different external drive, an old hard drive, any other hard disk, etc... This is not the plan if you want long term storage. But we do offer Cloud Storage plans too which is referred to as our SYNC plan on the site, this would be ideal for long term storage because it's essentially a 'virtual' drive that you can access from anywhere. I just wanted to point that out since this is the #1 question we get about cloud backup. :)
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 16 2013 at 10:13am Copy Link
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Danny But what if this thing goes bankrupt? What happens with our stored data's (backups)?
Jun 16 2013 at 10:18am Copy Link
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BurnWorld Danny, won't say it can't happen. But 99.9999% sure that we'll be around for the long haul. By partnering with the right vendors, we have made sure that our service is secure, reliable, and will be around for a long long time.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 16 2013 at 10:23am Copy Link
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Wiggle Thank you for your explanation, BurnWorld. Of course i will restored all the software since i need it. So, there is a limit to store stuff on your website? For example, i want to store ebooks on your website then i''ll have to restored it somewhere else within 30 days otherwise it will be deleted? May i know how much is the SYNC cost? Can i set some folders to be private and some shareable? Thanks. :)
Jun 16 2013 at 10:24am Copy Link
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BurnWorld For the backup plan there is no limit for backup storage. So yes if you do a backup of your ebooks and then delete it from the computer it was on, you would need to restore it within 30 days somewhere.

The SYNC drives start at $59.99yr and offer 512GB of cloud storage. This this drive you can make any files shareable. The rest would be private.

Note that this is a separate product then what the offer is here for Unlimited Cloud Backup. The great thing with both products is that they go hand in hand or can be used separately depending on how you want to use the cloud.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 16 2013 at 10:35am Copy Link
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Danny I like to use the 14 days trial version wik to test. But what can I fill in as best a subdomain?
Jun 16 2013 at 10:52am Copy Link
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BurnWorld You can use anything you want as your subdomain. Just need to be 4 letters or numbers and not taken already.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 16 2013 at 6:11pm Copy Link
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Rick Bauer If you don't delete a file from your computer is there a time limit as to how long it will be stored?
Jun 16 2013 at 7:12pm Copy Link
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Danny @BurnWorld,

I already understood. But I mean more can you give an example or a tip? Should it as example: "GTEL" or "YKDR" or "7598" or "5603"? Even though it has nothing to do?
Jun 16 2013 at 9:47pm Copy Link
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Rick Truell Roger/Nico/BDJ Staff: You might want to check into this deal a little further before it goes live. In the promo copy, it says: "Check it out folks! At $59.99, you're getting a whopping 84% off of a 5-year license. But it gets better. BurnWorld is extending this to a LIFETIME LICENSE ...". Also, in the comments, BurnWorld told Maz "yes you will get unlimited backup space to backup all the files you want." and also told Tim John "Yes all 3 of your machines will be covered under this. And all future computers you get too.", which implies 'unlimited computers'.

First of all, BurnWorld doesn't have a '5-year license' for any of their plans; the 'Starter', 'Family' and 'Professional' plans are billed either monthly or annually, and all of the other plans have lifetime licenses. Not a good start.

Now, paying the 'Professional' annual rate of $74.99 for 5 years (note: not a 5-year license, but a 1-year license renewed 4 times) comes out to $374.95, for which $59.99 is indeed 84% off, and since those are the figures mentioned in the deal, presumably that's what it's supposedly for. Normally, however, with the 5th renewal, you'd have to start paying the full $74.99 per year for this plan...but BurnWorld has "extended this to a lifetime license". So, the deal is now for a lifetime license for unlimited backup space for unlimited computers...except that's the description of their 'Ultimate' plan, which normally costs $69.99; see about half-way down http://www.drivepop.com/billing/cart.php So, in reality, this upcoming deal is *actually* for their 'Ultimate' plan with a $10.00 (14.29%) savings...not exactly the 84% savings advertised.

Lastly, the promo copy says "... exclusively for BitsDuJour customers purchasing today. This option isn't even available on the DrivePop website!". Since the option *is* on their website and thus available for anyone, it obviously *isn't* exclusively for BDJ customers.

Lots of misleading info in this deal.
Jun 16 2013 at 10:12pm Copy Link
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Danny @Rick Truell,

"Lots of misleading info in this deal"

That might seem so, but I see there no snags hang out. I expect though that described promotion as a kind of order in writing also get guaranteed proof!
Jun 16 2013 at 11:11pm Copy Link
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Don Wilcox Please note: If your backup plan is to do a mirror image backup of your entire system drive, including data, for someone with a lot of music, videos and ebooks this could easily equal or exceed 50 GB (gigabytes). This is equal to 400Gb (gigabits). At a typical 5Mbps (5 megabits per second) upload speed you would need to spend over 22 hours every 30 days uploading a new mirror image.

Also, files uploaded are deleted after 30 days. So if you discover you lost a file and it was lost over 30 days ago you have truly lost the file.

Google "foolproof backup strategy" for tips on creating a foolproof backup strategy. Unless you have a very high upload speed from your ISP a DrivePop backup will best be used as a second or third location backup copy of data files for sharing or for day to day recovery use to avoid digging out your primary backup from its offsite location.
Jun 17 2013 at 3:32am Copy Link
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Danny @Don Wilcox,

Who would the whole pc system + personal data's online backup? I do this only on my second hard disk or external drive. To more than so many Gigabytes to online cloud backup will irritated many hours questions!
Jun 17 2013 at 5:44am Copy Link
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Don Wilcox There are than a few people that use a mirror image program (True Image for example) to do their backups. And not all them will be aware of the very long time it would take to save such a back up to any online file storage system, not just DrivePop.
Jun 17 2013 at 6:01am Copy Link
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Danny @Don Wilcox,

You are right in there! I use True Image to my external drive. Thanks for your comments.
Jun 17 2013 at 6:06am Copy Link
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Don Wilcox Glad to be of service. Check with your ISP to see what your upload speed is. Some providers are now providing much faster upload and download speeds.

For those that don't know the difference:

1 gigabyte = 8 gigabits = 8000 megabits

An uppercase B, as in GB, MB and KB represents bytes.
A lowercase b, as in Gb, Mb, Kb represents bits.
A Byte = 8 bits
mbps is megabits per second
MB/s is megabytes per second.

Do the math to determine your upload time and remember that actual upload time will always be slower than the calculated time. Especially when it is comprised of multiple files instead of a single file.
Jun 17 2013 at 6:19am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @ehab Signups are secure is used with https Thanks for pointing that out, we had some internal liks pointing to http instead of https.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 17 2013 at 12:51pm Copy Link
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Danny @BurnWorld,

Is it possible to change your chosen subdomain name later?
Jun 17 2013 at 1:48pm Copy Link
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BurnWorld @ Danny, yes it can be changed but you would need to do another backup from your computers to this account. This would happen automatically though.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 17 2013 at 2:01pm Copy Link
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Danny @BurnWorld,

I do not understand completely. You mean new backup transfer to DrivePop?
Jun 17 2013 at 2:10pm Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Rick Truell To help clear up some of the 'misleading' let me help clarify a bit. The pricing you found the other day was intended to be hidden, as they are not everyday products that we currently offer. This was an oversight on our part. As for this offer it is Unlimited backup for Unlimited computers.

Our current billing is set to signup for monthly or annual but you can sign up for any number of years that you want. So 5 years would be $374.95. In trying to determine what the best pricing would be for our deal here at BDJ, we chose 5 years for the price. But in actuality the savings could be much higher if you choose to actually use the service for life. I can see how you can think this could be misleading as it's hard to determine an actual value (since it will be different based on usage and user), but at the end of the day this is only $60 for a lifetime of backup service. And also with our product offering snafu on the site.

I'm happy to clear up any other questions or concerns you may have.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 17 2013 at 2:20pm Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Danny if you change subdomains after you have done a backup, then you would need to do a full backup again from your backup client. But because the login will be the same for your new subdomain, the software will see that you have nothing backed up in your account and start a new backup process.

But to keep things tidy, just pick the subdomain you want to use from the start, and you won't have to worry about this. :)
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 17 2013 at 2:22pm Copy Link
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Danny @BurnWorld,

That is now clear! Thanks for your quick responses! Maybe I'll use my last name as subdomain (my last name has 4 letters).
Jun 17 2013 at 2:43pm Copy Link
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Richard Andersen As I understand it, files deleted from your computer will be deleted on the online backup after 30 days. I assume that means that as long as you have a file on your computer, it will also remain in the online backup?

Or in other words, the online backup will mirror the files on your computer you have selected to backup, deleting any file you delete on your computer with a 30 day delay?
Jun 18 2013 at 6:17am Copy Link
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Don Wilcox The way I read the website information is that every file stored in your DrivePop account will be deleted every 30 days. That means you must do a full backup no less than every 29 days to insure everything on your computer is backed up. Once you have deleted a file from your computer you will have 30 days from the last time the file was backed up to recover it from that backup. If you want to keep a specific backup more than 30 days you need to save it on a local drive or transfer it to a DrivePop account (or a different service) that offers perpetual storage.
Jun 18 2013 at 6:56am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Richard Andersen @Don Wilcox
This is correct. This is a cloud backup service that mirrors the files you want to make a backup of. It's basically digital insurance. When it's determined that a file has been deleted, our servers will keep that file for 30 days in case you need to retrieve it. The servers won't automatically delete every file every 30 days. It just does a check to see if anything has changed on the client side, and if so makes the same 'mirror' of the files you have chosen to backup.

And if long term cloud storage is necessary (over 30 days), this would be an additional service called SYNC which is also listed on the site.

Our offer here is for our Cloud Backup. Feel free to ask me additional questions about the service.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 18 2013 at 7:28am Copy Link
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Richard Andersen OK, thanks. So with "long term cloud storage" any file you have uploaded will remain on the backup server indefinitely (as long as you have an account) whether you delete it from your computer or not?
Jun 18 2013 at 7:41am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Richard Andersen
That's correct. The SYNC drive is essentially a virtual drive and can be used for long term file storage. You can also easily share content in this drive with anyone you choose.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 18 2013 at 8:00am Copy Link
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Don Wilcox If I edit a file that has been previously backed up will the service keep the old version for 30 days as well as the new version or will the new version replace the old version?
Jun 18 2013 at 8:08am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Don Wilcox The server keeps up to 30 versions of a file, so the old one will not be overwritten by the new.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 18 2013 at 8:12am Copy Link
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Justin West If by "lifetime" it means I can use the unlimited storage forever without further fees, then this is really a great deal.
However, what I am concerned is how long this online service will exist. Even gigantic companies could discontinue their online services, say, MSN.
Jun 18 2013 at 9:55am Copy Link
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Don Wilcox Thank you. Good answer.
Jun 18 2013 at 11:31am Copy Link
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Danny What I notice here now on: There must be at least every month (30 days) a change with backup or synchronization, if not then be removed all existing backup anyway. Is that so?
Jun 18 2013 at 12:40pm Copy Link
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Gavin Phoenix @Danny The software that you install continually checks for updates on the PC and with the storage so you do not have to constantly upload the files every 30 days because it only starts counting down the 30 days when it notices you have deleted the file from your PC.
Jun 18 2013 at 3:10pm Copy Link
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J.C. @BurnWorld

For what i can find online this is based on LiveDrive and you are a Live Drive reseller. Is that correct ?

Are the servers based in the EU or in US ?
Jun 19 2013 at 12:57am Copy Link
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Adam Chen Is this deal refundable if I am not satisfied about the upload/download speed? I am in Asia.
Jun 19 2013 at 1:21am Copy Link
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Darko Johnson Would this cover my home server as well? It has all of the families data (pictures, music, movies, etc, etc..), so this really is the only computer that would need to be backed up.
Jun 19 2013 at 2:22am Copy Link
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Adam Chen Is this "Lifetime license" based on Professional package or "DrivePop Sync"?
Jun 19 2013 at 2:33am Copy Link
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Brent Burdick A) Just to clarify this 30 days business per questions by Don and Danny, I think it is important to point out the following:

1) The backup software must remain installed on the computer being backed up so it can monitor for the presence of the file or its deletion. If files are not confirmed as present by the installed software within a 30 day span, they will be gone.

2) The backup software must be operational and it must connect with the service at least once every 30 days even if nothing new is backed up. This could be important if the computer is not used for extended periods, if the user will be absent for extended periods of time (i.e. month long sabbatical, maternity leave, etc.) or if occasional manual backups are preferred over automatic (example: I would turn off automatic in the case of large backup sets on a laptop with high priced bandwidth while traveling).

B) As to the storage limit. There is a 5TB limit for external drives considered by the PC to be a local drive (like an attached USB, Firewire or eSATA device).

C) As to the server location. Currently, the servers are located only in London, UK. Testing of bandwidth from your provider should be done.

D) The service is intended to backup "data files" only. Some file types are excluded (like virtual machine images) and others, like True Image backups can be, but are not technically allowed.
Jun 19 2013 at 3:03am Copy Link
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Emma Sousa I noticed the plans have a family for up to 5 computers...what if I want to do this for the family plan? I hit buy and usually it jumps you to the vendor site and you can choose your plan on such deals, however it seems that this is for one computer and I have at minimum 2 laptops and possibly a netbook to backup. Please advise.
Jun 19 2013 at 4:21am Copy Link
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Ralph Bressler Would it be possible in the future to easily change from BurnPop to SYNC storage without uploading all of the backup files again?
Jun 19 2013 at 4:43am Copy Link
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Danny Sorry, but with all those stories and conditions I am going even less understand and takes my enthusiasm away!
Jun 19 2013 at 5:06am Copy Link
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Robert Reese @BurnWorld

I have a couple of questions before I jump on board:
1) Please tell me about the encryption.
2) I use Linux, and will continue to port more functionality over to Linux from Windows, as I have no intention of continuing beyond Windows 7. How will I be able to use this service with Linux (and encryption, of course).

Thank you,
Robert Reese~
Jun 19 2013 at 6:49am Copy Link
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Stephen Stimac I have two drives (3TB each; 6TB total) that are mapped drives on my computer. Can I use this to Mirror my drives for offsite storage?
Jun 19 2013 at 6:58am Copy Link
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Linda Hatchett I am not that experienced with backups and technical information.

But, I am turning all my records (7500+ albums) into MP3s and I am scanning my family photos along with organizing my craft files and my recipes on my computer.

Those are the only files I would want to back up. Together, they will eventually be over 5T in size. Now, they are only 2T.

Can I choose which files to backup? I don't want to do my entire computer. And, is the space truly unlimited for backup of these type files?

Thank you.
Linda
Jun 19 2013 at 8:31am Copy Link
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JMJ Squared I have been using this service for a bit over one month. I STRONGLY advise that you take advantage of their Free Trial before making a commitment. You can get a firsthand look at how DrivePop does/doesn't work for you before this BitsDuJour promo ends.
Jun 19 2013 at 8:56am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Adam Chen
Is this deal refundable if I am not satisfied about the upload/download speed? I am in Asia.

Yes of course.

Is this "Lifetime license" based on Professional package or "DrivePop Sync"?

This is based on the Professional package. DrivePop SYNC is our cloud storage plan which can be used in conjunction with the backup package.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 19 2013 at 9:29am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Darko Johnson
"Would this cover my home server as well? It has all of the families data (pictures, music, movies, etc, etc..), so this really is the only computer that would need to be backed up."

Yes as long as you can install the client on it then you can use it for backup. The client supports Windows All and Mac OSX 10.6.3 and up.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 19 2013 at 9:31am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Emma Sousa

This plan/deal offered here is for unlimited computers under 1 account. So all of the computers you backup would be visible by all other computers that you have under this account.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 19 2013 at 9:34am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Ralph Bressler

Since the backup plan and the SYNC plan are separate, you would need to upload the files again to the SYNC drive if you already have them on the backup plan. The two services actually work differently in the way to store and access the content.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 19 2013 at 9:37am Copy Link
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Eddie Tex A lot of you folks are asking questions that would be answered just by reading this discussion thread. The deal is for the backup service, not sync (more like Mozy than Dropbox) and it covers all of your computers (not just one).

There are also no guarantees that any online service, vendor, or even brick-and-mortar business will remain in business for any length of time. That's the risk you take.

The lifetime offer is not made available on their website and the cost for this lifetime offer is roughly equal to paying monthly for a year for their individual backup plan.
Jun 19 2013 at 9:40am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Robert Reese
The plan offered here does not support Linux. You can however use our SYNC cloud storage drive on Linux and the lftp tool. But you would need to get that from our site.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 19 2013 at 9:42am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Stephen Stimac

"I have two drives (3TB each; 6TB total) that are mapped drives on my computer. Can I use this to Mirror my drives for offsite storage?"

Yes, that is exactly what this plan will do for you.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 19 2013 at 9:43am Copy Link
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Mike Shanahan This is so strange as I was about to ask the same question as J.C....

This seems like a good deal, however what is "lifetime?" I know you've only been going for 2 or 3 months, but Livedrive resellers have become fairly big only to drop like flies. (Can anybody say 'Backify'?).

What assurances can you give that you won't be just another Livedrive reseller gone bust? It especially concerns me because of your high prices (albeit "lifetime" licenses).

Good luck DrivePop!
Jun 19 2013 at 9:46am Copy Link
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Robert Reese @BurnWorld

Do you plan on supporting Linux in the future?

Also, you did not address the encryption issue.
== What type of encryption is used?
== Who has access to the decryptor?
Jun 19 2013 at 9:58am Copy Link
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Mark Johnson I share the concern of Mike Shanahan.
My data is very valuable to me, so I do a lot of research into any company that is going to be keeping a copy of my data that I might need to access months or years in the future.

It appears that DrivePop and the owning company 'Burnworld Inc.' did not exist before a handful of months ago. I also see that the address of the company is a condominium in a residential area, so that's another thing that makes me very cautious.

Unfortunately, the low price and 'lifetime' upgrade actually make me even more wary.
Is there something you can provide to make me feel more confident that the data I put into DrivePop will still be there in 1 years, 5 years, etc.?

Thanks,
Mark.
Jun 19 2013 at 10:10am Copy Link
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Iam Dman $60 for lifetime backup of unlimited space, but the files have to be found somewhere on your computer or after 30 days they will be deleted from Drive Pop servers... Check

How much for the SYNC option, unlimited space and lifetime?

Also, with SYNC, is uplaod throttled after a certain size is reached, a competitor throttled me after 500gb upload?
Jun 19 2013 at 10:17am Copy Link
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J L I'm thinking of buying but I have a few concerns. What if I'm 30 days without using a computer? Will everything have been erased when I come back ? Lots of information means lots of internet use. I would have to use temporarily a much higher speed than the plan I currently have. Hence an additionnal cost. And if everything is erased on your side I would have to consider resending everything.

This kind of decreases my interest. Permanent storage would probably more interesting for me with the opportunity of controling at a distance. What kind of investment would that represent with you people ? Do you plan to have such a lifetime unlimited offer for such a product.
Jun 19 2013 at 10:26am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Robert Reese
Military grade, AES-256 security is used to encrypt all communications between a user’s computer and the servers, data stored on your computers is backed up on to multiple storage servers at the data centres ensuring your data is fully protected.

The network is protected by enterprise-grade firewalls ensuring that once your data is on the servers only the people you want to access your data can.

Files stored on the server are encrypted, so in the very unlikely event that someone compromised the data storage and stole any data it would be meaningless.

This storage encryption is done by a web service on receipt of the file, rather than by the Client Software on your PC. If this encryption was done by the client then we wouldn’t be able to let you download the unencrypted files directly from the web portal – you could only use the software.

The encryption used between the client Software and the servers is a separate process – more similar to the SSL connection you use when sending data to and from your online bank.

Files are decrypted before transmission to you – it is up to you how you wish to download files, and whether to use an encrypted method to do so.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 19 2013 at 10:26am Copy Link
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Eddie Tex @Mark_Johnson et al,

As a fellow potential user, you're asking for some sort of guarantee that a company will remain in business, but in the business world, no such guarantee exists for ANY startup. Of course, all startups believe they will last (otherwise, why even try).

If DrivePop had been established several years ago and proven to be one of the best and most reliable cloud backup solutions, this offer would not exist. In other words, the only reason we have this offer is because they are a start-up looking to obtain an immediate user base who will help advertise their product "word-of-mouth" if we like the service.

This is a risk-reward scenario that each of us have to evaluate. Your potential loss is $60, which is equivalent to one year of backup service. Your potential gain is a lifetime of cloud backup service.

Asking for some sort of guarantee is fruitless.
Jun 19 2013 at 10:40am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Mike Shanahan @Mark Johnson

All fair concerns and questions.
It's true that other similar services have come and gone. BurnWorld's interest is because we are already in the 'storage' space with our info and review sites and DVD/Blu-Ray software line. It only seems natural to offer a fair and reasonable cloud service. We have established funding that will ensure that we stick around for the long haul. Actually BurnWorld has been around since 2002 and like I mentioned, we have been in the 'storage' and 'optical disc' industry for the entire time. Our address is not a condo, this is actually an office building. As for the low price/offer here. It's just a way to get initial interest in our offering and to give the early adopters a great value. I think that's fair isn't it?
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 19 2013 at 10:43am Copy Link
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Emma Sousa Could someone respond to my previous post before the clock runs out?
Jun 19 2013 at 11:24am Copy Link
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Brent Burdick @Emma

The BitDuJour link takes you to the order page for the Professional plan which includes unlimited computers. The Family plan is a smaller plan and is limited to 5 computers.
Jun 19 2013 at 11:31am Copy Link
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Daniel Gaudet I have a question regarding restoring the data. If my pc's boot drive fails and I have to re-install windows, how to I get access the my data without having to download every file using a web browser? There isn't much information on the DrivePop site regarding that scenario.

Also, is it possible to have two PC's share the same backup data?

Thanks!
Jun 19 2013 at 11:45am Copy Link
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Brent Burdick One nice thing about using a Livedrive reseller is that they can offer very competitive plans that benefit certain types of users. In this case, it seems that DrivePop's optimal market is for heavy users a) with lots of computers and/or b) who use lots of space. Livedrive does not offer a similar plan with unlimited computers and unlimited space, unless you went with their reseller plan starting at $59.95 per MONTH. At 59.99 for 5+ years, this is a good aggregation model where they buy the big plan and divide it into smaller pieces for users. If you have 1 computer and low space requirements, you may be able to find a more competitive plan with someone else.

While it would be nice if DrivePop provided more technical details up front, it seems reasonable to assume that they will provide relatively good support and service based on a few factors: 1) They didn't try to hide the underlying vendor, 2) they have been around for many years with other products, 3) they have multiple employees and a real location, 4) they actually provided a real address when many online software providers only provide a contact form or email address and 5) they have actively answered many questions on here showing that their support may be responsive and efficient.

It would be impossible to know if DrivePop or even Livedrive will be around after many years, but the risk doesn't seem that high compared to any other vendor. I used Lenovo's Online Backup (Mozy reseller) for a while before they shut it down without any alternative option, so size doesn't really matter.
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Simon Leith What a great deal. How can you let this pass. Just take the risk.

I have been using live drive for a while, you can easily restore single files from the web browser control panel, or you just download the restore program to restore everything. As long as your backup data remains on the laptop/workstation this will stay backed up in the cloud unless you delete it from the computer it will stay in the cloud for 30 days, then it will delete.

PC world use live drive, that was good enough for me.
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Brent Burdick @Burnworld

In regards to your answer @Stephen Stimac on backing up "mapped drives". It doesn't look like your plan covers NAS devices. Would you please clarify?
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Stephen Stimac I have a NAS box with RAID-1 configuration that I have mapped to my desktop computer as DRIVE-T. The capacity of the drive is 6TB. Can I mirror my DRIVE-T (6TB NAS box) to your cloud? I know I have another issue and that is the pipe to your cloud. I have Comcast as my service and they had a 650GB/month data limit. Comcast has suspended the limit, but in the future will base their internet charges on speed and data usage. The cost for a 6TB data upload would be prohibitive. NOTE: I know it would take a long time to mirror 6TB, even with a fast pipe.
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Matt Himlin So I purchased through paypal, and the page directed me to sign up for a free trial account which would be upgraded after I established it. Any idea how long this upgrade takes or where I could see that reflected? I still see Product/Service:
DrivePop Plans - DrivePop Free 14 Day Trial listed in the client area of the website.
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Randall Schoonhoven I've read the preceding comments, and find the service quite interesting, but had one question that hopefully hasn't already been asked and answered:

Does the DrivePop client software allow one to specify a location to be backed up by UNC (network path) or does the software require that drives be mapped on the PC before they can be added to the backup?

Thank you.
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Justin Cram Hiya Hi5 and thanks for DrivePop Online Storage? Online stoage has really evolved Online Storage has greatly evolve from Dropbox accounts Box account and Google Drive and now Copy.com my personal favorite is Dropbox I've got the 100 gigabytes of data stored on my dropbox cloud, and when I take a photo from my android phone Dropbox already had started the sync process synchronizing is easy and brainless and also auto categorize my recent photos in my dropbox online cloud account and also with my home Computer does your service provide this kind of reliability and brainlessness and ease of a use for all my devices? also I've looked on Google play store for your app and can't seem to locate it could you provide us a link to the Google play app so i may examine what the details say about what it has to offer? You can understand i'm a skeptic to the end due to your company being so brand new to the Cloud Storage market! again just needing more details or link to android info and what it will do. thanks.

Hi5 and thanks for providing your service of data backup & reliability & for lifetime and fantastic price if it can keep up with today's all ready reliable storage options! Hi5

DyingJedi
Justin Cram
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Simon Leith Matt Himlin,

i did the same process as you, it only took a few hours before i got my account panel.
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Danny People, I can really no longer follow. This service Is equivalent as Dropbox?
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Robert Reese @BurnWorld

Excellent write-up on the encryption. Thank you.

The only concern I have is that you control the decryption keys, which means you are able to access the decrypted files.

Not a deal-breaker, though, since it's easy enough to encrypt files. In this situation, where security is a prime concern, I think your SYNC service would suit that better.

On the whole, it does sound more secure than many competitors.

Best wishes,
Robert~
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Simon Leith just use it with boxcrypter,

all your files will be mega protected.

i add my dropbox to boxcrypter.
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BurnWorld @Matt Himlin

Just fixed up your account. We're going through all the signups and somehow missed changing your product listing in our system.

Just a note to others on this signup process: we feel this is the best way to provide the signup because this offer is not listed on our site and it's not a product to sign up for. Otherwise you would have to pay for another service to get an account. So we manually need to update each account which could take a few hours to get to. But no fear because the service/software is available as soon as you sign up, and you can use it straight away.
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BurnWorld @Randall Schoonhoven @Brent Burdick

The drives need to be mapped by the PC. In the case of a Network drive (this answers a few other questions above too) you would need to purchase a NAS Drive add-on as NAS drives are not supported in this unlimited backup plan. Also with NAS there is a 5TB limit.
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Doug Lietz There was a question above by Iam Dman that I am also have.... Are data upload speeds throttled after a certain Backup size is reached?
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Pim Joosten My apologies if this questions has been asked before. I went through this long and still growing conversation and have also done some research on the web regarding Livedrive and I know I have read about this question somewhere but cannot seem to find it anymore. I would like to know if the backup does in file delta back-ups or always backups the entire file if something has changed. This would be important for pst files a.o.

Also, what do you mean with purchase a NAS Drive add-on? Isn't it simply enough to map a NAS volume as a drive in Windows? Why would I purchase something for that? (or maybe I am just confused...)

Thanks in advance for your reply!
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Robert Reese @Simon Leith

Great suggestion, thank you.
Jun 19 2013 at 1:13pm Copy Link
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Ralph Bressler So, how do I download the backup program?
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BurnWorld @Doug Leitz and Iam Dman

There are no throttling limitations.

@Pim Joosten
This will not do a delta backup. The best it will do is keep 30 versions of a changed file but it will backup the entire file.

As for a NAS drive, yes you would need to map it as a drive in Windows and it would be seen as a NAS device from the client software which we have to price separately. If the drive is physically attached to a computer then it can be backed up with this plan. If not then it would need to be a NAS add-on.
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BurnWorld @Ralph Bressler

You should have received an email that has your cloud portal url. I'll also send you a separate email with this info.
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Danny @BurnWorld,

With DrivePop Online Backup can I still only the personal data like photos, music collections, documents, etc. securing without my pc system or image?
Jun 19 2013 at 1:59pm Copy Link
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Eddie Tex @ Danny,

This service is NOT equivalent to Dropbox. Dropbox synchronizes files between systems. What this service does is make a back-up of your files onto the internet. It is not meant to synchronize your data between multiple systems (you would need to purchase a separate service from them called "SYNC" to do that).

Additionally, it backs up whatever data you want it to back up on your PC. You tell it what folders and files to back-up. It does not need to back up your entire system.
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Fred Flintstone Can you explain how access via an iPad works? Is it just through your browser? I don't see an app or instructions on how to access it via an app like Goodreader...
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Chris Thompson What's the cost of the NAS Drive add-on?
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Randall Schoonhoven I cannot find any mention of the NAS Drive add-on on the website. As Chris T asks above, what is the price for this?
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gary fairlie I have taken advantage of this offer, and have registered via the trial. I do not have any download links to retrieve the client in my client area or via the downloads box

not leaving a warm and fuzzy feeling about its efficiency when the basics are not working....
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TopDog @gary failie I had the same problem make sure you are logging in at https://your domain.livedrive.com/ I had a trouble logging in, perhaps need to wait a few minutes for it to set up on servers? I did get logged in. Once logged in to your site then link buttons for download are on that page.

I am now uploading and impressed with the upload speed.
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gary fairlie @Scott Kettman thanks for the tip, been able to get in as a result,

must say that the email traffic from the company post registration and payment on how to progress has been a bit ordinary

has it recognised your lifetime license yet?
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Ralph Bressler OK, I bought it and now am trying to do a backup. I tried as mall folder first and it seems to be going OK. However, a folder with ALL my hiking pictures is not even listed! WHY? Without access to all my folders, this service is not useful for me.
Jun 19 2013 at 3:47pm Copy Link
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TopDog @ gary fairlie Yes it recognized it very quickly. Go to Client Area, then log in, My Products & Services, should list DrivePop Plans-Proffesional Plan-Lifetime License (BitsDujour)

@ Ralph Bressler It starts with a basic backup setup. To choose any file location:
Right Click on Livedrive icon in sys tray. Select Manage Backups, under the Folders Tab find My Places, C:\ after you go into the root directory you can choose any location to backup.

After selection if it does not backup that location right click on LIvedrive icon in sys tray. Select Detailed Status button on bottom of window. Hit scan now button that comes up in new window.
Jun 19 2013 at 4:33pm Copy Link
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Simon Leith Ralph Bressler,

give it chance im uploading 21gigs as we speak. Everything you select will be there and the best bit is been able to access the portal from another machine and download your pics, files etc. I do it a lot.
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Mark Johnson @Eddie Tex -- nothing I asked was unreasonable or unexpected from any person concerned about their money or their much, much more valuable data and time. You speak of 'guarantees' but nowhere did I ask for a guarantee but instead just more information to make my data feel more secure to me. If I invest in an online backup service and that service one day disappears along with my data, then much more is potentially lost than the money invested.

If the loss was only the money, then the investment is not worthwhile in the first place no matter how secure the company. Your response makes it sound like the money is the only concern whereas it is the most inconsequential concern of all.
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gary fairlie @Scott Kettman

thanks, yep temporal rift delay on updates :)
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Ralph Bressler @Scott - No good! I had already done all that to backup the first small folder. The folder I want does not appear in the backup section set although folders on the same drive do. Still a mystery.

@Simon - You misunderstood. I am trying to select a folder from MY computer to backup and that folder is not showing up so that I can select it. Still a mystery.
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Ota C I've just finished reading the upper third of existing BDJ comments (until Monday 2:01pm) and I feel obliged to pass my thanks to Rick ... and to BurnWorld. To Rick for asking the right questions and to BurnWorld for only approaching several fragments of his very specific doubts, asking him to email them to get detailed answers instead of grabbing his/my attention and actually eliminating his doubts by composing smarter answers. For all of us to see.

BurnWorld, thank you very much for making it so easy for some(/many) of us to not choose your deal.

I'll pass.

The deal/provider/pricing/Ts&Cs are far from transparent for my liking. Honestly, I won't even bother reading the lower two thirds of those semi-mysterious answers. Mainly because the first impression usually corresponds with the truth ... and the BurnWorld's Sunday 10:23am answer is as vague as it can get. Full of empty phrases and fact-less exaggerations. Like I said, thank you one-man-like team of BurnWorld. To use your childish terminology, I'm 99.99999% positive your company won't last those five years.

IMHO, people who do buy the lifetime license are hoping for their lifetime but will only get BurnWorld's lifetime. I might be wrong, people. However, try your best not to burn yourselves with BurnWorld. Like I said, it's the first impression that counts. Are you 99.99999% happy with what you read above? Would all these questions appear if the deal was trouble-free? Have a look and decide if your $60 is an investment or simply a lottery ticket.
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Randall Schoonhoven Like Ota C, I'm troubled by the scarcity of real information, both here and on the vendor website. No apparent mention of the mysterious "NAS Add-on", nor any answer to what the cost for same might be, although it is a critical piece for anyone wanting to back up a NAS. But really, no one uses those, right?
Jun 19 2013 at 4:54pm Copy Link
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BurnWorld To clear the air about the NAS add-ons. It was originally mentioned because someone asked about it here. Even though we can support NAS drives we currently don't have this as a product/service on our site. We just have not enabled that yet.

NAS backup is important and we will be offering this part soon, but since it's not part of the offer here today there was no reason to mention it in the description.
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BurnWorld @Christopher Maselli

Do a search in the App store for Open Access. That is what you can use to browse and stream audio/video from your pool of backups.
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Eddie Tex @ Mark Johnson

You're right. You did not use the word "guarantee" and maybe I'm putting words in your mouth, but your question ("Is there something you can provide to make me feel more confident that the data I put into DrivePop will still be there in 1 years, 5 years, etc.?") just sounds like you're asking for some sort of assurance that this company will stand the test of time.

Now I certainly understand any question regarding data security (i.e. that the data protected from data leakage; is it encrypted; does it support multi-factor authentication, etc.). As I'm trying to evaluate this company, I would want to know the some of those things myself. Additionally... how stable is the service? Will this time-out on me everytime I try to upload a file of a certain size? How well does it perform?

On the other hand, while I'd like to know that this company will still exist in 1 to 5 years, there really is no answer they could give me that would change the fact that they are a startup, subject to the same risks that all startups face. In that regard, even if they give an answer that makes you or someone else feel good, I'd still want everyone to understand that the risk doesn't change.
Jun 19 2013 at 5:21pm Copy Link
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Brent Burdick @Ralph

What is the name of your folder that is missing and is it a real folder or a virtual folder (library folder, directory symbolic link, directory junction, etc.)?
Jun 19 2013 at 5:23pm Copy Link
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Daniel Gaudet So I was able to answer my question regarding restoring a PC after a fault It looks like a recent update has added that functionality to the windows client (http://blog.livedrive.com...#more-2778) and that the Mac client already had that functionality.

I still don't know if two computers can share the same backup folder or not (I don't mean sync, just that the same folder on livedrive has content from both PCs).

I went ahead and purchased this offer, open a trial account and will wait until my account gets updated manually. I've got/own 15 PC's at home for a total capacity of over 20 TB and 30 Mbit upload. Hopefully I'll have everything I want backed up in a couple of months :).
Jun 19 2013 at 5:25pm Copy Link
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Ralph Bressler @Brent - real folders CatskillHiker_Website and New_Picture_Albums
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Daniel Gaudet I've got it working on a few of my systems. It looks like I can get about 5-7 Mbit/sec on my 180 Mbit down / 30 Mbit up fibre hook-up. Hopefully this will be improved with time. As an FYI, I've got the client set to the maximum number of connections (8) to achieve that connection. Also, I am located in Canada.
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Petr I have a USB connected external drive. I don't always have that external USB drive connected or powered on. Can you service backup this USB drive, even though it is only powered on once or twice per week?

Second question, what is the GB limit, if any, on this external USB drive?

How is your service different than BackBlaze, aside from price, as you are a better deal than BackBlaze?
Jun 19 2013 at 6:33pm Copy Link
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Mark Johnson @Eddie Tex:
Quoting:
"Your potential loss is $60, which is equivalent to one year of backup service. Your potential gain is a lifetime of cloud backup service. "

Correcting:
"The potential loss is the permanent loss of your data and its entire version history to restore from, and the possible misuse of that data. Your potential gain is cloud backup service for the lifetime of the DrivePop service."

Previous questions about the company from others were met with vague responses like "99.9999% sure that we'll be around for the long haul. By partnering with the right vendors, we have made sure that our service is secure, reliable, and will be around for a long long time." I was hoping for an elaboration on which vendors the company is partnered with or something substantial like that which would help provide some confidence. Instead I got a response that made it sound like selling DVD burning software was practically the same as running an 'unlimited' cloud backup service, but in fact they are not related at all.

To me the final nail in the coffin for any chance I would purchase this service was when research brought me to burnworld.com, which is owned by the same folks that own DrivePop and FilePop. If you take a look at that website, it gives the appearance of being a non-biased review website, and even makes that claim. However, oddly enough the very highest reviews are for their own products even though there's no mention I could find on the website that burnworld.com is owned by the same people who sell their most highly-rated products. Interesting is this page: http://www.burnworld.com/about.htm , featuring Rob Boiruin, who also owns FilePop.com, DrivePop.com, and several other domains.

Thanks for the offer and hopefully my impression from questions asked here and research done will be proven wrong in the years to come.
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Petr I have a few more questions, as your service seems to be a great deal, if I am not mistaken. Please clarify the following:

a. Does your backup include the Windows OS files? Are there any files that are excluded?

b. Can your Windows software co-exist with other backup programs I use? Specifically, I have ShadowProtect and Paragon DiskManager on my Windows 8 Pro machine. Are there any conflicts, or problems having multiple backup software used concurrently?

c. What versions of Windows does your client software support? Please indicate for each:
. Windows 8
. Windows 7
. Windows XP
. Windows 2000 Pro
. Windows 2000 Server
. Windows 2003 Server
. Windows 2008 Server
. Windows 2012 Server

Thank you.
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Brent Burdick @Ralph

Three areas to look at:

1) Livedrive often presents only a "selected list" of folders, including ones that it believes contain files most likely to be backed up. It also does it because it doesn't want you to select all the folders or an entire drive, as this is not how the service is designed.

I don' t know exactly what features DrivePop has enabled, but try one of these two things (but first I am going to assume you are using Windows):
a) Right click on the folder you want to backup in Windows Explorer and see if it gives you a "Livedrive" option. If it does, select "Backup with Livedrive Backup".
b) Within the desktop software make sure you are using the links to "Manage Backups" or "Manage Backup settings". Don't use "Select Folders" or other start up wizards.

2) Livedrive will NOT backup all files on a computer. It specifically blocks certain folder names and file types. Compare the folder names to others and see if there is a similarity in the ones not showing. Perhaps try renaming the folder. If all the files in the folder are of one type, make sure this type of file is not blocked. This version of Livedrive will NOT backup files on a network share. Are these folders active shares? If yes, make sure you are not referencing them by their share path, which sometimes happens even if they are local. Are the folders compressed by Windows? If yes, turn it off.

3) If the program crashed or was otherwise closed during initialization, the folder structure may be corrupted. Run the Livedrive Integrity Check.
Jun 19 2013 at 7:14pm Copy Link
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Chris Scotto Okay - I've paid for the service thru paypal...now what account do I set-up and do I enter in some code to recognize the lifetime package? It is not clear what the next steps are after making the purchase.
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BurnWorld @Petr Yes this will backup USB drives, there is a 5TB limit though on external drives. If it's powered on once or twice a week that will be find after the initial backup.

This plan is not meant to act as a full system backup as there other better disk imaging software available for that purpose. This is mainly an easy way to make a mirror backup of files you don't want to lose and if so, and easy way to restore them. So basically digital insurance. It's a very similar service to BackBlaze.

Yes the software can co-exist with other backup programs. From everything I have looked at and tested along side our client, I have not run into any compatibility issues.

It is supported on all the versions of Windows you listed.

@Mark Johnson
Thanks for pointing out the other properties. I didn't want to go on about them here since there not really relevant to this offer. But people are invited to check those out too.
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BurnWorld @ Chris Scotto
We'll get you fixed up in just a few minutes.
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Ali Almajed I just subscribed to the service and worked perfectly.

unfortunate does not support network devices, which is almost all my files stored there.

Is it possible to support the NAS devices attached to the network?
Also it seams that can't recognize any usb flash drive but do recognize usb external HD; any idea how to solve this problem?

Regards
Jun 19 2013 at 8:44pm Copy Link
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Brent Burdick @Ali

USB flash drives are considered removable or portable media and can not be backed up using DrivePop Online Backup or Livedrive Backup.

Some people I know do the following based on disk-to-disk-to-online backup strategy: Get a supersize and low cost USB hard drive. Use a synchronizer program to sync files from USB flash drive and/or shared network device. This serves a fast local backup of those files. Run online backup program against USB hard drive. Benefits: Can use cheap or relatively slow drive as the backup speed to online is very limited, so no need for fast throughput. Your data itself is backed up once quickly and can be restored locally quickly versus just the online. You can still use the portable flash drive as intended. Backup software does not impact live production files on network drive. Both network drives and flash drives would not be required to be connected all the time per the limitations of this particular backup strategy/service (files must be present). You get the benefits from online backup versioning and offsite backup.
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Eddie Tex @Mark Johnson,

Yes. If you need your backup at the same time the company goes dark, then you would lose your data (that's also assuming this service was your only backup option).

Your additional points, however, raise a different concern, which is the actual legitimacy of the operation (which I would agree is a valid concern). That is still a different matter than asking for assurance that your data will still be there 1 - 5 years from now. I guess I don't understand what kind of answer you're expecting to get that will give you that confidence.

Even if this company were partnering with Microsoft, Google, and Salesforce, you couldn't guarantee that the company and your data would sustain that length of time.
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Indusekar SK Unlimited Cloud Backup but files will be deleted after 30 days if it is not available in the PC that synced it. What does it mean?

Suppose, if I move the file in another location in the PC, will it be deleted after 30 days, as it may not available from the synced location.

Please clarify
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Danny What it comes down to: one must take a Sync service with this service is that there is no need to complete new backup each month. So without sync service is the cumbersome and time consuming work to backup up to date or keep existing ones. Or I see that wrong?
Jun 20 2013 at 12:58am Copy Link
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Kelly Major Well, I purchased this and it's been about 6 hours or more... No email with instructions, account info, etc.

What's the scoop?

Thanks! - Kelly

PS: Yes, I checked my spam bucket.
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Pim Joosten @ Kelly: In one of the posts BurnWorld explains that they have to process each order manually, because the lifetime deal is only offered on BDJ for these couple of days and not elsewhere. Since they are in the USA it is safe to assume that they were sleeping when you ordered. I think you have to wait until the day really starts in the US. That is what I think...

Also, what do you mean with "2 business days"? In the earlier post you said you ordered 6 hours before posting.

@BurnWorld: Do you have any idea when the NAS add-on will be available for purchase and, more importantly, what the price will be (approximately)? I think this is important information for quite a few contributors here. For me, I want to consider the price of this offer with an estimation of the add-on, because that is the total package I probably want to go for. Please note that I do not expect a definitive price, an estimation would be enough. I can understand if you still have to determine the specifics for the add-on, but I would like to have a general idea before going ahead with this deal.

Again, thanks in advance for your response.
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Kelly Major Pim: Thank you, I didn't take the time to read all of the comments. It seems like they could automate a quick email with the information you have explained and confirming your order is in the queue.

Thanks! - Kelly
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Mike B @Kelly Major:

It is a bit convoluted what to do after purchasing. Here's what I found:

Log in to the client area for the trial account that you set up during the purchase. In the DrivePop client panel, select "Services/My Services". That will show the Product/Service(s) that you have. At some time after the purchase they will convert the trial account to a "DrivePop Plans - Professional Plan - Lifetime License (BitsDuJour)" account type. (I'm not sure how long this took for me, but I think it was less than an hour. It might take longer; I imagine they're pretty busy, and I don't know what time it is wherever they're situated).

Click the "View details" button for the account. Then click the "Login to control panel" button that's in the middle of that screenful of information. That will open the "Livedrive" control panel. On this page you'll be able to download the backup client software.
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Kelly Major @Mike B
What trial account? I didn't set up a trial account, I just purchased it.

This is a royal PITA. Am I suppose to go to the site and create a trial account?

Thanks for the help! - Kelly
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Ralph Bressler @Kelly - Yes as was explained in the posts, you must set up a trial account on the site. This will be converted manually to the full license. You may download the client program from your login URL which would be accountname.liverdrive.com.
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Kelly Major Ralph,

I don't have time to read all the posts, is there anything else I need to know? Why not send an email explaining the procedure? Ridiculous.

I'll go set it up now. I assume it has to use the PayPal email used to purchase? I hate buying with PP when the vendor only uses the simple interface since the user has no ability to supply registration information. I don't want my PP email to be used for product registrations.

Going to set up a trial account.

Thanks! - Kelly
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TopDog Sorry to hear some people having trouble with the setup. Remember it takes a few minutes because this is a special deal and they are doing it manually. The emails I received told me I would have to set up a free trial account first and it would then be converted. Considering the deal I got, I didn't mind waiting a few minutes to get this account all set and started.
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JL Could I store a backup of my already bought software licenses (for personal use only) or this is against the service terms? The bought software has copyright and I only want to backup my license and a copy of the program. Thanks.
Jun 20 2013 at 7:57am Copy Link
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JMJ Squared @Kelly Major - You do not have to use the same credentials from your PayPal account; you can use another email, as I did five weeks ago. My initial experiences with their Support, initially provided by Rob Boirun and later by Roger McAllister concerning repeated billing errors, was very good. However, as an EXISTING customer in the SAME Time Zone as DrivePop, I have been waiting 3 days for a reply to a simple question asked 2 days PRIOR which was partially answered then.

I have their Professional Package which is supposed to include a SYNCDrive (called a Briefcase) that I simply cannot get installed on my system. I am more than a little computer proficient. I have made repeated requests for assistance and have gotten NO RESPONSE AT ALL. LiveDrive, itself, will not provide any support to customers who purchased through a re-seller, like DrivePop, who has no support portal of its own, nor any FAQ Page, Forum, etc.

The so-called Backup is nearly useless to me without the Sync Drive/Briefcase. The thirty-day retention limit makes the "Backup" no more than a giant temp-folder, IMO.

@Brent Burdick @Stephen Stimac, et al : In order to backup your NAS devices, you have to go for their Professional Package.

Some of the delay and confusion I've experienced and that many here seem to be suffering as well, is, I sincerely hope, only DrivePop's temporary birthing pains. I believe their principals are capable, honest folk who, not being in complete control of their Product by dint of only being re-sellers, will get their ducks in a row.

My suggestion to DrivePop is to allow those who sign up for a two-week Trial via BitsDuJour during this promotion be allowed to take advantage of the "Lifetime" offer before the end of that Trial. That way, although concerns of your long-term viability as cogently raised by Mark_Johnson and others may not be assuaged, at least, your potential Customers will be get firsthand answers to many of the questions and other concerns expressed here.

Finally, at your earliest opportunity, please pay me the courtesy of providing meaningful answers and assistance to my questions and support requests, most urgently including tested-and-confirmed steps to install your Briefcase on my Windows 7 64-bit system.

---JMJ
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Simon Leith Im very pleased so far with drivepop. All my tickets and questions have been answered. Im in the uk and i have used livedrive before. My account is now activated. Must not grumble.
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Brent Burdick @JMJ Squared

I don't know what type of problems or errors you are getting, but I have a suggestion based on your post that you are using Windows 7 64-bit. Make sure you have the 32-bit version of Java installed on your computer before installing the briefcase software.
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Danny What it comes down to: one must take a Sync service with this service is that there is no need to complete new backup each month. So without sync service is the cumbersome and time consuming work to backup up to date or keep existing ones. Or I see that wrong?

This is the second time I got it early, so far no response.
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atariguy I'm currently using Crashplan. One of the things I like about it is that the client also does local backups for me, lessening the chance of actually having to go through the painful process of restoring from the "cloud" as well as giving me a local copy that doesn't expire if the original is deleted.

Does the Livedrive client have this feature?
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Cary Adams I really want to like this deal... Even if I set aside all the talk about DrivePop's financial survivability, I just don't get the benefit of this system.

I get the basic premise that my files will be backed up in the cloud. But since it's a backup, I have to presume a need to restore after a minor/major local file loss. Here's where I get stuck...

One day I discover that my family photos have been corrupted, or worse deleted. But if my discovery occurs more than a month after the incident that rendered the files corrupt, I have no possibility of recovery. This is the scenario I dread most. Finding that critical files fell off the system unnoticed.

Or... in the event of an extreme disruption... for example a local hard drive failure, motherboard meltdown, or PC theft, I only have 30 days to take delivery of the replacement hardware, reinstall Windows, re-establish my service with DrivePop, and download all the files that were backed up from the original equipment. While I'll admit that's doable, everything has to fall in place, and still I'll be running the treadmill as the 30-day limit counts down. If my new drive fails its integrity testing, I'll be out another week with RMAs and reordering its replacement.

For this deal to work for me, I would want at least 180 day storage with continual versioning (not only daily as this seems to be) as a minimum. Maybe I'm missing the obvious application here, but I only see a marginally acceptable file restoration process.

@Petr... Maybe I've misunderstood your question, but you're not going to want to backup your Win OS files with DrivePop. You'll still need Paragon DM to image your OS partition. DrivePop won't do that.
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Eddie Tex @Danny,

That's incorrect.

Sync service allows all your computers to remain "in sync" with one another. So if you have a bunch of files updated on one computer, it will automatically update to the internet and THEN to other computers that you own.

With a regular back-up service, there is no synchronization between computers. So if you have a bunch of files updated on one computer, those changes are made to the internet only. There is no synchronization to other computers.
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Simon Leith Cary adams,

if your laptop dies or sets on fire. You can just access another laptop install the software from your panel and restore your backup files, simple. Now if your worried abour your laptop getting stolen, just use boxcrypter on your folders before you upload them to the cloud.

Livedrive Rocks.
Jun 20 2013 at 10:47am Copy Link
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Massimo Mazzoli I Just bought it,
as insctruction i signed up a FREE account upgradable by you to Professional LIFETIME. When you will do it?

Second: in my account in the Upgrade/Downgrade page i found:
DrivePop Plans - DrivePop Unlimited + FilePop HD Platinum - Lifetime Licenses for 99.99 USD One time. What is it?
Thank You
Jun 20 2013 at 10:49am Copy Link
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Danny BUT ..... why there should be a connection with DrivePop Online Cloud service? Should a customer that itself does not know when it comes out?
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JMJ Squared @Danny - Do you mean: Why is there no warning from DrivePop that a file is scheduled for removal?
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Danny @JMJ Squared,

For example, you could also be able! But why make the customer may or may no choice to: 45, 60, 90 days backup planning or timeless to say? For some it will not always succeed within 30 days to update, backup example by crowds, illness, holidays, etc.
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Eddie Tex Danny,

You still do not understand the service.

These cloud storage providers provide software that is always running in the background of your computer and regularly looking for changes. You don't have to specifically run it. It automatically runs if your computer is turned on.

As for the 30 days limit, what that means is that they hold DELETED files for 30 days starting from the time a file is confirmed as deleted from your computer.

If you don't turn on your computer for 30 or 45 days, your data should still be there as long as you did not delete it from your computer.
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JMJ Squared @Danny - I understand now and agree with you. I gladly would pay substantially more for a truly unlimited, "timeless" plan but that simply is not what is being offered here, especially not at these prices. Can you imagine the infrastructure DrivePop would need to store all of our data indefinitely? Only entities like Amazon and Google have that capacity.

Speaking of capacity: I don't see how LiveDrive can sustain this business model. For a very modest US$ 60.00 per month, they allow an unlimited number of resellers to offer an unlimited number of down-stream customers (like us) to store -- for however long-- an unlimited amount of data on their servers. Theoretically, we can store that unlimited amount of data indefinitely if we simply allow our online Backup to access corresponding files on our local devices every 30-days or less.

I think DrivePop will deliver on their warrants to us as long as LiveDrive delivers on its warrants to them. Frankly, especially at the prices being offered, I don't see how this is sustainable. Additionally, LiveDrive appears to have established a "firewall" between the end-user and itself; namely, the reseller. I surmise this by the fact that LiveDrive does not support its resellers by offering the resellers customers, at least, direct access to LiveDrive's support, FAQs, Forums, etc. Aside from costly direct support via email, chat or phone, I don't see why LiveDrive makes it difficult for DrivePop's customers to access online help. It appears that they take DrivePop's money and then say: Fend for yourself.

DrivePop made an offer that I couldn't refuse and, despite some hiccups, seems to be doing the right thing. I hope my "it seems too good to be true" caution proves one-hundred percent wrong. Anyway, if the worst happens, it will have cost me only a cup-of-coffee per month.

@Brent Burdick - Thanks a lot for the suggestion re Java but, as you can imagine, I already had the 32-bit browser plug-in as most sites and extensions cannot handle 64-bit Internet Explorer. However, I followed your "hint" and installed Java 64-bit as well. No joy! Still cannot get the Briefcase to install on my system after uninstalls, re-installs, careful examination of the Registry, etc.
Mine is a straightforward Windows installation; i.e., no TruCrypts, VMs, partitioning, or the like.

Good news is that Rob Boirun at DrivePop has contacted me with the beginnings of assistance. So, sooner-or-later, I'll get this sorted and detail the steps here, in case anyone else experiences this... adventure. :)

Thanks again.
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Danny @Eddie Tex,

Eddie, thank you for your quick response! This is very clear to me now! Thanks again!
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Brent Burdick @Eddie Tex et al

Unfortunately, there are many different opinions and interpretations as to how exactly the 30 day countdown operates. Even a Livedrive tech has said something similar to what you did "If you don't turn on your computer for 30 or 45 days, your data should still be there as long as you did not delete it from your computer." but that was in 2012. It is not clear and even you say "should still be there". I think only DrivePop can get that answer from Livedrive and they should ask for it. Livedrive is the one not being clear.

In the mean time, there is one clear answer that I think can not be overlooked and it is in Livedrive's Terms of Service as in force today:

"You must at all times run the Livedrive software on any computer that is being backed up and you must ensure this computer connects to the Internet at least once every 30 days. Livedrive will remove backups for computers that have not connected to the service for 30 days."

What they really do may be different, but this statement is so clear and specific that it can't be a mistake and as long as it remains in their TOS I wouldn't risk it.
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Eddie Tex @Brent

Thanks for the clarification. I was going off of the "best practice" model for such cloud storage providers... but If that indeed is their stance (and I agree it's worded very clearly), then this would be an unfortunate restriction.
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Danny Frankly after the reaction of Brent Burdick to Eddie Tex focused I am again in doubt hit! What do I believe?

If that is true what Brent Burdick says, then I nothing! You will then just have your freedom constricted!!!
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Simon Leith All,

PC world in the uk offer all there customers the know how cloud, which is a Livedrive account. Thousands of customers use the livedrive. So im happy.

http://knowhow.com/articl...country=uk
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Brent Burdick @Danny

Sorry to ruin your moment of bliss! If it makes you feel better, even with everything being said, I did buy this deal. It think it has the potential to be a very good value, but I wouldn't use it as a sole and primary backup method for my most important files.

It seems like a good option for secondary files or as an additional offsite backup "insurance" destination. In addition, I have a lot of the same files on multiple computers and the de-dupe technology used in it may help me out. I also wanted to test it more and its not super expensive especially since it doesn't have ongoing monthly fees. There is no guarantee that a provider with monthly fees will have any greater longevity.
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Mike Shanahan I just wanted to see this work right. After messing around with it, reading the website, etc., there's just too many known unknowns, not to mention the unknown unknowns. You still have dead links on the site and many misspellings, that doesn't exactly give me a lot of faith in a reseller like yourselves.

It's sad that Livedrive themselves had to scold you (only two months ago) via your Twitter account for the dead links and such.

After worries, weighing the risks and several back and forths --- I'm passing.

Best of luck to you though....maybe later.
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atariguy Still no word about whether dual backup functionality (local+cloud) exists in the client? Guess I'll just have to stick with Crashplan...
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BurnWorld @Trevor No this does not include a local option. Just the cloud.

@Mike Not sure what you are referring to about the dead links and livedrive scolding. Are you sure you are referring to us?
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Arlene Manduca I want to buy this, I need to know.
1) Are files when on your servers in a backup or compressed format?
Or are they in the oiginal format - essentially mirrored on DrivePop?
Answer: A) compressed B) just like the original file format and location.

2) To clarify question 1 can I use or share them as they are, as you would on FTP or must the files be downloaded to restore any corrupted files or for them to be used?
A) files must be downloaded and be restored
B) You can find, use and share your files just as they are.

3) Do I have to purchase an add on the "Sync" feature so keep the back up matching my computer? A) Yes B) No, it's included.

4) How do I back up data on a USB WD hardrive attached to my router? The DrivePop license is for a computer.

5) What, where is the NAS add on?

Thank you very much for your answers. Sems like an excellent deal for people willing to take a chance on a new contender. I found only one review of your service. Would you extend this deal another day as they're so many unanswered questions? This group is full of users with more complex needs. Diagrams of common complex configurations would create more comfort and trust. $60 is small for a good, workable back up solution. $60 is too much for a service that can't meet a network's need or deletes your files if you don't log in every 30 days.
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BurnWorld @Arlene

With the plan that is being offered here today. These are the answers to your questions.

1) B
2) A - can also be download to your other computers that you have on your account. Plus you can stream audio/video from your cloud portal account.
3) The SYNC feature is separate but this is a 'virtual' hard drive that can be used for long term storage and also to share your files with whomever you want.
4) & 5) This would be a NAS add-on which is also additional. We currently offer these for $80yr.

Let me know if you have further questions.
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Arlene Manduca I don't do "back ups" because they have to be "restored." Mirroring is easier to use and just copy back down what you need or want. Any deal for us onthe Sync Program? I think I understand it and would never have to worry about my files being deleted if I didn't log on or deleted one by accident on my PC. Thanks.
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JMJ Squared Briefcase (SyncDrive) problem solved. :)

The program's installer, *Livedrive-Setup.exe*, installs components *ControlPanel.exe* and *Livedrive.exe* to run with highest privileges by default. This conflicts with User Account Control (UAC) on Windows 7 , Vista and, probably, Windows 8.

If you encounter "Open Briefcase in Explorer" errors as I posted above, please:

1. Exit DrivePop (Livedrive) ;
2. Navigate to Livedrive's installation directory and,
3. Right-click both of these files in turn: ControlPanel.exe and Livedrive.exe ;
4. Click PROPERTIES and then the COMPATIBILITY tab.
5. Near the bottom, below PRIVILEGE LEVEL , UNcheck the box "Run this program as an administrator".
6. Click APPLY and then,
7. Click OK.

Reboot should not be necessary but can't hurt.

Re-start Livedrive.
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Danny @Simon Leith,

Aren't you happy? :-)
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Brent Burdick @JMJ

Thanks for posting your solution, I'm sure others will run into the same thing and this type of solution is missing in any other FAQs I'm seen for this software.

Might also be a good starting point, in addition to much of the information gathered by and about users questions on here, for DrivePop's online support documentation. You guys can easily provide more thorough and useful information than even Livedrive itself, whose online support info is often limited and lacking.

Good luck all!
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Mike B FWIW, here's my plan for using this service:

1) backup locally to a low end Windows machine with a large amount of storage. This machine will be more or less dedicated to storage (kind of a NAS, but running Windows). Some junk machine cobbled together from bits I have lying around (except for new drives) should do the trick here.

2) this machine will be backed up to DrivePop - since it will be more or less continuously running, the 30 day file-check requirement won't be a problem.

So I have my local backup for speed and comprehensiveness, and a cloud backup that will let me get to files offsite if I want to do that as well as being the last line of defense in case of a really bad event (like a burglary or fire at home).

If I can get that cloud final line of backup with just a $60 one time investment, I'll be thrilled.
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Andy Hang I am still waiting on my capacity upgrade. Its still stuck at 512 gb :|
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Cary Adams A 30 day buffer is just not worth this good price. It is useless to me, and I suspect many here will come to that realization when they have a real need to restore lost/corrupted files (many of which won't be noticed until long after the original files have flushed) and find themselves with terabytes of useless redundant storage on hand.

And with no client-side encryption, you might as well not bother with "encryption" at all when your provider's key security isn't well understood... After all what IS secure on the web nowadays. For those who point to Boxcryptor, well, that technology still leaves a lot to be desired today, particularly in a file restoration mode... and it's quite pricey... more costly than this offer, and all it does is provide on-the-fly-encryption.

For small scale backup, consider Tresorit. For large-scale, Amazon Glacier. Without sync thrown in along with client-side encryption, I pass this offer.
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Simon Leith @ Danny, im totaly happy with drivepop

I just wanted people to know what a good deal this is, and how silly it would be for people to pass it by. I have used Livedrive for a few years, so i knew what i was getting when i looked at drivepop. The same service. Livedrive is used by millions of people and has worked great for the past 2 years for me.

Danny Just enjoy your yearly plan. if you sign up
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gary fairlie @Simon Leith

+1 from me
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Danny @Simon Leith,

That should you know the great thing about think! It makes a difference whether you directly or through a reseller the services! If DrivePop will soon be bankrupt, it is done with lifetime condition! Livedrive goes that not taking over!
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Richard Andersen I'm not impressed with the upload speed - currently it's 115 kBit/s and I haven't seen it go over 700 kBit/s yet. My line can handle 1.7 mBit.

Like someone else here I alwo wonder how LiveDrive can make that business model work. A reseller can sell an unlimited number of accounts paying less than $1000/year to LiveDrive. That means that if you sell say 1000 accounts, LiveDrive gets $1/year per account. That hardly covers the price of 100 GB diskspace, and diskspace is only a small part of the expenses.
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Gene Yonke Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think we've got a problem here. When DrivePop listed its offering on the Bitsdujour site I, and I believe most of us felt that the offer was a special offering to visitors of the Bitsdujour site. I was one of the visitors who, in good faith, purchased the Drivepop subscription thinking that I was getting a pretty good deal----no, thinking that I was getting a REALLY GOOD DEAL--a lifetime of unlimited cloud backup for just $59.99--WOW! How can you pass up a deal like this, I told myself, so I didn't.

Today however, while visiting the Drivepop site I came across the following special offer--Take a look

http://www.drivepop.com/d...pop-promo/

It appears as though the very same product that was offered as a special on the Bitsdujour site is now being offered to the general public for only $49.99. Now, like I said, maybe I'm mistaken and if so I'd like someone to point out my mistake to me, but right now, I feel as though we've all been deceived. I've been visiting the Bitsdujour site for quite a long time, but if what I'm seeing is in fact correct, this may be the end of our relationship.
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TopDog @ Gene Yonke, 3 minutes after you posted the link I could not find the offer. The link went to a RSS feed and there is nothing there. I also went to the Drivepop facebook page and found nothing about the aforementioned offer. Do you have any other links or any further information about that offer?
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BurnWorld I've already email Gene about this but wanted to let everyone else know too. The pricing he referred to was not for the same deal here. That was a 1-PC plan. It was a private offer for our existing members that ended awhile back. And when we made some website updates last night, the offer link was enabled which was a mistake. I can assure you that the offer you got here was the best that will ever be offered for the professional plan.
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 22 2013 at 11:28am Copy Link
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Gene Yonke @ Scott Kettman. just for credibility's sake, I DO have a .png screen capture of the offering that I would be happy share with you but am not sure how to do that.

Also, as Rob @BurnWorld indicated, he did in fact, contact me via email and has stated that the offer I found on line today was not the same offer as the one offered on the Bitsdujour site, however, to be honest with you, I still can't see any difference in the offers. I'll look once again.........

short time later.....

I still have the offer page open on my computer (as well as the png screen capture saved to my computer). Looking at it again I DO see a difference. It's a subtle difference that's easily overlooked. Let me briefly (as possible) explain the difference between the two offers, as I understand them.

In the Bitsdujour offer, the offer is an "Unlimited" offer, unlimited in this case, meaning that the program can be associated with more than one computer. Perhaps it's listed elsewhere, but I found this information by reading the comments. The very first person to comment was made by 'Tim John' who asked if the Bitsdujour license would apply to all 3 of his computers.
BurnWorld responded in the 6th comment that, yes, all three of Tim John's computers could be used with this license.

In looking at the DrivePop.com site that I happened on this morning, the offer that was listed for $49.95 also stated "Unlimited Backup Space" just as the Bitsdujour offer did. It also stated that 30 days of backups would kept on the backup site [File Versioning (30 Versions)], as did a lengthy discussion in the comments above. It also offered all of the following: Unlimited Backup Space, Unthrottled Bandwidth, Military Grade AES-256 Encryption, View File Online/Anywhere, Access from any device (iPad, Android, etc.), FilePop & DrivePop Licenses are Lifetime!, Never Pay for Cloud Backup Again!. All of the above mentioned items I believe were also mentioned either in the Bitsdujour offer itself or in comments that were posted by interested potential buyers.

The one thing that I found that is different is the following: Tim John specifically asks if all three of his computers would be covered by the Bitsdujour license. BurnWorld replies that, yes, indeed they would be.

In the Drivepop.com offer that I found this morning, the offer is a lifetime offer also, but the offer is limited to just ONE COMPUTER. The offers appear to be identical in all other respects. With everything else appearing to be the same as the BItsdujour offer, I apparently overlooked this subtle, but important difference.

I've tried to clarify this matter as best I can and by reading BurnWorld's comment above it appears as though my explanation is accurate. I apologize for the oversight regarding the usage of one computer vs. usage on multiple computers. With all of the other similarities in the two offers it was very easy not to see this one specific difference. In all other respects, the offers appear to be identical. My apologies for any inconvenience or concern to others. My oversight was certainly unintentional----and probably age related!
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TopDog @ Gene Yonke, thanks for the info. I purchased the deal here and I for one am very happy with it. $59 for lifetime, unlimited backup is a fantastic deal. It is a risk and its success depends on Drivepop becoming popular enough to support the service. If they were extending this deal or a similar deal to the public that would have caused some concern. But I look forward to this service surviving and growing.

@ BurnWorld, Thanks for the quick update. So far the support for Drivepop has been great and I hope the site grows and grows.
Jun 22 2013 at 3:14pm Copy Link
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JL Another promotional link: http://www.drivepop.com/f...day-promo/ (Bitsdujour deal = ULTIMATE PLAN)
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JMJ Squared Oh, my! Can you imagine that? This DrivePop operation actually has the gall to advertise their product in different ways and at different times. I mean, who ever heard of holiday promotions? Next thing you know, they'll offer a Christmas special or, goodness forbid, a Preferred Customer discount on additional services.

Why, they even sent me an email around June 15th with a time-limited upgrade offer. Now, I find out that they actually sent a similar email to their other customers. I am outraged. I thought I was the only one.

I feel so betrayed.
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BurnWorld @JL Your account is all set
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 22 2013 at 9:06pm Copy Link
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BurnWorld @JMJ Squared
:) +1
BurnWorld Inc. - Jun 22 2013 at 9:07pm Copy Link
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Pim Joosten @J L: The deals you mention are all a little bit worse than the BDJ deal. The comparable Father's Day deal (Ultimate plan = unlimited computers) is $79.99 instead of the $59.99 on BDJ. Even the Family Plan for 5 computers is still $5 more expensive. The other deal (WindowsTalk) includes FilePop HD and costs $99.99.

The only point of criticism one could have that in the description of this offer was "exclusively" for BDJ. But even that can be interpreted in different ways. Is the lifetime offer exclusive or is the extension of the offer on DrivePop's to a lifetime license exclusive? One could easily argue it is the latter, even if you look at it from a pure language perspective.

All in all I do not think it is strange that DrivePop tries to build its business by having various offers via various channels. They have got to make a start and I probably would have done the same thing.

@JMJ Squared: you almost had me there... Nice sarcastic post :)
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JL @BurnWorld: Thanks. I assumed you have lots of activations to do. The BDJ deal and even the other ones are really good offers for a service of this kind. Hope to see DrivePop online for long. ;)

@Pim Joosten: That's right. It was just that the activation took a few days and I was wondering what the cause could be. (Lot of big promotions = lots of sales in a sort time)
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Glenn Baugh has this offer ended?
Jun 24 2013 at 10:23am Copy Link
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Denise Hamel Unfortunately this offer has ended 4 days ago.
Jun 24 2013 at 10:55am Copy Link
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Richard Boulanger I would greatly appreciate that one of these days "DRIVEPOP SYNC" could possibly be offered in a plan for life.
Jun 24 2013 at 11:26am Copy Link
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Glenn Baugh Denise Hamel: Unfortunately this offer has ended 4 days ago.

It's a real shame then that having expressed my interest in this deal I got no alert went it went live. Real pi55ed here!
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Roger Thomasson @ Glenn

Please shoot me an email, I'm not sure I understand. What do you mean by "having expressed my interest"?

roger@bitsdujour.com

-r
BitsDuJour Admin - Jun 24 2013 at 5:30pm Copy Link
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Arlene Manduca We look forward to other offers from Burnworld, like DrivePop Sync. Hopefully with a full description, all the correct info and links. I got Denise Hamel's comment in 5 separate emails. "Unfortunately this offer has ended 4 days ago." I'll be opting out of this thread tonight as the offer is over and there should be nothing more to receive. Thank you.
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James K @Arlene Manduca: Actually the external USB drive attached to your router MAY indeed be a NAS, but it's also a portable, external USB drive. Simply remove it from your router once in a while, and attach it to a computer you have the client software running on and back it up as a local drive. Then put it back on the router until the next time you need to back-up or reverify the files.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THIS DEAL! ARRGH! :,( :_( :'( €8,O

I DEFINATELY want notified if this offer comes back!
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peter anon What capacity is this and please define lifetime ?
For 1 computer or more?
Can we share certain files?
Is it secure?
Oct 19 2013 at 12:29am Copy Link
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steve suard They have a deal page and looks like a full year subscription for family or ultimate, waiting for reply from author too.
Oct 19 2013 at 10:01am Copy Link
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KS Can system image created earlier to recover computer be stored? (-in event of computer crash or purchasing a new computer so you don't have to go through the time-consuming and tedious task of reinstalling windows, programs and files.)
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BurnWorld Ok hopefully I can clarify what this deal is for here through BitsDujour. This deal is for our Online Backup Service. Each license you purchase is for a single user login and will include unlimited computers with unlimited cloud backup space. There are no bandwidth restrictions or file size restrictions like other backup companies impose. This is one time payment for this plan which you can use to backup files you don't want to lose or you want to have access to from any other computer or any portable device through the apps (iOS, Android, Win8/RT, Blackberry). @Steve Suard: The current deal we are running on our site is half off the annual pricing. We brought back this lifetime license here for BitsDuJour members again due to the many requests from BDJ members which is a much better offer.

Note: this is not to be used for a full system backup and does not have full system restore function. Compare it to Carbonite Home but we also allow for video backup for which you can stream your movies/videos to your portable devices/phones/tablets, and you can also backup external drives which Carbonite does not include. NAS backup however is not part of this license but can be added for $80yr. But all your internal and external drives can be backed up.

Hopefully this clears up many questions but feel free to ask and I'll do my best to get back here to answer.

Everyone should consider this even if you already have an online backup service, this is great to have as a backup-backup ;) service at this pricing/license. I know many people last time got this to have a secondary backup in case their current service had an issue or if they wanted to cancel them at some point.

Thanks for looking at this offer.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 19 2013 at 3:05pm Copy Link
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trek Can I use in my mobile device? Android and iOS apps are included in this offer?
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Northern sp. z o.o. I'm interesting of briefcase function , have You any promo to buy both (online backup lifetime + briefcase) ???
Regards
Oct 20 2013 at 3:49am Copy Link
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TESS273 @trek, Yes, You can use in Mobile device with 'Livedrive' or 'Open Access' app.
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BurnWorld @Arkadiusz Robert The only way to add Briefcase to this lifetime plan is to add it separately. Anyone signing up for the Lifetime Online Backup plan will get a 25% off promo code that will be good for the Briefcase service. Or if you already have a plan contact us for the promo code to add Briefcase.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 20 2013 at 7:23am Copy Link
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Jorge Watanabe Would you please confirm that, after purchasing this offer, I will be able to use your unlimited backup service with no need for any additional, annual payments?
Oct 20 2013 at 8:41am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Jorge Yes that's what this offer is for our backup service.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 20 2013 at 9:19am Copy Link
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Chris Roy Jackson Please edit my email address (The last line) out of the above post quoted here CORRECTLY (without the "quote marks") as:
"
Sorry... WHAT is " NAS " ???

Thanks-in-Advance,
Chris Roy Jackson
"

Thank You !!!
Oct 21 2013 at 12:57am Copy Link
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Karl M. How is this compared to CrashPlan Family License?

Does it store/keep old file versions?
Oct 21 2013 at 1:04am Copy Link
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ron r I see other users get their questions approved and posted here, but I asked the beneath yester but still no response. So I ask again:

1) "...If you add a file to your DrivePop that has been previously uploaded by you or another user, we may associate all or a portion of the previous file
with your account rather than storing a duplicate..."
If I upload a file called "test.txt" and another user also uploads a file called "text.txt", will there be any problems?
Or is the content also compared?
from: http://www.drivepop.com/terms/

2) To be clear, there is a total maximum amount of 5TB available for files that are NOT located internallly on the PC.
And that 5TB limit is free without any extra cost?
from: http://www.drivepop.com/terms/

3) Arkadiusz Robert asked about the briefcase, is this also included? If so which of the 3 versions of the briefcase?

4) You must login at least every 30 days? Will there be a warning mail sent when a user nears it's 30 day limit?
The TOS also states that in some cases you must wait 72 hours before you can restore. Is there a way for a user to see (in web interface?) or to be notfied which data will be reachable after 72 hours?
from: http://www.drivepop.com/terms/

5) "...We reserve the right to alter pricing, including ceasing to offer elements of the DrivePop Services.
DrivePop will inform you by email if the charge for a service is to be altered..."
Can this also happen for the lifetime promotion deal now running?
from: http://www.drivepop.com/terms/

6) There is a section "Compliance with Laws and Law Enforcement Requests"
Will the user be notified when there is such a reqeust from any official law-based instance?
I do not intent to use the service in such a way that it breaks the law.
But recent events in the news made be bit wary that information is disclosed without even the user knowing it.
from: http://www.drivepop.com/privacy/

7) If I delete a file/folder is then kept stored because of some laws that require instances to keep data for an x amoutn of years?
(or months or something like that?)
Oct 21 2013 at 1:09am Copy Link
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Wild Wizard @ Chris Roy Jackson,

NAS = Network Attached Storage.....

Blessings
~~Wild Wizard~~
Oct 21 2013 at 1:13am Copy Link
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Kimmo Lahtinen I wonder if your software can be used through the firewall (and proxy)? it would be interesting to know if you use a special port or can you tunnel using http-protocol?
Oct 21 2013 at 3:07am Copy Link
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steve suard It is lifetime then what a great deal IMO!
Thank you
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Yosh M @Burnworld wrote: "Note: this is not to be used for a full system backup and does not have full system restore function. "

Huh? It's a backup service that's not to be used for backup or restore? Or do you mean that it's not to be used to "image" and restore a whole computer?

Basically - I want to be able to specify a few directories on each computer & have it backup any files that are in, or get added to, those directories. Will this do that? And will it let me restore those files to the original or another computer (or my Android phone)?

Is versioning included?

Are deleted files kept backed up so that if I discover six months later that a file is missing, I'll be able to restore it?

If the answers to the above are affirmative, you've got a new customer!

Thanks,
YM
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H. H. Hallo,
first lets say thank you to bring up this interesting seeming offer for another day.

Please apologize for asking questions partly have been asked by other customers,
but since english is not my native language I´ms still not quite sure reading the answers.
So I´ll ask it with my own words

1. is it correct, that this offer for backing up has no time limit (no annual
subscription requirng renewal/additional fee after a certain period of time)?

2. what´s about data safety / privacy (e.g. when backing up important personal
documents or photos ?

3. Can one decide that one generally does not want to share anything in order
to improve security?

4. you described that there is unlimited space, but no full system backup - what
whould be in case one has several e.g. 4gb files of an acronis made own
disk backup
would this be possible and allowed to be stored?

5. What would happen in case one has no possibility to log in 1x/30days (e.g.
technical problems, longer absence,..)?
If this already could lead to deletion of files or closing the acoount it would
be a dealbreaker to my opinion, since it can be of great iomportance to have
a backup which is reliable - and not be lost after a short period of time

6. In case you want to prevent too much unused space by a time restriction
perhaps a "protected" area with limited space could be considered, so that
one could backup at least the files which are more important there,
without the risk of loosing them

Thank you for clarifying in advance
H.H.
Oct 21 2013 at 3:14am Copy Link
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Chris Roy Jackson To "Drive Pop":
I think you made a mistake on yout Terms Page ( http://www.drivepop.com/terms/ ) as follows:

Free Trial Period
" Where services are offered on a free trial basis, payment will be taken for the first month, quarter or year when you enter your billing details during the free trial period. "
SHOULD read
" Where services are offered on a free trial basis, payment INFORMATION will be taken for the first month, quarter or year when you enter your billing details during the free trial period. "

Isn't THAT what you meant ? I hope this is helpful!

Sincerely,
Chris Roy Jackson
Oct 21 2013 at 3:15am Copy Link
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Danny @Steve Suard,

Yes, I have this for four months! It works very well, this is a top Deal!
Oct 21 2013 at 8:15am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @karl This is similar to Crashplan family, but we don't do backups to other drives. Meaning that the backup is only on the servers.

@kimmo The software initiates outbound TCP connections on ports 50234 and 50235. You will need to allow these connections through the firewall.

@Chris Roy Thanks for the correction.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 21 2013 at 8:39am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @ron
"If I upload a file called "test.txt" and another user also uploads a file called "text.txt", will there be any problems?
Or is the content also compared? "

The content is compared, it does not base this on the title of the file.

"And that 5TB limit is free without any extra cost? "
No extra costs. All external drives have a 5TB limit, all internal drives there are no limits."

"Arkadiusz Robert asked about the briefcase, is this also included? If so which of the 3 versions of the briefcase? "

Briefcase is not included in this lifetime license. But we are offering BDJ members a 1st year discount if you only want this service or if you want to add it to a lifetime backup plan. Just contact us through the site.

"You must login at least every 30 days? Will there be a warning mail sent when a user nears it's 30 day limit?"

There is not a warning in place currently. This is the one of the most asked for features and development has this as a consideration to add to future improvements.

"The TOS also states that in some cases you must wait 72 hours before you can restore. Is there a way for a user to see (in web interface?) or to be notfied which data will be reachable after 72 hours? " There is no indication. But if the file is fully uploaded then it can be restored at any time.

"DrivePop will inform you by email if the charge for a service is to be altered..."
Can this also happen for the lifetime promotion deal now running?"
We are fully honoring the lifetime promotion. We will not ask you to pay again for the backup service that you are signing up for.

"Will the user be notified when there is such a reqeust from any official law-based instance?"
Yes we will have to contact you. But this has never happened and will most lilkely never happen. This just has to be stated.

"If I delete a file/folder is then kept stored because of some laws that require instances to keep data for an x amoutn of years?
(or months or something like that?)"

Not fully sure what you mean by this. If you delete a file/folder from your computer then it will automatically be removed on the server in 30 days.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 21 2013 at 8:54am Copy Link
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Karl M. This is very strange: No response, no answer since many hours. The day is almost over in my country. I was trying to buy but I failed. What happens to BitsDuJour? Did you close?
Oct 21 2013 at 1:47pm Copy Link
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Cary Adams Are files encrypted PRIOR to upload, similar to Zoolz?

What about versioning? Are changed files versioned?

Can I permanently delete files files via web browser?
Oct 21 2013 at 3:29pm Copy Link
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Neil Is there a money back guarantee for 30 days or at least 15? I am interested (I currently use Carbonite and my subscription is almost up). I would try this in parallel for a few weeks, and if it works well, would replace carbonite. Otherwise I would want my money back if it's sub-par feature or performance wise.

Also, as someone asked, does it keep multiple versions of files like Carbonite does? This is important because sometimes a file becomes corrupted, which means the backup will be corrupted as well, and you need access to an earlier version.
Oct 21 2013 at 3:32pm Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Neil Yes there is a 30 day money back guarantee. Also we keep up to 30 versions of a file.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 21 2013 at 7:18pm Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Cary yes you have the option of enabling encryption prior to file upload if you want. Up to 30 file versions. You can only have files scheduled to delete via the backup client. Online is for access.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 21 2013 at 7:19pm Copy Link
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Frank Stephens You could use this to backup your system if you have backup software that saves to a file on an external drive, and then backup that file to the cloud. Note that that could take a long time. If you just need to backup documents and things and can live with cloud limits in the gigabytes, you could just synchronize them to Google Drive, SkyDrive, etc.
Oct 21 2013 at 11:18pm Copy Link
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Alan Stevenson Interesting from the T&C:
"With the exception of our business service, services that include DrivePop Backup are not to be used for archiving. You must at all times hold an original copy of the data in the original location on the system it was backed up from. If you delete files from your computer that have been backed up we will remove the corresponding backup from our servers."
OK, so no archiving - if the file isn't on my computer, it's deleted from the cloud service. Already a dampener.
But also, if there is, as stated in the product copy above, a 'fire, flood, or some other catastrophe that physically destroys your external drive and computer', then your files will no longer exist on your external driver and computer - and all your cloud backups will be erased too!!!!
One or two loose ends here, I think. Perhaps Burnworld Inc. can comment?
Oct 21 2013 at 11:19pm Copy Link
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Larry Truitt @Burnworld I have 4 questions:

1. Can I save .exe, .msi and other executable files to DrivePop?

2. If files andd/or folders change, does DrivePro back up only the changed part of the file/folder or will it make duplicates?

3. Do I schedule the backup or does DrivePop constantly monitor the selected drives, folders and files and back them up when they are changed like Carboninte?

4, Can I backup a folder but select only certain files in that folder to be backed up and can I add files to a folder after the folder has been selected?

Thanks!!

Larry
Oct 21 2013 at 11:19pm Copy Link
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Karl M. There is another big difference to CrashPlan: DrivePop does NOT work under Linux. Am I right?
Oct 21 2013 at 11:19pm Copy Link
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opayq opayq How long is the data stored if not logged in for a while? Would it be deleted if I don't log in for say 3 months (or more or less)?
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TESS273 @Cary Adams,

Are files encrypted PRIOR to upload, similar to Zoolz?
Yes.

What about versioning? Are changed files versioned?
30 Versions

Can I permanently delete files files via web browser?
No, One way Sync.
Oct 21 2013 at 11:20pm Copy Link
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wts From BurnWorld above: " I know many people last time got this to have a secondary backup in case their current service had an issue or if they wanted to cancel them at some point."

I'm glad I got this in June as a secondary backup. My primary backup service, a well-reviewed company in this business in England (not Livedrive), falsely accused me of being a business user rather than a home user, wouldn't give me any evidence for their false accusations, tried to force me to their much more expensive and limited business plan, and then cut me off and deleted my backup without (so far) refunding my payments for unused service.

BurnWorld's plan has worked exactly as promised with fast uploads relative to Carbonite's bandwidth throttling and faster than the extra cost unthrottled bandwidth from that English company. My communications with BurnWorld lead me to conclude that Rob is running his company honorably. Note my only relationship with the company is as a customer.
Oct 21 2013 at 11:20pm Copy Link
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Curly B Hi! If I fail to login within the required 30 days do I lose my account? If not, what happens? What is the penalty for failing to login at least once every 30 days?

Thanks in advance for the answers to my queries!
Oct 21 2013 at 11:22pm Copy Link
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Alexander Deliyannis Hi, I set up an account to test the service. Now when I try to purchase, even though I am logged in to Drivepop, it tells me that my domain is in use. Do I have to create a new domain or is it possible to use the one I already have (which I would very much prefer) ?
Oct 21 2013 at 11:24pm Copy Link
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Nick Kobe If you purchase the added "Ultimate" does the Ultimate also carry a lifetime license? If not, what period of time does the license cover? Thank you!
Oct 21 2013 at 11:25pm Copy Link
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Karl M. I was just trying to buy, but there's a question for additional accounts. What are those "additional accounts" for? Is it for additional users?

Another question: Your fine print says "DrivePop Online Backup Lifetime is licensed per computer, and not per user.". Does it mean I have to buy additional accounts for every computer? This becomes quite expensive.
Oct 21 2013 at 11:25pm Copy Link
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Tom Krawiec When purchasing it offers an additional accounts option. What is this? Is this essentially a whole different account? How does one access it after purchasing?
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Brian W 1) The 30 day storage is too short. I could live with 90 days.
Especially because I want to back-up my USB backup. I just got back from a 45 day business trip which means that the entire long back-up process would have to be repeated. (i.e. keep the 4TB USB drive connected for a few days).
[Crashplan can keep files forever. I have not had time to review others.]

2) I don't like "You must at all times run the Livedrive software on any computer that is being backed up". Why can't we simply run a periodic scan/update?

3) Requires Java. There are so many security concerns relating to Java. :(
Oct 21 2013 at 11:26pm Copy Link
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SM Griffith is the 25% off briefcase also for a lifetime subscription or only for a year?

Thanks.
Oct 21 2013 at 11:27pm Copy Link
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H. H. @bdj
please apologize in case of double posting
I didn´t get the message "coment hold back..." so I posted again,
please delete the double posted message
H.H.
Oct 21 2013 at 11:28pm Copy Link
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Michael Burkley In buying the service I see that I can buy five more accounts for $120 (great for gifts, as you say). Are those 5 accounts lifetime accounts as well. I'm putting this in now, even as I go ahead and buy the one account for $79+, just in case they are for lifetime accounts and you're gracious and allow me to purchase them when I get an answer!

--Michael
Oct 21 2013 at 11:29pm Copy Link
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Nick Kobe I haven't seen my previous post nor a reply. I may be confused. I was in the process of placing an order and was adding FilePop HD Platinum which I assume buys DrivePop Platinum and that the Platinum version includes the Backup and the Briefcase. Is this correct? The confusion comes from "The Frequently Bought Together" reference to FilePop Ultimate DVD/Video Suite. I want a lifetime license for FilePop Platinum which includes the Briefcase. I DO NOT want the DVD/Video Suite. If this question and my previous question do not get posted shortly I'm going to go ahead with the $119.99 purchase on the assumption I'm getting a lifetime license for DrivePop Platinum which includes both the backup and the briefcase. If it turns out that this is not the case I'll need a refund. Thanks!
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Kimmo Lahtinen Thank you for the information about the ports. I think I can not use the backup in the office. I have used Livedrive and it does not work. By the way what is your connection to Livedrive?
Oct 21 2013 at 11:29pm Copy Link
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H. H. @ BurnWorl
Hallo, can you answer the questions of Yosh Mantinban and H.H. before bdj offer is closed?
2 additional questions
- can one also use the Software for occasional backup of different files, or
must it be run as a permanent Service?
- may there be a briefcase lifetime license be availabe in the future or only
annual subscription?
Thank you for answering soonly in advance
H.H.
Oct 21 2013 at 11:29pm Copy Link
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Zonwas @Burnworld

I was just trying to purchase a lifetime license a minute ago, based on a trial trough your website I started yesterday.

This doesn't work. Could you please advice me on how to purchase it that way?
Would you be so kind, knowing that I was about to purchase, to give me the possibility to buy the license after the offer is closed, this due to the problem I was just having?

Thanks!

Eric
Oct 22 2013 at 1:21am Copy Link
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Adrian Williams I've just bought the lifetime licence plus an additional one as a gift. As yet I have not received details of how to pass on this gift - where do I look ?
Oct 22 2013 at 5:53am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Adrian Will send details in just a bit

@zonwas This applies to anyone trying the demo. If you signed up yesterday or today we will grant the price here since you signed up during the promo. Your grandfathered in basically. If you did just send us an email to upgrade since this is not a normal plan that we offer on the site and will manually need to send you the upgrade.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 22 2013 at 6:08am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Nick No the FilePop Platinum does not include Briefcase. This is a discount on our DVD/Blu-Ray software that you can add if you want.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 22 2013 at 6:40am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Alan The backup service requires that the files exist on your computer. When removed either on purpose or accident then the servers will keep a copy for 30 days so you can restore the file. This is typical for most 'backup' providers. We also offer a cloud storage product called Briefcase which you don't have to keep a copy on your computer.

@Larry
1. Can I save .exe, .msi and other executable files to DrivePop?
By default these are auatomatically blocked but you can upload if you really need to.
2. If files andd/or folders change, does DrivePro back up only the changed part of the file/folder or will it make duplicates?

It will only make the changes, no duplicates except for file versioning.

3. Do I schedule the backup or does DrivePop constantly monitor the selected drives, folders and files and back them up when they are changed like Carboninte?
It can be real time or you can set the scheduler.

4, Can I backup a folder but select only certain files in that folder to be backed up and can I add files to a folder after the folder has been selected?

Folder level only at this time.

@Karl The backup service does not run on Linux, but the Briefcase product does.
Another question: Your fine print says "DrivePop Online Backup Lifetime is licensed per computer, and not per user.". Does it mean I have to buy additional accounts for every computer?
This is based on the plan you purchase. Some plans are 1 computer others are 5, etc.. so whatever plan you purchase that's how many computer 'licenses' you get.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 22 2013 at 6:49am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @curly Hi! If I fail to login within the required 30 days do I lose my account? If not, what happens? What is the penalty for failing to login at least once every 30 days?

The account will remain open it's just that the backup client will need to 'sync' up with the cloud server to make sure the backup is 'mirrored'. If a file is not found in 30 days then it will be deleted from the server thinking that you no longer want that file backed up. If this does happen then the next time it connects it will have that file uploaded again and it starts over.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 22 2013 at 6:55am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Alexander
I set up an account to test the service. Now when I try to purchase, even though I am logged in to Drivepop, it tells me that my domain is in use. Do I have to create a new domain or is it possible to use the one I already have (which I would very much prefer) ?

Please contact us to have the trial upgraded. Will send instructs on how to get this deal with your existing trial account.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 22 2013 at 6:57am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Tom When purchasing it offers an additional accounts option. What is this? Is this essentially a whole different account? How does one access it after purchasing?

Yes a whole separate account at a discount. We will follow up with you on how to setup the additional account.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 22 2013 at 6:58am Copy Link
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Adrian Williams I have to say - the customer support is 1st Class. I already have an expired account with Livedrive which prevented me from getting started. A couple of emails between me and Roger at DrivePop got the whole thing sorted - and my 2nd gift account too. I'd already uploaded 2Gb of files before making the switch so I can vouch for the unrestricted speed of the system.
Highly recommended. Get the deal while you can !
Oct 22 2013 at 10:14am Copy Link
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Brian W @H.H. DrivePop is intended to run as a continuous service because it tracks file changes. I don't know what happens if you try to only run it once per day/week. (But most, and perhaps all, backup services probably recommend running continuously.)

You must connect once every 30 days or it will delete your files. For me, that is a killer. It takes so long to upload files, to have them disappear and repeat that process would be too painful. It appears that most backup services have this 30 day policy. CrashPlan will keep files forever. Probably others as well but I found it tiring searching reviews and providers because few tell you this up front. :(
Oct 22 2013 at 10:14am Copy Link
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Nick Kobe Just saw your reply to my question. Thank you! I still have not received the 25% discount code and I still need to read the answer to Alan Stevenson's concerns. I want to upgrade my computer and plan to store my data/document files in my backup account while doing the upgrade (new OS). It would be catastrophic if the files are deleted from the backup! If this is the case backup is of no value to me.
Oct 22 2013 at 10:17am Copy Link
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Karl M. There's still a lot of confusion for me:

The fine print here on BDJ says: "DrivePop Online Backup Lifetime is licensed per computer, and not per user." – but it says also "Each license allows installation on all owned computers". I'm sorry, I don't get it.

The fine print says "Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free for current subscriptions. For versions after that, upgrades will require additional payment, which will be discounted." – Does it mean that sometimes in the future we have to pay for a software upgrade?
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Yosh M Another question: what does it mean that you must log in every 30 days? Does that mean I must manually go to your website & log in? Or is it sufficient that the backup software on my computer(s) connect to your server at least once within 30 days to execute a backup or say that nothing has changed & needs backing up?

If it requires that I manually log in every 30 days - that's a real downside. I expect my backup software to be "set & forget" - only when I need to recover something do I want to remember it's there. That could be months or years apart. But I want it quietly humming & working all the while in the background, keeping me safe. I don't want to have to remember to manually log in every few weeks...

Please elaborate

Thanks.
Oct 22 2013 at 10:17am Copy Link
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Al Johnston I purchased your $79.99 offer...I have an external Seagate home and when I attempt to add the network storage device I get a pop up indicating I have 0 network storage device available? Aren't uploading external storage devices permitted?

Thank you for your assistance.
Oct 22 2013 at 10:18am Copy Link
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Senior Bill Will this backup Outlook files without closing Outlook
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BurnWorld @Yosh You don't need to login to the website. The backup client just need to connect to the service in that time frame. If you just let it run in the background then you don't need to manually do anything.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 22 2013 at 10:22am Copy Link
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Douglas Huddle BurnWorld said:
"The account will remain open it's just that the backup client will need to 'sync' up with the cloud server to make sure the backup is 'mirrored'. If a file is not found in 30 days then it will be deleted from the server thinking that you no longer want that file backed up. If this does happen then the next time it connects it will have that file uploaded again and it starts over."

This could be a big problem. A computer fails (motherboard, disk drive) or is stolen or destroyed in fire. The owner finally has money to buy another computer 45 days later. The owner attempts to restore the data but discovers that it is missing because the data in the "cloud" was purged for not updating in the last 30 days. Am I misunderstanding something?

I am very interested in this product but do have some reservations.
Oct 22 2013 at 10:33am Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Douglas This is true and probably the only 'limitation' about an online backup service. This is pretty typical for online backup, Carbonite does the same thing.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 22 2013 at 10:49am Copy Link
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Michael Burkley Friends,

I forgot to ask that if I have three computers with the DrivePop software installed on them, do I need to have all three computers contact DrivePop at least once a month, or will just having one of those three contact the website be enough. I'm thinking of if I go on a three month mission trip, for example, and take my laptop with me, will I only have the files from my laptop kept and the rest gone or will they all be available when I get back.

Michael
Oct 22 2013 at 2:37pm Copy Link
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Douglas Huddle I am not a Carbonite user but I did a restore from Carbonite for a friend that had been off line for about 7 weeks. His data restored OK though it took about 6 hours.

Is there some other way to keep DrivePop from deleting the user data after 30 days?
Oct 22 2013 at 2:38pm Copy Link
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Michael Burkley Just a suggestion: I and many others are concerned that clues would be permanently deleted if away from your computer for more than 30 days. If you could have an emergency (or "trip") freeze on account that would eliminate that concern. As it is, even though I bought your lifetime package, I'd be more likely to recommend Bitcasa which provides unlimited backups and archiving with no deletions (and with file sharing and streaming) for $99/yr (WAY more than what you charge but for the security...)


Thanks for what you are doing.
Oct 22 2013 at 2:38pm Copy Link
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Danny Douglas Huddle,

Therefore, it is wise to two different places: Online backup and remote at home (NAS, hard drive, etc.), so you have then a lot more certainty about securing your important backup(s)
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Yosh M @Burnworld: "This is true and probably the only 'limitation' about an online backup service. This is pretty typical for online backup, Carbonite does the same thing."

FYI, Crashplan does not delete.

I am wondering if your service can keep files available for an extended time on request? As @Douglas points out, it's a pretty serious problem - and the scenario he described has happened to me with a different backup service. :-(
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Chris Roy Jackson @ BurnWorld

It would be VERY helpful to many of us here if you could state Which of these 2 statements (following) is correct !!!
I believe the 2nd sentance is correct based upon statements elswhere on your site, However... Isn't it better to NOT cause confusion for so many of your potential new customers ??? !!!
From the "Fine Print" (above):
Only ONE of these statements can be correct !!! Please tell us which one:

1. DrivePop Online Backup Lifetime is licensed per computer, and not per user.
2. Each license allows installation on all owned computers, and DrivePop Online Backup Lifetime may be used at exactly the same time on each of them.

Thanks-in-Advance,
Chris Roy Jackson
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Jorge Watanabe Sorry for reposting, but I've posted my question several hours ago and it remais unanswered. I've just purchased this offer and I have a question about Briefcase. If I purchase it, will I able to share all my backed up files, or only those which are stored inside Briefcase? Regards,
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Karl M. As I understand BurnWorld/DrivePop is a reseller for Livedrive.com. Hopefully all Lifetime accounts will stay lifetime.
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Yosh M @BurnWorld "@Yosh You don't need to login to the website. The backup client just need to connect to the service in that time frame. If you just let it run in the background then you don't need to manually do anything."

Thanks for the clarification. Is that true for each computer? If I have two computers & only one connects every day - does that preserve all files on my account - or will the second computer's files be removed after 30 days of non-connection?

I must say 30 days seems like a pretty short time... maybe 90 days would be more reasonable. It's scary to think that I can go unprotected simply by not noticing that a computer has failed to connect for 30 days. No warning or anything - just poof, it's all gone.
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BurnWorld Sorry @Jorge you can only share files that are in your Briefcase. But you can easily copy your already backed up files into Briefcase just by click on the file and say copy to Briefcase.

@Yosh each computer is treated separately. You would need to connect each one. I agree that 90 days would be better and have been pushing for this but my hands are tied when it comes to that decision.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 22 2013 at 3:45pm Copy Link
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BurnWorld @Chris this: 2. Each license allows installation on all owned computers, and DrivePop Online Backup Lifetime may be used at exactly the same time on each of them. It is licensed per user.
BurnWorld Inc. - Oct 22 2013 at 3:47pm Copy Link
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Senior Bill Will this backup Outlook files without closing Outlook... 2nd attempt
Oct 22 2013 at 10:37pm Copy Link
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Tomas Barth I have some 1.5 TB on my NAS, which also is on a regular USB disk for bacup.. Is this offer applicable to that amount of data?
Oct 22 2013 at 10:37pm Copy Link
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Edward Smith I purchased this and did not receive and promo code for 25% off briefcase (at least not that I saw). Did I miss something?
Oct 22 2013 at 10:37pm Copy Link
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Yosh M Will the super-deal of $80 for this be returning in 2014? How can I be notified of it? Thanks.
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Neil After three months of service, I think I'm giving up. The LiveDrive software consumes a full GB of memory (compared to BackBlaze which I'm now testing and it's keeping to a memory profile of only 11MB). Also, I just bought a new computer to replace mine, and there's no way once I transfer my data to the new computer to tell LiveDrive it's the same backup source---so it will start backing up all over again.

Also, with the LiveDrive software, I had to throttle the CPU usage using ProcessLasso, because it doesn't play well with others and consumes too much CPU as well. I limited to two of my 6 cores.

I'll probably set LiveDrive up on the family Mac instead, assuming that doesn't kill my internet connection speed on my computer, since it's paid for already. But I'm coming to the conclusion that it's not really worth the resources it hogs on my PC.
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