Simple Online File Backup

Backup of files has become increasingly difficult with the accumulation of music, video, image and personal folders on the typical home computer. Flash drives work well for transporting files from one machine to another, but are limited in capacity. It is possible to perform large capacity backups to an external drive, but the complexity often means infrequent execution of the job. The burning of CDs/DVDs is slow, cumbersome and limited. Many of the solutions are too elaborate for the average user. An alternative solution is online backup.

Security is not an issue with online backups since encryption is performed locally before the transport. Data is then stored on servers located in data centers which employ the highest security standards.

Backups can be scheduled and performed automatically. Bandwidth utilization is limited since only changed files are backed up. Bandwidth throttling is regulated insuring other high priority jobs receive appropriate provisioning.

File restoration is simple. There are several options available such as back in time, complete restore or file restore.

There are hundreds of online backup services available. The fees charged are comparable from one to another. Fees may be based on a cost per gigabyte, cost per account or cost per computer. Some offer a free trial period for home users. Others offer free storage up to a defined capacity, perhaps five gigabytes.

The best course of action is to take advantage of the services offering free trial periods. This will provide a good experience of the features for the specific product under consideration. Read the financials and check out the support record of each company. Find user reviews for each service under evaluation. Information is readily available for uptime, customer support and reliability. Select a product that fits your requirements.

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© September 4, 2010, Michael D. Miller, U.S.A