Comments on: File Insurance or Offsite Backup

By: Victor "backup" Cosentine

Victor "backup" Cosentine — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:12:36 +0000

There not such thing as install it and forget it when it comes to remote backup. Thats why you have to monitor the backup from the server and storage side to make sure all is well.

By: Nalim

Nalim — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:30:14 +0000

Sophie , thanks for your tipp

By: NovaBackup Review

NovaBackup Review — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:37:24 +0000

I am a telecommuter and write articles on the weekends for extra cash. We have 4 computers in the house and each is responsible for it’s own backup. Backing up to a server in the home makes great sense, but I never felt I could justify the exense of a server for home.

I now see I may not have a choice and should consider installing a server if for no other reason than for backups. I was not aware of the Cloudberry product – will watch your site for more news on the subject.

Thanks. Josh Tanner

By: Cathy

Cathy — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:27:33 +0000

I’ve had a major problem in the past where I’ve had to format my hard drive. Luckily it wasn’t so bad that I couldn’t back up my data first. I wouldn’t say I have a huge amount of data but the though of losing my photos does bother me.

I usually back up the important stuff on a USB drive. I also put some of the most important stuff on dropbox, which is free up to 2 gigs I think.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:26:14 +0000

i’ve used remote data backups (http://www.remotedatabackups.com) for years, and recovered my entire drive a couple times no problem. Free trial, free 24/7 phone support, mirrored underground data centers. Solid protection for business data.

By: John

John — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:47:00 +0000

I think SOS Online Backup is pretty good for Home users or Small Businesses:

# Unlimited versions of one file,
# Unlimited number of computers on one account,
# No archive deleted, ever.
# Local and online backup,
# Heavy duty encryption,

Also:

# Data is also accessible worldwide via a web browser,
# Continuous data protection with “Live Protect”,
# Backup files even while they are in use,
# Share files simply,

Plus:

Great support when you have questions.

It is not free. But how much is a business’s data worth?

By: Aric

Aric — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:16:11 +0000

So I know everyone doesn’t have the option, but knowing yours and my history, I figured you’d have a nice ftp set up somewhere for this. There are numerous free programs that would do an incremental FTP backup. Granted, in my business, I search vehemently for cost savings and maybe a few $/month isn’t a big deal, but I could easily backup to the FTP for free. Am I just taking for granted thef FTP storage space I have access to? They may not be the best for imaging, but backing up photos and music works great.