What’s an alternative to Carbonite? I use them to back up my computer.
External hard drive
Mozy.
RE: What’s an alternative to Carbonite? I use them to back up my computer.
You might want to try MOZY:
Another one I know is Crashplan:
Here’s another:
BACKBLAZE
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Get an external hard drive. Faster, more reliable and you pay for it only once.
Mozy is a similiar solution which is based on cloud. An external hard drive is an option but you have to remember to put your files on it. An external drive can also fail, which happened to me.
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Someone else recommended Crashplan.
If you don’t need to access your backed-up files remotely, buy an external hard drive, hook it up to your PC, and set it to back up automatically.
If you want to get fancy, buy an NAS. NAS stands for “network-attached storage.” It’s essentially a storage device with access to the Internet. In addition to accessing your backed-up files from anywhere, many NAS units come with additional features that you’d never get with Carbonite or any of the other subscription services. I use mine to stream music files to my A/V receiver.
What’s an alternative to Carbonite? I use them to back up my computer.
Here’s an alternative... a little thing called an external USB drive!
Just download all your stuff to a disc periodically——file the disc in your fireproof safe ——and forget the monthly payment etc. Also forget the possibility that some geek inside karbonite might turn your stuff over to some arab. Either that or don’t bet your life on any computer’s hard drive. We’ve always done all of the above.
Switch to Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service). I priced Mozy, Carbonite, et al and found S3 to have the best price of the bunch...plus it’s by a company that really knows how to make highly reliable data centers and is going to be around. I pay about $7/month for 65 GB, I think.
If you use a Mac, get the Arq front-end software. Brilliantly simple, only $30, and flawless incremental backups after the initial backup. Upfront payment of $30 and less than $100/year for the safety of offsite storage — I love it.
High capacity external hard drives are cheap. I also use high capacity thumb drives (I have a 32GB stick that I use a lot). Even the Solid State external drives are coming down in price.