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Okay, looks like not many opinions on these companies. :?

I am going to give CrashPlan a try. All my client's material is backed up double here plus Time Machine, but a cloud backup seems wise to add. At $9 / month for 10 computers unlimited it looks to be a prudent / inexpensive choice.
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I'm using Cubby because the render farm I work with uses that - but I wouldn't recommend it. Cubby lacks a few basic functions (for example, to copy between your cloud folders, you need to download/re-upload your files) and their support/responsiveness is non-existent, they simply do not respond to their customers. I have heard consistently good things about Dropbox, but have not used them myself.
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I'm trying out the CrashPlan family plan...seems pretty slick and easy, and cheap.

(It's telling me it'll take 42 days to upload all of my studio Mac Pro files, though.... :shock: )
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I want the one that is secure, hosted domestically and works like Time Machine so that I can just put it in rotation with my other TM backups.

I don't need it to be free but reasonably priced is a must. It doesn't need to be all that fast, either.
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I use arq to Amazon's Glacier for my offsite backups. Works well for me and as I use Amazon Web Services for work things I'm comfortable with it.

I also run a local Time Capsule. TC gives me the immediacy of getting something I messed up back while Arq provides offsite protection in the event of on site calamity like my studio burning down. IOW, Arq is my last resort backup because Glacier - while cheap - has a retrieval time of a few hours.
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