Mozy

Mac newbie here ... I am using Mozy Mac to backup data. Most file extensions that I need to backup are indexed by Spotlight and I can thus specify them in the Mozy backup config. ...

Honestly, it sounded to good to be true, but I had to download and try it out. The Mac version of the software is currently in Beta, and Mozy does provide a Windows version of their backup client as well. ...

Shit sometimes happens and I don't get too worked up if a company lets you down under exceptional ciricumstances. But Mozy did not care a damn. ...

Sure. No problem. Some of these links may be out of date; I haven't checked them in a while. Before you go for any of these, you may want to have a look at this somewhat dated, but still mostly relevant article: http://blog.plasticsfuture.org/2006/04/23/mac-backup-software-harmful/ (Carbon Copy Cloner is now reputed to backup all metadata, just like SuperDuper!.) ...

I can not urge you enough to consider an online saving service like Mozy & DropBoxto save you life photos externally so you never loose them. All hards fail at some point and having a piece of mind is a little comforting.

1. Stop immediately using the external. This is VERY important! 2. Either buy a software recovery program (like this) or use a service like Drive Savers. Now you know why geeks all the time say backup, backup, backup! This is also the reason Apple developed Time Machine. Also this is why services like Mozy & DropBox have come online too.

I can't specifically address your problem. All I would say as an ex-Mozy user you really need to read the fine print vary carefully.

Came across a blog a few minutes after I posted my question.... Looks like MSO 2007 files can be specified in Mozy Mac with the following search string: kMDItemContentType == "org.openxmlformats.*" Found that content types can be read out with mdls in terminal.

When it comes to backups, you should have at least one backup stored locally and one stored remotely. The local backup gives you the ability to quickly restore or recover lost files, while the remote backup provides a secondary back to your primary, giving you comfort in knowing in the event that your local machine and backup are stolen or destroyed by water, fire or natural...

I tried Mozy for two weeks but found it to buggy. I suffered from many 'Connection error 0' where the connection is dropped. ...