Any suggestions on a Cloud Storage, I'm looking for a cloud storage solution that I can upload 100+ gigs. The only issue I have is, like with most my upload speed would cause 100+ gigs to take an awful long time to upload, how is this compensated ?
100+ gigs is going to cost you. As for the upload, my only answer for that is "patience".
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Pricing:
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I am using Carbonite (Online Backup Software | Carbonite right now. Cost is $56/year and offers unlimited backup for one machine. If you have more than one machine, you'll have to check their enterprise offers. Initially, they do the backup in the background so as to not interrupt your work. It could take a week or longer to get it all. Afterthat, they just do incremental saves to get all your changed files. You can restore a file at anytime. You click "Restore" and you can then browse your backed up files as if you were in the Windows Explorer (My Computer). You can restore files to the same machine or any other one, say if you are away from home.
I'm not as familiar with Mozy, (Online Backup, Data Backup & Remote Backup Solutions | Mozy) but I've heard good things about it. Pricing is similar but with 100 gigs I think you will find Carbonite is better.
You could always split up your files, some to Dropbox, some to Microsoft (they will take 25 gig free), Amazon has another 5 gig for ya. Google just announced their cloud storage. Sounds like a hassle to me, but these are all free.
If that fails or something goes amok it's good to know that your data is safe else where. You are right these options are not the more affordable, I'll may have to settle with less then 100 gigs and put the most important on the cloud.It would be quicker and cheaper in the long run to buy an external USB HDD instead.
Point taken. It is unlikely for two disks to fail at the same time but fire or flood could do it.
That is why I keep my important files in a HD in my safe. I still don't trust keeping my files on someone else's drive, but my friend uses Mozy home and is happy with it.
Did you mean to say 100 TB's as 100 gig is a cakewalk with any storage solution. But for sure external or internal spinner is one and cloud based though slow to upload is in theory very safe if not totally secure!
Liquid - How do you keep your drive in a safe, you unplug it and store it away and it's strictly for back ups ?
Yes, I back up my major files once a month, Pictures, music, and all that are backed up, as well as taxes, work information, and more on a 1 TB drive that is in an external enclosure, and I keep that locked in my fire resistant safe.
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