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I need advice on transferring 100+ Personal Folders from Apple Mail to Outlook.
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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1844754" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the "he" is me.</p><p></p><p>But we don't disagree. </p><p></p><p>I don't recommend cloud-based backups because the Internet is a huge bottleneck, and the CrashPlan folks agree that it is. Best to avoid that bottleneck completely. </p><p></p><p>I also think that local backups are the way to go, and the CrashPlan folks agree with that too. The only place where we disagree on that is that they want you to use their service to create local backups. I think that there are much better apps for creating local backups. In fact, I think that it would be beneficial to have more than one type of local backup if your data is really valuable/important.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad that we can all agree with the above.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if folks know that CrashPlan sent out an email indicating they are abandoning the consumer (as opposed to business) market not too long ago. So for most users, discussion about CrashPlan as a backup option has become moot.</p><p></p><p>The WireCutter now recommends BackBlaze if you want a cloud-based backup service:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-online-backup-service/" target="_blank">The Best Online Cloud Backup Service | Reviews by Wirecutter</a></p><p></p><p>But like CrashPlan, BackBlaze does a horrible job with metadata. From the above cited Web site:</p><p></p><p>"Backblaze isn’t great at keeping metadata intact. (I looked into this topic in my tests of Backblaze after a reader inquiry, but I did not test the other apps in this review for metadata support.) Metadata includes such details as file ownership and permissions, creation date, and (for Mac owners) Finder tags and comments. Some people, and some apps they use, depend heavily on metadata, while others are barely aware of its existence. But, fair warning: If metadata integrity is essential to you, Backblaze is not your friend. In my tests, the only type of metadata Backblaze reliably restored was the resource forks found in certain Mac files. This is the sort of thing you should test for yourself with any cloud backup service, before making a commitment, by running a free trial version."</p><p></p><p>I agree. Mac users need to be extremely careful in their choice(s) of backup software/services. Poor choices can turn a really bad situation (your main hard drive dying) into an even worse one, or a catastrophe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1844754, member: 190607"] It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the "he" is me. But we don't disagree. I don't recommend cloud-based backups because the Internet is a huge bottleneck, and the CrashPlan folks agree that it is. Best to avoid that bottleneck completely. I also think that local backups are the way to go, and the CrashPlan folks agree with that too. The only place where we disagree on that is that they want you to use their service to create local backups. I think that there are much better apps for creating local backups. In fact, I think that it would be beneficial to have more than one type of local backup if your data is really valuable/important. I'm glad that we can all agree with the above. I don't know if folks know that CrashPlan sent out an email indicating they are abandoning the consumer (as opposed to business) market not too long ago. So for most users, discussion about CrashPlan as a backup option has become moot. The WireCutter now recommends BackBlaze if you want a cloud-based backup service: [url=https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-online-backup-service/]The Best Online Cloud Backup Service | Reviews by Wirecutter[/url] But like CrashPlan, BackBlaze does a horrible job with metadata. From the above cited Web site: "Backblaze isn’t great at keeping metadata intact. (I looked into this topic in my tests of Backblaze after a reader inquiry, but I did not test the other apps in this review for metadata support.) Metadata includes such details as file ownership and permissions, creation date, and (for Mac owners) Finder tags and comments. Some people, and some apps they use, depend heavily on metadata, while others are barely aware of its existence. But, fair warning: If metadata integrity is essential to you, Backblaze is not your friend. In my tests, the only type of metadata Backblaze reliably restored was the resource forks found in certain Mac files. This is the sort of thing you should test for yourself with any cloud backup service, before making a commitment, by running a free trial version." I agree. Mac users need to be extremely careful in their choice(s) of backup software/services. Poor choices can turn a really bad situation (your main hard drive dying) into an even worse one, or a catastrophe. [/QUOTE]
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