90
Chris Barylick
MacWorld
“Carbonite Safe earns its reputation, and the application is easy to work with, upload with, and restore from.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Unlimited storage space
- 15‑day free trial without credit card
- Simple interface with straightforward upload and restore
- Beginner friendly wizard
- Sparse main window
- Minimal on screen clutter
Points of Contention
- Installer does not request system permissions automatically
- Missing mac‑specific help videos and tutorials
- No backup option for local external volumes
- Hidden price increases
- Limited feature disclosure
- No online editing of files
Professional Reviews
3 reviews from 3 critics80
Jon L. Jacobi
PCWorld
“Carbonite’s online backup service uses Windows’ Explorer for data selection, and is simple, effective, as well as relatively affordable given unlimited space in provides for your backups.”
60
Whitson Gordon
IGN
“Carbonite is well‑designed, but other services offer easier, more powerful, and faster solutions for the same price.”
