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DESCRIPTION
SpiderOak is a multi-platform secure online backup, storage, access, and sharing solution engineered for the consumer and small businesses.
Running natively on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux, SpiderOak allows users to create a central storage repository where they can access data from all their SpiderOak devices within the application, or via web login at SpiderOak.com.
Using an automated approach, SpiderOak immediately backs up and stores any additions, edits, or changes to the back up set. Historical versions of any document can be identified and downloaded by timestamp.
Any folders within a user’s SpiderOak account can be selected for sharing in a password protected setting called a ‘ShareRoom’, and any changes or additions to the shared folders are automatically seen by visitors to the ShareRoom.
Capabilities at a glance:
- True privacy via comprehensive “zero knowledge” encryption. Not even the names of your files or folders are revealed.
- Multi computer, real time: access all files from other machines
- Retains complete historical content of every folder and file
- Easily share folders from any device in ShareRooms w/ RSS feeds
- Massive data de-duplication: extremely space efficient versioning and storage
- Optional command line interface: batch mode, scheduled/scripted operation
- Quality by design: near 100% automated test coverage
- Properly handles OS X resource forks
- ACID compliant, fault tolerant structure eliminates worry of corrupted backups
WHAT'S NEW
Version - Refactored New User Setup sequence.
- Installing SpiderOak now gives the option to replace (reinstall) an existing device within your account (as well as create new ones.)
- You may now re-use the names of previously deleted devices when adding new devices.
- Many more enhancements.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later.
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| SpiderOak User Reviews (9 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Dec 24 2008 |
SFURST This program has real promise. Similar to Mozy, with cross-platform clients (Mac, Windows, Linux), you get 2 GB free and 100 GB for $$$. It has the unique feature of having "zero knowledge encryption", which means your files are encrypted at the client with YOUR KEY, stored encrypted on the server, and not even the names of the files can be determined by SpiderOak or anyone else. This is true security. In addition to the OS client, there is web-based access where you can download a file, and a neat sharing facility that allows you to share some or all of your files with others. In my testing I've found the program very fast to upload, with good block-level hashing to upload only the "changed" portion of your files (great for those big files, especially your Entourage database). There are still things to fix, and the Mac interface isn't too Mac-like (as noted by other reviewers), but the developers are very responsive and interested in making things better.
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 | Mar 20 2009 |
BMEEKS24 I would like to see the price come down to what the others are ($5 for 150G vs $10 for 100G) and I also would like to see the iDrive-like ability to manage users. Looks good otherwise.
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| Nov 25 2008 |
UMIJIN Similar to this product is Mozy - also with a Mac client and fee for additional space past 2Gb. http://mozy.com/
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| Dec 16 2008 |
APPLECRYPT MODS yeah Mozy is AWESOME, as is SpiderOak too! I use both :-)
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| Aug 16 2008 |
MONDELE The software is free, and the first two gigabytes of storage are free, but additional storage is not.
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| Apr 9 2009 |
BURAK I've asked them a question and they've replied. Nice and easy to set up and use.
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| Feb 11 2009 |
PROPOSAL I've asked them a question. Nobody answers at all.
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| Mar 19 2009 |
HOBOJOE Nonsense. I've contacted them several times, and have always received an answer within a day. There are too many ways, e.g., junk mail filters, network issues, user error, etc., that modern communication gets interrupted for you to make a pronouncement on a company's reliability based on one poor experience. I asked the Dropbox people a question about their policies and never got a response. Should I make a big deal out of it?
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| Dec 23 2008 |
APPLECRYPT MODS spideroak appears in the menu bar, so is there a way to remove it from the Dock? Great product btw - 9/10 (but for the above) ;-)
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 | Aug 20 2008 |
MARMOZI cool! i also recommend Backup To EMail (http://emailer.zapto.org).
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| Mar 31 2009 |
TWOPAGEAFRO spideroak is nice but i've used [url=http://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTg1MzY1ODkdropbox]dropbox[/url] much longer. i find it to be much cleaner and easier to use.
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