Along with the previous example, before Crashplan became Code42, Crashplan had the option to back up to a remote machine on a different network with a free Crashplan account.

When these options were discontinued, the cost of backing up with Code42 was effectively doubled for the same feature set. To add salt to the wound, about a year and a half ago, Code42 (Crashplan at the time) discontinued their consumer options - which were very reasonably priced at $60/year for a single computer or a family plan priced at $150/year for up to 10 computers.

Perhaps one of the biggest downsides to Code42 is its price - at $10/month/computer Code42 is more than double the price of some existing backup services such as Backblaze (priced at $50/year/computer).

Typically, restarting the service or restarting the computer will resolve the issue, but sometimes more in-depth troubleshooting is required.

The Code42 desktop program consists of a Java program front end, as well as a backend service - there are times when the backend service will crash, and the front end Java program will refuse to load.

Setting up Code42 isn't always a simple procedure, and depending on the complexity of your backup set, can take a while to tinker around with the settings to get everything to work properly.

While this was also in the Pros category - Code42 is an extremely powerful and flexible program, which adds a great deal of complexity.

While this makes development for Code42 easier, there are a lot of drawbacks to Java programs including more resources usage, less stability, and overall more clunky interface.

The Code42 program installed on your computer is Java-based vs.

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS).

Professional Employer Organizations (PEO).

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