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Add to SafariWhen comparing CrashPlan vs EaseUS Todo Backup, the Slant community recommends CrashPlan for most people. In the question“What are the best backup programs for Windows?” CrashPlan is ranked 3rd while EaseUS Todo Backup is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose CrashPlan is:
You set it up once and from then it runs in the background whenever you are not using your computers (or at specified times).
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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 Comprehensive free version
The free version of the software allows backing up and recovering files, disks, partitions as well as system files. It supports incremental and differential backups, allows scheduling, can backup to a cloud and clone disks.
Pro Integrates well with Windows
Clicking on todo files will be treated as part of the OS and will open their own window, making for an easy way to use the files to then recover files as one sees fit.
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 Need system restart for reinstall
Con Restore files are very slow
Con Frequent popups when using free version
If using the free version, expect frequent popups suggesting that you upgrade to Pro.
