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Add to SafariWhen comparing CrashPlan vs CarbonCopy Cloner, the Slant community recommends CarbonCopy Cloner for most people. In the question“What are the best backup apps for Mac OS?” CarbonCopy Cloner is ranked 1st while CrashPlan is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose CarbonCopy Cloner is:
Even if you have tasks in queue, once you connect, it will begin automatically backing up for you.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Unintrusive
You set it up once and from then it runs in the background whenever you are not using your computers (or at specified times).
Pro Supports multiple backup destinations
You can set up different files/folders to back up to specific places.
Pro Differential and incremental file backup
CrashPlan updates only that part of the file that has changed, saving bandwidth and time.
Pro Unlimited online storage
The $5/mo individual plan and the $12.50/mo family plan gets you unlimited cloud storage.
Pro Allows custom encryption keys
Custom 448 bit user-provided encryption key can be used to encrypt the backed up data in the cloud.
Pro Users can order a physical copy of their data
They will send you an external hard drive to your house.
Pro Unlimited revision history
CrashPlan saves all previous versions of a file.
Pro Auto-Run
Even if you have tasks in queue, once you connect, it will begin automatically backing up for you.
Pro Flawless Execution
Backing up and restoring your computer are fast and easy. There's no confusion.
Pro Clear Interface
The interface is extremely streamlined. It walks you through the entire process. There are advanced options but they remain hidden until you want them.
Cons
Con Buggy
Con Home edition discontinued
CrashPlan's home edition will be shut down on October 23, 2018. They are no longer accepting new signups or subscription renewals.
Con Popular features (local backup and trusted offsite backup) no longer available
Con Heavy client
The BackupClient is based on Java and therefore a lot more memory-intensive than most other backup solutions
Con Buggy
Con No Organizing Tasks
Once your tasks are in the queue, you can't reorder them. You also can't organize them into folders.
