Crashplan, a popular backup app and cloud service, just got an upgrade. To give you some context, Crashplan is a free application that lets people backup in “peer to peer” mode. That means that I can backup my stuff on a friend’s PC, and let other friends backup their data on mine – for free (everything is encrypted obviously). However, you can pay to get additional features, and cloud storage.
The Code 42 team (the company behind the product) has added Backup Sets, a feature that lets you create groups of files that are saved in different locations. For example, very sensitive files can be saved locally and on the cloud, while huge movies could only be saved in the other room’s computer so that you don’t have to upload GBs worth of data online. That’s up to you.
Finally, Crashplan has lowered the barrier of entry for cloud storage: you can get 10GB for $1.5/mo and unlimited storage for $3/mo (one computer). There’s also a “family plan” if you have many computers. Check it out at Crashplan.
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