Comments on: Required Online Backup Solutions for Designers

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:15:55 +0000

Would just like to point out – not sure how big the European userbase is on TF – but geographical location is a big issue with these storage and/or backup as well. MobileMe’s iDisk is just painfully slow for anyone not located in the US. (As far as I know they have their servers still somewhere around Cupertino (a mere 8700km away from me).
This isn’t a huge issue when you’re just automatically syncing (and uploading) your files, but downloading may take _ages_ (speeds vary between 20kB/s – hello 1998! – and 40kB/s for me, on a 30mbit connection.)

By: diggnfuhx

diggnfuhx — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:48:43 +0000

I would suggest a deeper look at WuaLa.
Nice P2P/Server Java-Based Online Storage System,
it is possible to trade Online-Time and Hard-Disk-Space for
Online-Storage-Space or to Buy Storage Space.
Drag and Drop, automatic Backup, Drive Association
, Installation or just Startup from the Browser is possible.

Also sharing Files per Link/Password,Friendlist is no Problem at all and
Files could be reached without over http://

1GB free for New-Users, upon Invitation 2GB and 512MB for the
one who invites you.From Time to Time Promo-Codes are av.to get also
free Storage-Space.

http://www.wuala.com/

Google-Tech-Talk about WuaLa :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xKZ4KGkQY8

By: Online Backup L

Online Backup L — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:48:00 +0000

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By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:28:15 +0000

+1 for Mozy, best backup solution on the market. Inexpensive, unlimited space, versioning built right in, and automatic backups 20 minutes after your computer is idle. It couldn’t be easier.

By: Deitrich Zook

Deitrich Zook — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:29:58 +0000

Thanks for the list. I’ll try dropbox. 2G free and it’s encrypted. Looks like a good deal to me.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:40:05 +0000

I would like to see SpiderOak Online Backup and Sync on this list. SpiderOak offer secure online backup, sync and webshares for windows, mac and linux and give users 2GB free.

SpiderOak also lets you backup ANY number of devices and computers with one account and sync’s files and folders independent of OS.

I have been using them for 6 months with zero issues and i love their support.

check them out at https://spideroak.com

By: Online Backups Review

Online Backups Review — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:41:12 +0000

Have you tried these services yourself? I've gone through many online backup services and have found they don't always do what they claim to do.

By: Nadya

Nadya — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:18:21 +0000

Want to learn a new way to backup the data to S3? Try CloudBerry Backup. It is powered by Amazon S3 reliable and cost efficient storage. What safer place to keep your files than Amazon’s servers? If you want to take part in beta sign-up on the website http://cloudberrydrive.com

Nadya,
CloudBerry Lab team

By: rob

rob — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:13:21 +0000

I use Mozy which is $4.95 a month for unlimited storage, syncs with whatever folders I tell it to, incremental backups going back months, saved my skin on a few occasions!

By: Ahmad Alfy

Ahmad Alfy — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:43:43 +0000

I have been using DropBox for a while and it’s awesome
I also use it to Sync files between my computer and my laptop