IDrive

IDrive system backup/storage

Kommentare: It's been great. I really honestly have no complaints. I've been able to back up all of my existing cloud drives, my backup harddrives, my normal harddrive, my phone, literally everything fits onto this one cloud storage service and I still have room for more.

Vorteile:

I can flash over my entire computer if I need to, my files are automatically kept up to date so I don't have to worry about losing anything ever, and I can put as many devices into my storage as I want. This means my phone, my laptop, my desktop, my work computer, all of it, all in one place. It's great.

Nachteile:

I'm not really one to hold back on my opinion of things, but I honestly can't find anything I really dislike about this product. I mean... maybe the time it took for the initial backup? Took over 12 hours to backup my entire computer worth of about 90gigs of files. But I can't really complain about that even, that seems just about fair since I was using my computer the entire time without any disruption to my normal functionality or speed.

iDrive is a life saver

Kommentare: I've been using iDrive for 6 years and I can't count the times it has saved me. The ability to access your files anywhere has really helped me not only when I'm missing something when I travel but also when working with 2 or more computers. You just download the file from the other computer backup and you're good to go. I prefer this over Dropbox or Google Drive because I don't have to work on a specific folder for it to backup, I just organize my files the way I need and then tell iDrive which folders to backup. It's one of my most important tools for my workflow. It also has Archive Cleanup so when you delete data from your computer it also deletes from the cloud, which helps keeping the storage free and having a true backup with no old files. iDrive + Time Machine is a complete and secure backup.

Vorteile:

Automatic backups everyday Logs to see new files, archive cleanup, etc Archive Cleanup You can access files from anywhere Very customizable

Nachteile:

I just wish IDrive would delete the folders from Archive Cleanup and not just the files, but folder don't occupy storage so it's not so bad

Unsure of equivalency to prior backup system

Kommentare: It is easily downloaded. I need assistance with set up and loading onto other devices.

Vorteile:

The introductory price is good and saved me some money, however, not sure this is apples to apples compared to my previous backup product.

Nachteile:

I am having difficulty understanding if iDrive is backing up everything and also how to add it to all my devices. It does not seem user friendly to me in these subjects. I have put out an email to support, which I hope will solve all my concerns.

iDrive is fast but has a somewhat confusing UI

Kommentare: Quite happy because of the speed. A bit less happy because I never have full confidence about the backup status.

Vorteile:

The upload speed was great. Where Crashplan took a few months to upload everything (4TB), iDrive did it in less than a week. The ability to backup to a local drive or NAS is essential for me. Backing up multiple computers using the same account is a cost saver. With other backup services I needed to get two 5 TB licenses, where both accounts cannot be larger than 5. With iDrive I can backup with a 10TB license where one of the computers can go over 5 if the other one is less than 5.

Nachteile:

The UI is confusing. - It is very difficult to check which files have actually been backed up. No tree with green or red checkmarks. - The backup logs are difficult to read Backing up of open files ; i am still not sure if that really works because the software sometimes gives error messages on these files (outlook, lightroom) The local backup feature is nice. But it is only one backup set. So one set of files to one location. Would love the ability to have multiple local backup sets. I would like to see what iDrive is backing up real-time; which file is being backed up now, which ones are in the queue.

Good alternative for home Windows 11 backup

Vorteile:

Simple to deploy. Straightforward user interface. Nice windows app, web app, and mobile app experience. Like that I can see thumbnails of pictures in web and mobile app.

Nachteile:

Continuous Data Protection doesn't work on external drives. I have all my OneDrive data stored on an external SSD drive and CDP doesn't work with it. So, I'm reliant only on scheduled backups. Not a deal breaker, but would have liked to have that capability. I wish there was a little more flexibility in the scheduling windows. It's a bit clunky on how it creates backup jobs and what you can edit for them.