As you can see in the backup section of the site, online backup providers have a lot of features (and prices) to compare, and with new providers popping up every minute, the task becomes difficult. Unlimited space is a great selling point for these companies, and Backblaze is very popular on Technically Easy.
It is worth getting a bit of information about these providers, for example what are the features that truly matter to an average user?
There are many features that we love about Dropbox. Its simple synchronization, permission to encrypt your files using a third-party service, ability to view older versions of your files, and so on, make it desirable over other cloud storage service providers. Dropbox has recently updated their app for iPhone to version 1.5.5 to enable us to make the best of both worlds.
It had a great welcome since you can automatically upload your files to Dropbox using your iDevice. Android device owners can no longer boast of their phone’s ability to synchronize with Dropbox since iPhone can also be used now to upload photos directly. All you need to do is download the Dropbox app and start synchronizing.
I have written several posts regarding backing up your data. I have mentioned many different forms of media that you can use to keep your data safe. Over the past four months I have been using an online backup solution called Mozy.
While I have written about Mozy in the past, I will sum up my experiences thus far with using the online solution, including the pros and cons of using Mozy.
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Recently I wrote a post titled My Introduction to Online Backups where I discussed two of the more popular online backup services. The two I discussed were Carbonite and Mozy.
I decided to choose Mozy as my online backup service mainly because of its ability to backup data from an external hard drive. Since all of my data is on an external hard drive, this was a major point in my decision. In this post I will outline my experience with the service so far.