Best Online Backup Sites

20 December, 2011 - 10:00 AM - 17 Comments

When deciding where you want to store all of your important data in the cloud, you will want to make sure you read as many online backup reviews as possible to not only find the best prices, but also find a service that fits your needs as far as storage, method of backup and supported Operating Systems.

WPDesigner collected and narrowed down their top 3 recommended sites which include: MyPCBackup.com, Carbonite, and Mozy.

I have used Carbonite and Mozy before and both are excellent services, I tend to favor the automated backup/sync features of Carbonite which sync your files without you having to remember to do it manually.

Dropbox is another good option though you will have to either use a free task scheduler to sync your files or download a utility to sync your files. The great thing about Dropbox is that you can also access all of your content from any Android or iOS device and transfer picture between them.

Typically most backup services will run you between $4.95 and $9.99 per month depending on how much storage you need online though some offer unlimited storage for these prices now. Some will automatically store any file, and others will be selective which files they sync. For example Carbonite by default will skip your media files and you have to manually remember to back them up if you want them included in your cloud storage.

Truth is, with most hard drives now containing at least 1TB of data you could leave it all to a local USB or Network drive, but the advantage of having your data in the cloud is that you can access it from anywhere in the world if you need to while traveling as well as knowing should your house burn to the ground, your data is all stored safe online.

Which online cloud backup service did you try, and which ones do you use if any? Share your favorite with us.

-Dragon Blogger

Disclaimer: This was a sponsored post brought to you by WPDesigner. The words and opinions are mine and mine alone.

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Marc9999 5 pts

SpiderOak does have an android app (don't know about IOS). You start off with 3GB free plus 1 GB per referral. I am already up to 45 GB completely free.

Here's that referral link for an extra GB each: https://spideroak.com/download/referral/317a29ed47...

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RJtv 5 pts

Not a bad idea, normally I would discount these type of services as a waste of money. Recently the power supply input failed on my 2 yr old laptop. Couldnt afford the cost, couldnt recharge the battery pack, couldnt use the ac adapter. Lost alot of decent data.

davelucas 5 pts

RJtv A CD is a lot cheaper and much more handy...

Dragon Blogger 145 pts moderator

RJtv Secure external USB drive is also a good option, they make them that have keycode combinations now to keep your data secure with a physical PIN too. But a cloud with autosync so you don't have to remember to backup is a huge advantage, with CD or DVD you have to remember and manually back things up.

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Tsk tsk.... much better to backup on your local machine plus on CD. One day you'll be sorry you trusted the "cloud" and you will recall these words.

davelucas CD really? I have 29GB of family photo's and another 19GB of music files. If I wanted to back those up, I would need to burn 10 DVD's and literally have to keep burning 1 new DVD per month? Also in 1 year I would be left with stale DVD's that were outdated and to find anything quickly is painful. Maybe a 50GB BluRay drive for your computer, but backing up to CD/DVD is not really an option. A 64GB secure USB drive perhaps as a quick alternative for portable backup.

If you want to give SpiderOak a try (better security and more free space than dropbox - up to 50 Gb free) use this referral code: https://spideroak.com/download/referral/317a29ed47... It will give both of us an extra gigabyte of space for free.

Marc9999 Thanks, I hadn't heard of spideroak before do they have apps for iOS and Android as well?

roelanb

I'm using Beecloud.eu. They are a LiveDrive reseller and offer 512Gb backup for free.

512GB for free, that is a pretty good deal for free.

scfinder

for me i used skydrive, to store important files, but now that there are lots of information coming that cloud computing is good i will try it. thank you for sharing your idea

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Skydrive is a good choice, do they have it for Android devices though?

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Hi Justin,

Enjoyed your article on Best backup online site.When i have very important data then i always use Carbonite. It have lower price and good service...

Thanks for sharing.

bsbhupendra771 I agree, Carbonite is excellent for it's ease and automation of syncing only new files and important documents.

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Not a single hope I would use any of the service for my files...

Too worried about security in the cloud? These make a good way to backup media files too, though less essential if you have iCloud or Amazon Cloud to store your music.

slbphoenix 8 pts

I am using dropbox right now, but there seems to be a problem with syncing. Not sure what to do about it. This is a good article and I enjoyed the review of Carbonite, which I tried but couldn't afford. I think it would be a good service though. I also back up to an external hard drive. I need to do it more often than I do. Sally

slbphoenix I did have a free trial of Carbonite for the review and ended up not paying the monthly premium, I have a 1.5TB network hard drive which I use for most of my backup. Also Windows SkyDrive gives you 20 free gigabytes too.