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To: smokingfrog


Online

External drive/Home server

Better Cost


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Less Potential for data being used against your interests


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Less potential for having your data held hostage


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Less potential for temporary loss of access to data


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Yep, can't imagine why we aren't ALL backing up online!

8 posted on 12/03/2008 6:54:24 PM PST by Still Thinking (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: Still Thinking
Jungledisk is another great backup option. It uses Amazon's S3 service for data storage.

You can use it as a live online network disk (it looks like a hard drive to Windows/Mac) or for backup.

The Jungledisk program is only $20 and Amazon charges very little for the online storage. I use several gigs of storage and pay about $2/month.

If you are really cheap, just set up a Gmail account and email files to yourself. Gmail is up 7 gigs of free storage.

16 posted on 12/03/2008 7:30:39 PM PST by MediaMole
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To: Still Thinking

Since I misinterpreted your post, here’s a good reason for online backup.

Fire.

That said, I use multiple home backups — DVDs and external hard drives as well as online storage.


17 posted on 12/03/2008 7:32:25 PM PST by MediaMole
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