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Does backup software lock you in?

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Mar 15, 2026657 views
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I just bought a new Iomega external drive, and I'm trying to figure out which software to use to manage backups. I am not looking for software recommendations. These are already available in other SU questions. I am simply asking: does product XYZ lock you in, yes or no? Examples of the answers I a…

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Cobian either supports various common compression standards, but the encryption will lock you in if you use that. Without compression, it's essentially a straight copy, so there's no lock-in. I've found that it's very good for this kind of backup, a…

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