Four Ways to Back Up and Share Files in “the Cloud”

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The Web has become an integral part of the lives of millions of people, and not just for browsing or shopping for computer parts, either. More and more people are using Web applications for a variety of tasks.

There are Web applications for doing just about everything. You can create documents, balance your books, invoice customers and clients, keep track of tasks, plan events and much more. One area in which Web application developers are really pushing the boundaries is storing and sharing files. And why not? The Web is just a big collection of servers with big hard drives. With the price of hard drives dropping, it’s easy and fairly inexpensive to add more storage.

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    Posted by Orvin Abbott  on  06/21  at  04:32 PM

  1. I use Carbonite.com for on-line (off-site) backup. There is no limit on how much you can store for $54.95 for a year for each system. It has provided much security of files and picture that I don’t want to lose. I have done restore operations on two crashed systems and been able to fully recovery my backed up files.

    2. Posted by TheTeachingBox  on  06/21  at  04:38 PM

  2. Good article!  Of late I have been using SkyDrive, they give you 25GB for Free, and they have drag and drop functionality (if you use Internet Explorer).

    Just another option among many.  My concern is usually about how long it will last.  I’m thinking Microsoft will keep this alive for a while.
    Thanks!

    -Loren
    http://www.theteachingbox.com

    3. Posted by Jim  on  06/21  at  05:09 PM

  3. I use ADRIVE.COM.  It is free and gives you 50GB of free storage.

    4. Posted by Michael  on  06/21  at  06:30 PM

  4. Windows Live Spaces works GREAT as well and it is free with a Windows Live account set-up !! I’ve been using Hotmail for YEARS and the Windows Live Applications are abslutely awesome !!

    5. Posted by Goalder Johnston  on  06/22  at  02:14 AM

  5. Why not just buy an external hard drive and back up right at your own computer?

    6. Posted by Jay  on  06/22  at  04:33 AM

  6. ...one issue you didn’t address is that the likelyhood of any or all of these on-line storage providers going “belly-up”.  If these companies come and go as a lot do, what then happens to your data?  Will it be destroyed?  Will you have a chance to retrieve it?  Will it be handed to some other entity?
    Just something else to ponder…

    7. Posted by Liz  on  06/22  at  08:38 PM

  7. I still prefer using an external hard drive as means of backup and only use online services when I need to send someone a large file. I find it easier that way, because I’ve been in a situation when I needed my files and had no internet connection available.

    8. Posted by Google Cash Review  on  06/23  at  11:06 AM

  8. I use Sky Drive from Microsoft. Its really a great product to deal with.

    BTW, thanks for posting such great info about this great service.

    9. Posted by Herb Alow  on  06/27  at  05:16 PM

  9. I have been using windows live myself and like it a lot. It works great for me and keeps getting better.

    10. Posted by טכנאי מחשבים  on  06/28  at  01:18 AM

  10. The fact that more and more application are now available on the web makes me very happy! Soon we may all use free OS like Ubuntu due to the new trend.

    11. Posted by mike  on  07/07  at  01:48 AM

  11. I prefer external device, if i need backup 500Gb, how much time i can spend sending it in the network?! External device that’s the way!

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