Convenient and easy to use
I've been using ZipCloud for a few years and I find it very convenient and easy to use.
- At under AUD$10/month it's good value
- Scheduled backups of my PC ensure that I always have a recent copy, and multiple previous copies, of all my documents and photos. I'd like to have my videos backed up as well, but I'm not prepared to pay the premium for that.
- I love the Sync Folder that allows me to keep my most important documents where I can easily access them from my phone any time and anywhere. When travelling, I keep copies of my travel documents etc here so I can always access a copy if the hard copies are lost/stolen
- The browser portal allows me to access a recent backup of any of the documents on my PC from anywhere. It's a bit clunky but very convenient if I desperately need something when I'm not at home
- The biggest problem I regularly have is that the app on my PC seems to always tell me that I've run out of space, or my account has expired, around the time when the auto-renewal is scheduled to occur. I've learned to ignore this and try again later, but it means that my PC is sometimes unable to back itself up on schedule.
- One minor annoyance is that the browser portal shows the time stamp of all my backed up files in the timezone of the server which is somewhere in the USA. This means that I need to mentally convert to my local timezone (is that +16 or +14 hours) when I want to restore a file from a specific time
Overall this is a great app and one of the best purchases I've made for peace of mind regarding the safety of my data.
- At under AUD$10/month it's good value
- Scheduled backups of my PC ensure that I always have a recent copy, and multiple previous copies, of all my documents and photos. I'd like to have my videos backed up as well, but I'm not prepared to pay the premium for that.
- I love the Sync Folder that allows me to keep my most important documents where I can easily access them from my phone any time and anywhere. When travelling, I keep copies of my travel documents etc here so I can always access a copy if the hard copies are lost/stolen
- The browser portal allows me to access a recent backup of any of the documents on my PC from anywhere. It's a bit clunky but very convenient if I desperately need something when I'm not at home
- The biggest problem I regularly have is that the app on my PC seems to always tell me that I've run out of space, or my account has expired, around the time when the auto-renewal is scheduled to occur. I've learned to ignore this and try again later, but it means that my PC is sometimes unable to back itself up on schedule.
- One minor annoyance is that the browser portal shows the time stamp of all my backed up files in the timezone of the server which is somewhere in the USA. This means that I need to mentally convert to my local timezone (is that +16 or +14 hours) when I want to restore a file from a specific time
Overall this is a great app and one of the best purchases I've made for peace of mind regarding the safety of my data.
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RIP OFF STOP NOW!!!
I purchased the "unlimited" plan and various other optional enhancements like rapid video upload, etc. What I found was complete misrepresentation and a plan to keep up charging for more space, denying video uploads (amateur GoPro footage) due to "we said unlimited but what we meant was unlimited based on what average people using the app upload." WHAT??? It's a ripoff company, provides no avenue to cancel the account on the app, and it charges you for every nickel and dime option. I'm trying to stop it now but they make it very difficult. WHAT IS UNLIMITED???? You'd be best to stop right now and seek a reputable company. Seek other options my friends.
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Now I Understand why This is Worthless
Pretty sneaky. The same company has an app called ZipCloud and one called JustCloud. I cancelled ZipCloud last year and thought JustCloud was unrelated. But they commingled the two so my supposed JustCloud log in sends me to ZipCloud. And they are double billing me. I think I'll drop in the next time I visit my sister who lives in the UK.
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