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Ed Bott Has More on the Data Corruption Bug

Ed Bott has more news on the data corruption bug, specifically the scenario in which the bug occurs and some behind the scenes context around the KB article - worth a read. There’s been a huge amount of online vitriol poured out around this issue, which is probably to be expected given the seriousness of the [...]

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Add-In: Jungle Disk for Windows Home Server Beta

  Jungle Disk have just released the first public beta build of their online back up solution, which is powered by Amazon S3. The add-in came second in Microsoft’s Code2Fame competition, and pricing starts at $0.15 per gigabyte transferred in either direction. Jungle Disk for Windows Home Server is a Windows Home Server add-in that lets you back [...]

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KeepVault Announces Pricing for Unlimited Yearly Online Backup

We covered Proxure’s KeepVault for Windows Home Server back in mid-September. KeepVault allows you to backup your home server to a remote server, so your data is protected from physical damage to the home. Today, Proxure announced pricing for KeepVault’s backup service - for a limited time, Proxure is offering unlimited online storage for $78 per [...]

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Under the Hood: Windows Home Server Drive Extender

Windows Home Server Drive Extender is one of the major technical innovations in Windows Home Server. It’s the technology that pools all of your internal and external storage, removing the need to worry about the physical location of your storage. No more drive letters! Automatic folder duplication is another great feature delivered through Drive Extender. This [...]

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Add-in: Jungle Disk for Windows Home Server

Jungle Disk is a new commercial add-in for Windows Home Server which provides an online backup solution for your home server, utilising Amazon’s S3 storage service. The software has been available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for over a year and will be released for Windows Home Server later in the autumn. Pricing for the add-in has [...]

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Software: KeepVault for Windows Home Server

KeepVault is an online backup utility, which offers an extra layer of protection for your Windows Home Server and home computers. Whilst WHS’ Drive Extender technology allows all of your files to be replicated on the home server itself, physical damage to the server (say in the case of fire or flood) could cause your data [...]

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Under the Hood: Windows Home Server Backup

So, by now, if you’re one of the 70,000 or so people testing Windows Home Server, you’ll be regularly backing up your home computers each night, and by and large, you’ll have seen that it’s a pretty seamless experience - once your home server has checked out what computers you have on your network, it [...]

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