

Needless to say, Code42’s announcement perturbed some users, who notified us of the change.

Seriously? Code42 is actually admitting that CrashPlan may not back up large files correctly? Isn’t that Job #1 for any backup app? We have always recommended you not include applications or large files in your selection as they may not backup correctly. More troubling is the comment earlier on in the note, which says: That’s obvious, no? If you eliminate large files from a backup, everything will run faster (and Code42 won’t need to add storage as quickly). #1620: OS updates, AssistiveTouch for iOS shortcut palette, Photos album sharing bugĬode 42, makers of the CrashPlan backup service for small businesses (but not individuals, see “ CrashPlan Discontinues Consumer Backups,” 22 August 2017), has announced that, starting in May 2019, the service would no longer allow users to back up applications, virtual machine image files from apps like Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion, and some backup files.Ĭode42 explains the change by saying that excluding these files will likely result in smaller backup archives and faster restores, syncs, and backups.#1621: Apple Q3 2022 financials, Slack's new free plan restrictions, which OS features do you use?.#1622: OS feature survey results, Continuity Camera webcam preview, OWC miniStack STX.

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