Monday, March 13, 2006
User Q&A
Q: How much free storage do you provide?
A: ElephantDrive is currently in beta (which means we haven’t fully launched it yet). We’re offering free 5GB accounts throughout this period. When the service is formally launched we will continue to offer free accounts, most likely 1 GB in capacity.
Q: If I back up the same file each night will the backup automatically overwrite the current file that is stored on your system?
A: As advertised, ElephantDrive “never forgets.” During each backup, we will only transfer your file if it has changed since you last backed it up. Assuming that it has, we back up the file and preserve the old file as a “versioned copy.” The next version of the ElephantDesktop software (due out by the end of next week) will allow you to browse and restore these copies.
Q: Can I sequentially over a period of a week back up the same file and keep it on your system as a unique file for each day? After a week say the “Monday” copy gets overwritten the following Monday.
A: By default, ElephantDrive will securely store all versions of your files. In short order, we will enable functionality that will allow you to manage the number of versions and / or the duration of time they are stored.
A: ElephantDrive is currently in beta (which means we haven’t fully launched it yet). We’re offering free 5GB accounts throughout this period. When the service is formally launched we will continue to offer free accounts, most likely 1 GB in capacity.
Q: If I back up the same file each night will the backup automatically overwrite the current file that is stored on your system?
A: As advertised, ElephantDrive “never forgets.” During each backup, we will only transfer your file if it has changed since you last backed it up. Assuming that it has, we back up the file and preserve the old file as a “versioned copy.” The next version of the ElephantDesktop software (due out by the end of next week) will allow you to browse and restore these copies.
Q: Can I sequentially over a period of a week back up the same file and keep it on your system as a unique file for each day? After a week say the “Monday” copy gets overwritten the following Monday.
A: By default, ElephantDrive will securely store all versions of your files. In short order, we will enable functionality that will allow you to manage the number of versions and / or the duration of time they are stored.
