Mozy home Review - why 4.8 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Feb 01, 2020

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What is Mozy home?

MozyHome is an online data backup solution that can help users to store their images, music, documents and other important files online. You will get access to your files from anywhere, anytime and all your files can be protected with 256-bit AES personal encryption key or 448-bit Blowfish key. Users also get lots of access options to their files.

Mozy, the company behind MozyHome, is a part of EMC Corporation and was founded back in 2005. The company has served over 6 million individuals and 100,000 businesses around the world and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. They have offices in China, Ireland and England.

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Who is it best for?

MozyHome is specifically designed for individual users with their online file sync and backup needs. People who are looking for a way to store their large collection of family photos, thousands of music or important financial documents online can try this software. The software is perfect for users with less than 100GB data to store online.

Main features and functionalities

MozyHome comes with 2xProtect, 30-day retention, world class security, access from anywhere, mobile dedicated app and live chat support features. The 2xProtect feature can backup your files automatically from your local hard drive to an external storage and to Mozy Titanium Cloud for double protection. You get access to your files from almost anywhere and can restore them with just one click. The 30-day retention feature can keep unlimited versions of a single file for up to 30 days.

The Mozy Sync feature can make sure that you have access to your important latest files from all your devices by offering a sync folder. Just save the files that you want to access from your smartphone and tablet in the Sync folder and you are done. You can access to your files using a web browser, use mobile app to access your files, use restore manager to restore files and receive alerts or emails when restore requests are ready for you to download.

What is the actual cost?

The cost of license starts at $5.99 per month. ITQlick pricing score is 5 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for Mozy home.

Pros

• MozyHome’s online data backup solution is specifically designed to help individual users
• MozyHomeoffers world-class security including military-grade encryption to keep your data secure
• The customer support of MozyHome offers live chat and one-on-one support requests
• The online data backup solution supports storing unlimited versions of a file for about 30 days
• The online data backup software comes with mobile dedicated app for iOS and Android users

Cons

• MozyHome doesn’t offer any option to share file or file links with others
• MozyHome is slightly expensive comparing to other similar online data backup solutions
• The restore interface of MozyHome can be difficult to use for some users at first
• The live chat and one-on-one support request is only available for paid customers
• The online data backup solution’s signup process can be slightly confusing for some users

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of Mozy home vs alternative software solutions.

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