Just received this from CrashPlan:
Not sure what to read into it. Usually, older versions of CrashPlan are supported for a defined time before being "discontinued" and forced to upgrade. Is Code42 looking to eliminate "support" for the people using their software but not backing up to their paid cloud? Is this a way to eliminate someone running CrashPlan on a NAS and backing up large volumes of data to their "unlimited" cloud?
Or is this just a PSA letting us know of an upcoming upgrade so that we can "expect" breakage with past versions?
Dear Peter,
Our records indicate that one or more of the devices associated with your CrashPlan account are using an operating system that does not meet the supported operating system version requirements.
Beginning on May 16, 2016, all devices that connect to the Code42 public cloud will be upgraded to CrashPlan app version 4.7. If you use another computer you own or a friend's computer as a backup destination, both computers must upgrade to CrashPlan app version 4.7 in order for backups to continue. These computers must be upgraded to a supported operating system so that the CrashPlan app can automatically upgrade to version 4.7 and continue computer-to-computer backups.
Details on this topic and your options can be found on our support site.
For an optimal data backup strategy, we strongly recommend that our users backup to three destinations – local, offsite and online. Learn more about our triple destination backup strategy here.
If you are interested in learning more about automatic, continuous cloud storage options from CrashPlan, check out our subscription options at store.code42.com/store/.
Thank you,
The CrashPlan team
Not sure what to read into it. Usually, older versions of CrashPlan are supported for a defined time before being "discontinued" and forced to upgrade. Is Code42 looking to eliminate "support" for the people using their software but not backing up to their paid cloud? Is this a way to eliminate someone running CrashPlan on a NAS and backing up large volumes of data to their "unlimited" cloud?
Or is this just a PSA letting us know of an upcoming upgrade so that we can "expect" breakage with past versions?