Many of us are concerned about the loss of important and sometimes irreplaceable information and files. I’ve actually had the thought of, “If a fire burnt down my house…what would I be heart-sick over loosing?”. Nope, it’s not my comic book collection, my computers, my movie sword collection (I know…nerdy huh?)…it would be my pictures, my letters from Santa to the kids, tons of stuff that I store digitally. The one thing we tend to forget over look is: “What If?”.
OK…here’s the stats… 1 in 8 computers will have some sort of data failure…Well, I have 5 computers…so I’ve got some pretty good odds working against me…that or my neighbor is about to have a bad weekend ;). I’m not worried…I found a solution that I’m REALLY happy with.
I’d like to introduce you to “Carbonite”.
Boston based Carbonite is the closest to perfection I’ve seen so far. It requires a simple installation, and users choose to back up their entire hard drive or just parts of it. Carbonite then begins the backup process, uploading your files until finished. Files are encrypted, and there is no limit on total storage.
If you delete a file, Carbonite keeps it stored for 30 days in case you change your mind. Carbonite monitors files that are changed and backs them up right away.
And if you have a problem and need to get the data downloaded to a reformatted hard drive or new computer, Carbonite will download at up to until your system is restored.
Carbonite says that one in eight computers have some sort of data failure. The number one reason is user error, although crashes, fires, floods, theft and viruses all play a part as well. The 30 day cache solves the user-error problem and the fact that data is stored on the Internet solves the fire/flood/theft issue (where USB or network drives may also be affected).
I know, “how much Dale?” For 1 year of a secure backup of all your data (did I mention there’s no limit to how much you save? I’m up to almost 900GIGs..Pictures, MP3, Documents, etc.) is only $55! Plus, you can “Try before you buy” for 15 days.
I’ve been using it for over a year now…and I sleep a lot better.
Website: http://www.carbonite.com
-Dale Meredith
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