 | Apr 29 2009 |
SAMPLER JD combines the advantages of a sophisticated backup program (versioning, backing up only changed portions of files, multiple back up jobs) and a good Network Drive. I back up all my user files with two different backup jobs, one hourly, one daily. I also use aliases (actually Dragthing items) for fast access to those files. Of course one can just treat the drive as an ordinary network drive--copy files to it and work with files on it. Note that you can create as many drives as you need, and also backup multiple computers to a single drive. For the best features, pay for JungleDisk Plus and get web access away from your machine. Backup with JD and Amazon S3 is much faster than it is with other programs that I've tried. Even so, an initial backup might take days if you have many GB of data. Start with essential files and add on, rather than trying to backup everything at once. I think that JD lacks one feature: the possibility of restoring files by DVD or portable hard drive. Carbonite, Mozy, and BackBlaze (I believe) all offer this option. Some companies also offer the possibility that you can ship a portable drive with your initial backup on it.
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 | Mar 12 2009 |
LEE123 I wonder why people just do not use MobileMe (used to be mac.com). It already has all these tools and does a whole bunch more stuff. You can create web pages and get to your whole computer contents from anywhere. Email is also in there. So what is the deal with S3? Is this service free? Even if it is MobileMe is only $100 a year and you get more.
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| Mar 12 2009 |
BLACKSMITH_TB S3 isn't free, but it's cheap: http://aws.amazon.com/s3/#pricing You do need some sort of interface to it, hence JungleDisk. JungleDisk is a one-time price, after which I believe all upgrades are free, and the license is good for OS X, Linux, and Windows versions: https://www.jungledisk.com/desktop/faq.aspx I'd say the MobileMe appears slightly less appealing as a backup solution, but it does offer other functionality (syncing mail, calendars, etc.). They're really not too similar.
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| Oct 25 2008 |
IMINI I don't like the changes in 2.49a... It now requires install and goes into OS X too deeply.
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| Oct 17 2008 |
WINCO Excellent backup solution for value and ease of use especially coupled with the super affordable Amazon S3 hosting service. $20 + $1pm for JungleDiskPlus is well worth it.
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| Jul 8 2008 |
JAMUS I have been using JD for about 2 months now. It was simple enough to setup what I wanted backed up and get started. My only big complaint is the speed of the backup. I am getting between 30-40KB of data transfer on upload no matter what LAN I am on (cable modem at home, LAN at work, DSL at friend's house, etc...). It takes quite a while to backup digital photos that way. That speed may not be JD's fault, but more of one with Amazon's S3 service.
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| May 8 2008 |
GERBER Jungle Disk is a phenomenal online backup solution. Amazon S3 is the cheapest online storage you can get, and JD makes it quick and simple to back up your files to S3. All transmissions are encrypted, so you don't have to worry about Amazon employees getting at your stuff. As a basic synced remote disk program, you can do better, but you'll pay more for storage. It does not have the simplicity of .Mac's iDisk. Of course, if you're already backing up with it, there's no reason to worry about storing a few extra files on S3. The JD Plus service is also very nice if you're backing up large files that change frequently since it permits block-level backups. (I'm looking at you, Entourage database!)
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| May 8 2008 |
VCOLOMBO I haven't tried the 2.0 beta but I've been using Jungle Disk for a while now, on both Mac and Linux, and have to say that I've been completely satisfied. I do agree that there should be a way to get rid of the activity window. The developers should take a look at MacFusion (the MacFuse application, not VMware Fusion) for future functionality and UI inspiration. I do agree that it would be nice if directories and files created by Jungle Disk would be easily manageable with another S3 utility, but since Jungle Disk is cross platform and offers the option of a web UI I haven't had much need to manage my S3 content with anything else. Jungle Disk is not without its cons but overall I've been very satisfied.
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| Apr 21 2008 |
AKROBAT No. The window's there and you can't remove it. I bought this rather poor app and then discovered Forklift FTP which can do the same thing, only much better and more besides. Also can't access my account and the developers don't answer mails.
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 | Mar 11 2008 |
HENRIKTEKNIK Is there any way to permanently dismiss that obtrusive Activity Monitor window at startup?
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| Feb 21 2008 |
SCHMELDING Nice idea. Bad implementation. I don't like connecting through JungleDisk's servers because of the potential for security problems. The UI needs serious, serious work. IMHO, they "free" version should just be a dockless app that mounts an s3 volume like a regular disk in the Finder. Done. Call it a day. It doesn't. Rats.
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 | May 5 2008 |
ADAM PREBLE I recently joined Jungle Disk as the resident card-carrying Mac guy and while I believe we've made some great strides with the now-in-beta version 2.0, there is still a lot of room for improvement to make Jungle Disk feel as 'Mac-like' as possible. One of these ways is, as you point out, to provide an app that lives in System Preferences, or the menu bar, rather than the Dock. At the moment we're concentrating on adding features and keeping the application rock solid, but rest assured that we strongly value the Mac experience and will be making more and more improvements in that area.
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| Jan 22 2008 |
BEIGE This is a nice idea with a still-faulty execution. It failed to create a bunch of directories and trying to use anything other than this program to edit the created folders/files is a nightmare since it creates a wackload of incomprehensible files in a flat list on S3. God.
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| May 5 2008 |
ADAM PREBLE @BEIGE - Amazon S3 buckets do not support hierarchies of files in the familiar paradigm of nested folders, but instead are comprised of a collection of objects (flat, if you like), accessed by key. A number of applications out there store files keyed by the full path. While this is very readable, imagine how expensive (time and money) it would be to rename the root folder of all of your music files, given that Amazon S3 does not allow you to rename keys. You would have to delete the entire 'tree' and re-upload it just to rename a folder. Jungle Disk's bucket format (which is freely available for your perusal - 2.0 format coming soon) allows you to rename that tree, and perform many other operations, in a fraction of the time and money required by using a full path key format. That said, version 2.0 provides a new Compatibility bucket type which will allow you to use the full path scheme if your application calls for it. Finally, if you are having trouble with the application please do not hesitate to contact me through MacUpdate, or post on the Jungle Disk forums. We are completely dedicated to making the best product possible.
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| Oct 14 2007 |
IMINI Interesting application, but my concern is, that it needs connection to services.jungledisk.com for some unknown reason. It should connect only to Amazon.
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| Aug 20 2007 |
ZO219 No longer free ... but can't complain about the cost of storage at AWS.
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| Feb 5 2007 |
CEMACSOFT I have tried this software and it is great. It works out of the box as expected and handles correctly all Mac-specific files (i.e. DS_Store, resource forks, bundles, etc.). Astonishing if you consider that it's still in beta. The possibility to have encrypted backups on S3 is very nice, and the price is completely honest (I mean the proposed price for the first official release).
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