Backup
Backup and Archive: A wrapup
I couldn't drop the archive/backup topic until I found a reasonable candidate application to solve the archive problem.
Quick review: The archive problem arises when you want to put some files in safe storage, and then delete them from your local disk. A backup service like Mozy only promises to save files that you keep on your hard disk. In the case of Mozy, they guarantee that a file will hang around for 30 days after you delete it locally.
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IDrive-E: Backup/Archive
Description:Complete, hands-free, automated, remote backups of your files/folders. 2GB free, or $4.95/month unlimited storage.
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Compatibility:Windows XP, Windows Vista
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Mozy: Automated Online Backup
Description:Mozy is a secure, automatic remote backup service for any PC (or Mac) in any home. 2 gigabytes free storage, or $4.95/month unlimited.
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Compatibility:Windows XP, Windows Vista, Macintosh
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A losing proposition
Lately I've been worrying about losing my files. Pictures, for example. I don't think we have taken more than a couple of rolls of film in the last five or six years, but my family has gazillions of pictures scattered about on hard drives on several different computers.
I'm thinking about how sad I would be to lose my pictures. I would also be very unhappy about losing my videos, email files, accounting data files, spreadsheets, CAD drawings, music files, and any number of other kinds of files that I have invested money or time in.
So, what's to do?
