A service that provides users with a system for remote backup and storage of computer files.

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Online file storage services [closed]

Which online storage services do you use to backup, share and synchronise your files? I'm looking for a service to mostly back up my files to prevent any possible catastrophes, and save previous ...
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Unlimited and multi-computer online storage solutions with automatic backup

What are the existing online storage solutions that provide: unlimited storage automatic backup and allow for an unlimited number of computers (use not tied to a single computer)? There are ...
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Client-side encrypted online backup service

I'm very interested in using an online backup service to keep my data safe from malfunctioning hardware. And I am, of course, willing to pay for the service. However, I don't want my data to be ...
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Is there an encrypting DropBox wrapper?

DropBox seems like a useful service, but not one I'd trust any sensitive files with. Is there an application that encrypts my DropBox files locally before DropBox sees them? Encrypting/decrypting ...
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Online Backup Options for a Mac

this question may overlap somewhat with other backup questions on SuperUser, however I would like to get feedback from people using unlimited online backup services on their Macs. There was a ...
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How to keep your privacy when using an online backup service?

I have read several recommendations of online backup services. These indeed sound attractive options as they provide a means for off-site backups, and I would expect they ensure your data is backuped ...
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Online Website Backup Solution?

i am managing Lil bit big online teaching website(nearly 1gb). it was bit pain when we talk about getting backup from the my Host. and my internet speed also dam slow. because of it i am currently use ...
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Does Google Drive store files locally on your machine?

We've use Google Apps for Business, more specifically Google Drive extensively at work. So much so if it went down / our data went missing, we would be stuck. We've already turned on 2 set ...
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Remote backup with Amazon S3

Does anyone know of some good Mac software to sync a network attached storage device or a drobo to Amazon S3? I'd love to mail them a storage device for the first dump and then do nightly syncs.
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What apps are there to backups/share photos and videos online?

I'm currently using Picasa but its very limited in space and I think doesn't handle videos. What other apps are there with similar functionality ? Please no duplicates Dropbox is already listed. ...
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Dropbox.com as backup system for my Ubuntu

Can I have multple drop boxes (dropbox.com) or Ubuntu One accounts on a single machine (Ubuntu 9.04 or 10.04) to backup multiple projects ?
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Online Service That Duplicates another Data from another Online Backup? [closed]

Having all information backed up in one place in the cloud is risky since should anything happen with that place, your data will be gone. I use only Dropbox and i am risking it. I could also use Box ...
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Good Online Storage / Online BackUp-System? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Online file storage services Hey together, i am looking for a onkine storage / online backup-system. I tried livedrive around 5 days and be very suprise they even have ...
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Online backup service that backs up full image of hard drive

I'm interested in using an online backup service such as Backblaze or Crashplan. However, looking at these 2 solutions, there's something I want but they don't offer. I want the backups to be ...
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Is there cloud backup that doesn’t re-upload files that have merely been moved? [closed]

I’m currently using Carbonite to backup my files to the cloud and I have noticed that if you move a file from one place to another without making any changes to it the file has to be backed-up again. ...
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What format does cloudHQ backup Google Docs as?

I'd prefer somebody who has experience using this. I'm trying to convince my boss that it would benefit the company to use Google Docs but he doesn't like that the docs aren't available to edit ...
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Export Twitter data from Backupify

I signed up for Backupify and added Twitter to it. I now want to export all my status updates and, although the site says that it's possible to export the data, I can't find that functionality ...
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How can I backup someone else's Twitter account or Facebook page?

How can I backup the tweets of an account that does not belong to me or the posts of a public Facebook page? All backup services I found on the web require authentication of the Twitter account ...
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Online backup provider

We currently use MozyPro to backup around 20 corporate laptops. MozyPro has proven to be problematic and sometimes unreliable. We have considered switching to Carbonite Pro, but they do not support ...
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Do online backup services allow you to download your entire backup history?

I'm thinking about signing up for an online backup service, like Carbonite. Both of these keep entire revision histories of your files, not just the latest copies. So my question: if I want to switch ...
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When restoring machine from an old backup, what will Dropbox do?

I have a virtual machine running in VirtualBox. That machine is linked to Dropbox. Recently, said virtual machine has kicked the bucket. Fortunately, I have a backup, but not exactly recent one. ...
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How does Google Docs differ essentially from other services like Dropbox [closed]

I have a Google account so I would see it as straight forward to use only Google Docs for storage and everything. I have read that Dropbox does not permit uploading of folders which is time consuming. ...
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How do I make shared folders on SkyDrive sync to my mac via the client?

Windows Live Skydrive has a mac client that downloads files from the SkyDrive to my computer. However, this is only the files I've uploaded, not the ones shared with me. So I end up having to ...
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How should I configure CrashPlan if I want to make sure Code 42 cannot access my data?

CrashPlan offers some very well-priced cloud-backup packages, but one of the issues I have with such services is the fact that, while the data is encrypted, the encryption key is held and known by the ...
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Incremental backup services with change only charges?

I'm looking for online backup services that provide incremental, change-only backups. I'm looking to transfer as little data as possible and would like to find a service that provides full backups ...
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Good service for remote backup of a big virtualbox vm? [closed]

I have a ~30gb virtualbox that I develop out of. I back it up to an alternate hard disk every once in a while but not often enough and that doesn't protect me if my laptop gets damaged or stolen. ...
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Is there a site like SmugMug that allows full quality videos?

SmugMug/Phanfare/Flickr are good for photos because they maintain the original full quality of photos that you can retrieve later. Is there any similar service for videos? From what I understand ...
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Best backup with mobile acess (attach to email, etc.)

I've been looking for the best combination (whether in one app or several) for automatic backing up of multiple computers (active monitoring of changed files to backup, etc. - syncing, essentially) ...
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List of sites give you free space to backup your files [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Online file storage services Like Ms's Skydrive. Do you know any others ?