These days there are plenty of options for backing up your data. They range from simple, single-user applications to much larger, complex solutions. But, it wasn’t too long ago that the mere notion of doing a “backup” seemed like a daunting task, only capable by that species of mammal known as “the techie”.
I can remember the fright of taking my laptop to the shop for repair and hearing the words, “have you backed up your data”? No, I haven’t was my standard response. And how the heck am I supposed to do that?
Then I Heard Of Carbonite
Carbonite will do unlimited online backup for a flat rate – they’ll even save all your video.
I remember when I first heard this I didn’t believe it. There had to be a catch. How could you backup all my video and not charge extra? Well, much to my delight, they not only did back up all of my video, but they did it with a click of a button.
For one low annual rate my computer is continually monitored and as I add new files Carbonite seamlessly uploads these to their servers so that if I ever lose the computer or it crashes I simply log on to my account, hit restore and all my saved files are downloaded to my new device.
How cool is that!
Convenience
Carbonite’s online backup service works quietly and continually in the background protecting your files. If something goes wrong or you delete a file by accident, we’ve still got a copy. Carbonite Online Backup now includes remote file access! Retrieve files you have backed up with Carbonite from any computer with an internet connection.
Your data is stored safely at our secure remote backup centres. No one but you can see your data, because your files are encrypted before they leave your computer, with the same encryption that banks use.
Automatic
Carbonite is always checking for new data to backup on your computer. The moment you add or modify files, Carbonite swings into action to back up your data. Whenever your computer is connected to the Internet Carbonite works in the background to keep your data safe.
Affordable
For $54.95 per year, Carbonite can backup all your irreplaceable files. There’s nothing to learn, no hardware to buy, and no limit on backup storage.
Norton Ghost Goes One Step Further
But backing up your files and cloning your disk are two different things.
That’s where Norton Ghost saves the day. With this application should you ever lose your computer or have it crash with the “cloning” features you can completely restore your computer’s settings, background images, etc.
You actually create a mirror image of your computer. It’s a great product. If you want to learn more you can take advantage of Norton Ghost Coupons.
Key Benefits
- Enhance and leverage Microsoft’s own best practices for Vista migration.
- Simplify image management by creating fewer images.
- Multicast accelerates deployments and reduces overall network traffic.
- Accelerated imaging compared to standard OS tools using market proven technology.
- Recognize significant cost and time savings when imaging, deploying, migrating, and managing systems.
So yes, there are fantastic new ways to avoid disaster if your computer crashes so take advantage of this and also get some Norton Promotional Coupons in case you like saving money too.
About The Author
James Martell lives in White Rock, BC with his wife Arlene and their four children. James is a pioneer in the affiliate marketing industry and was successfully profiting with affiliate websites as early as 1999. Visit his website for the very latest in news and tips on how to make money with affiliate programs.
Twitter: technicallyeasy
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I looked at Carbonite a few years ago and I didn’t go with them because they didn’t support external drives (which is where I store my data). I then went with Carbonite’s popular competitior, Mozy. I have been using them for several years and have backed up almost 300 GB.
Recently, however, Mozy is changing their pricing structure, which will cost me quite a bit more a month (a few hundred dollars more a year). My current contract with them lasts until June 2012, so I still have some time with them. I will be looking at other backup alternatives until then.
I wonder if Carbonite will be following suit with regards to backup plans as Mozy? While I probably wont’ go with another online company at the moment, I did enjoy the automatic backup ability.
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It seems my stories is almost a mirror of yours. I went with Carbonite because I had an external hard drive that failed. It was my back-up for my PC. Fortunately all my data was still on my PC and that’s when I gave Carbonite a go.
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Great article James! One of the main reasons I ‘ve lost my data twice is because I was procrastinating backup; burning 10-20 CDs or more is an issued itself! If I had registered with an online storage service which automatically backs up files, I wouldn’t have experienced the absolute frustration of losing everything. I now use Norton Ghost 15 and Norton 360 and I sleep quitely, especially now that my job is 100% online. Thanks for bringing that up.
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Yes I bet procrastination is causes the loss of a lot of data. I like the back-up services because they are automatic. It eliminates another thing for me to think about.
Carbonite appears to be a big step from the days i used to backup my data on dvd or additional hard-drives. I remember thinking how much money i would need to buy a few HDDs for backup.
The only worry i have is that even Carbonite stores the data on HDDs and those can always break down. They can guarantee the data and all that, but once lost you can’t get it back.
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Maria,
Carbonite or every other online backup service is let’s say one extra backup like you used to do with external hard drives. Technology is growing fast but when it comes to storing is something not 100% sure. Anything can happen. Carbonite is just giving you a little bit more security than you have at your house or work with less cost.
Thank you James for sharing!
John
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I agree. I like the fact that these types of services also store my data offsite. It adds another level of security.
Backing up is so important, as anyone who has lost data will tell you. I’m so glad my Mac comes with the Time Machine feature that backs up to an external hard drive. I’ve used it a couple times and it works great. But I always hear about Carbonite when listening to Thom Hartmann’s show on the local AM radio, and he raves about it. For PC users, it sounds like a great product.
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Carbonite is good as its automatic backup utility makes it a no-brainer for its users. And this is what most people want. Now, let’s admit it, even for those techie inclined of us, it’s so much more helpful to have an instant automated system that puts your files online, even than a scheduled system that sends files to an external drive.
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Does Carbonite help us to backup websites / blogs or just hard disk files? I mean is there any auto backup module that can backup our WP blogs?
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Hi James
Carbonite is actually new to me but I have been using Norten Ghost for many years whenever I needed to make a totally image backup. The last couple of years I have actually been using the build in backup function in Windows Vista and Windows 7. I have an eSATA dock on my desk with a cheap disk in. Once in a while I make a image with Windows Backup. It is build-in to the operating system and it works. I my disk should crash one day, I can boot on my Windows 7 DVD and recover my system in about 20 min.
Hmmm, I wonder when I last took a backup of my system. Maybe it is about time
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