FTP Sync Software Suggestions?

[Kias]

Does anyone use any type of FTP sync to backup their files? I have an offsite web server with unlimited storage and bandwidth. Thought I'd use that to backup photos and other files.

Of course I always look at the open source programs available.

I think I'm going to try out ftpBox first and see if that'll work.

I do own CuteFTP, and I'm pretty sure that'll do it. However it seems to be a rather large program to leave running all the time. I'll have to look into that too.

Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Dave_W]

I use DropBox, Skydive and Amazon for my cloud storage (all free) and all of them use drag and drop, even for very large files. So I don't think you necessarily need an FTP, do you? That said, in the days before web browsers, I used to use FetchFTP but that was so long ago that Fetch may not even exist any longer.

 

[Kias]

Well, dropbox, skydrive, and amazon are all limited in how much space you have. I already have space, I already pay for it, whether or not I use it to backup files. So... I might as well use it!

That whole drag and drop thing will never work for us anyways. We're just too lazy.

If it doesn't do it by itself, it's not going to get done.

Fetch is still around. Been around for 163 years now! (They measure using dog years though)

 

[Dave_W]

I have a Seagate external that came with a program called "dashboard" or something like that which will do automatic back ups nightly. I've never used it but I think it'll do cloud backing up since it'll do social site back ups....I think?

 

[Fred Kingston_RIP]

I have DropBox on my iMac... as soon as it sees the SD card, it analyses what's on the card, and automatically copies any images that haven't already been copied to the cloud...

I also use LR... and it copies everything to a separate hard drive that's been simply designated for images only...

And a program on a server that copies/images the above designated hard drive...

I think I need more redundancy...

 

[§am]

I tend not to use any sort of off site storage for important files - you never know who might get access to them, and more importantly, what are the terms of service in respect of a catastrophic failure? Who restores your files, or do they even restore your files?
Plus with uploads speeds in the UK not much over the 1MB/s mark, even a few 100 MBs can suddenly take an age to upload.

On site storage - local hard drive, and then backed up to my server on a daily basis by automated tasks.
Once a month, I'll take my crucial files and manually back them up to a dedicated stand alone HDD which then sits in a fireproof safe (along with other valuables and important paper documents).

 

[Kias]

Currently I have 102 gigs of files that need backup. This includes my wife's files too. That's why dropbox and such services will not work, unless I pay for them. Since I already pay for my website with unlimited storage, no sense in paying for more storage!

I did try out many different FTP sync/backup type programs. I think I'm going to stick with Leo Backup. It's free, with a thirty day trial of the "Pro" version, which I do not think I need. After 30 days, it just reverts to the "Free" edition. It's simple, it runs as a service, it's nice and small, and so far, it just works. I had problems with other programs not being able to upload the files properly. Leo Backup has had no problem so far!

I used to jump around from web host to web host because of various issues. Been with my current one for 7 years now. I love 'em! If there's a catastrophic disaster on their end, well, I have the stuff on my computer. If there's a catastrophic disaster on my end, well, they have my stuff on their computer! They also do an offsite backup everynight, so there's three copies of my stuff around the world. If there's a catastrophic disaster in all three places, well... I'll probably have bigger things to worry about than my data.

 

[Eduard]

Windows? Do you have to use FTP or can you make a network drive? If you're a Windows user and can map a drive, check out FreeFileSync.

 

[dervari]

I use Amazon's Glacier service for archiving. It is $.01 per gigabyte for archival (offline) storage.

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