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JungleDisk

JungleDisk is an application that allows you to store, host and backup files using Amazon's S3 Simple Storage Web Service on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux based operating systems. The application is free to try for 30 days, and $20 to register for unlimited installation licenses and future upgrades. The storage itself is billed by Amazon, and is priced at an affordable $0.15 / GB-month, and $0.20 / GB transferred. So for example, if you transferred and stored 10 GB for one year, the cost would be $20 (10 GB x $0.15 x 12 mths + 10 GB x $0.20). Access to your online storage can be mapped to a local drive, making storing and retrieving files very easy.

JungleDisk
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6 reviews
76
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2 negative

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Pros:
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Access to very reliable and affordable storage and backup solution
+4agreedisagree

Maps to a local drive for seamless integration
+4agreedisagree

Automatic scheduled backups
+4agreedisagree

Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
+4agreedisagree

Easy to use
+4agreedisagree

$20 for unlimited licenses
+3agreedisagree

Encrypts your files
+2agreedisagree

Simple setup
+2agreedisagree

Great for small businesses that cannot afford massive backup solutions. Provides online interface as well for +$1 / month.
+1agreedisagree

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Stores files using proprietary naming convention on Amazon S3
+3agreedisagree

Can't be used to host public files on Amazon S3
+3agreedisagree

By default restores every file and every folder ever deleted or renamed. Jungle Disk simply does not have the option to age deletions so they get purged out eventually. Instead either restore way more files than actually got deleted by mistake, or never get the chance to recover from deletions. Strangely they do handle versioning, so it baffles me why they could not implement deletion aging. You should also know that files restored lose their creation date, which is reset to the restore date, so it's harder to recuperate from the problem. Support was just awful and since I did not loose data, they were very insensitive to the hours lost and major mess caused. Took 3 weeks to diagnose problem and some 30 back and forths. 4 weeks for resolution. Did give $20 software price refund.
+1agreedisagree

Somewhat tricky to get set up on Windows Server 2K3
0agreedisagree

Cannot get the darn thing to work through some bologna firewall thing. No phone number for tech support, even though I pay $20
0agreedisagree


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This report was started May 18, 2008 at 10:47 am by Erik
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Erik

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May 18, 2008
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ProSCORE
73
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8 pros
3 cons
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Access to very reliable and affordable storage and backup solution
  • Maps to a local drive for seamless integration
  • Automatic scheduled backups
  • Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
  • Easy to use
  • $20 for unlimited licenses
  • Encrypts your files
  • Simple setup

Cons

  • Stores files using proprietary naming convention on Amazon S3
  • Can't be used to host public files on Amazon S3
  • Somewhat tricky to get set up on Windows Server 2K3

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rabidpotatochip

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June 3, 2008
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ProSCORE
78
negative
mixed
positive
7 pros
2 cons
have ithave it
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Access to very reliable and affordable storage and backup solution
  • Maps to a local drive for seamless integration
  • Automatic scheduled backups
  • Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
  • Easy to use
  • $20 for unlimited licenses
  • Simple setup

Cons

  • Stores files using proprietary naming convention on Amazon S3
  • Can't be used to host public files on Amazon S3

Competitors

rabidpotatochip prefers Amazon S3 Firefox Organizer (S3Fox) over JungleDisk
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jays

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May 27, 2008
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ProSCORE
89
negative
mixed
positive
8 pros
1 con
have ithave it
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Access to very reliable and affordable storage and backup solution
  • Maps to a local drive for seamless integration
  • Automatic scheduled backups
  • Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
  • Easy to use
  • $20 for unlimited licenses
  • Encrypts your files
  • Simple setup

Cons

  • Can't be used to host public files on Amazon S3

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 / 
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Dustin Lambert

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June 14, 2009
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ProSCORE
86
negative
mixed
positive
6 pros
1 con

Pros

  • Access to very reliable and affordable storage and backup solution
  • Maps to a local drive for seamless integration
  • Automatic scheduled backups
  • Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
  • Easy to use
  • Great for small businesses that cannot afford massive backup solutions. Provides online interface as well for +$1 / month.

Cons

  • Stores files using proprietary naming convention on Amazon S3

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 / 
No

alfredo

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April 23, 2009
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ProSCORE
0
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mixed
positive
0 pros
1 con
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • By default restores every file and every folder ever deleted or renamed. Jungle Disk simply does not have the option to age deletions so they get purged out eventually. Instead either restore way more files than actually got deleted by mistake, or never get the chance to recover from deletions. Strangely they do handle versioning, so it baffles me why they could not implement deletion aging. You should also know that files restored lose their creation date, which is reset to the restore date, so it's harder to recuperate from the problem. Support was just awful and since I did not loose data, they were very insensitive to the hours lost and major mess caused. Took 3 weeks to diagnose problem and some 30 back and forths. 4 weeks for resolution. Did give $20 software price refund.

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john_h

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February 28, 2009
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ProSCORE
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0 pros
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • Cannot get the darn thing to work through some bologna firewall thing. No phone number for tech support, even though I pay $20

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