01.21.08
iDrive online encrypted backup a cloud service for your info
I had seen the ads here and there for this iDrive - online backup of your data, encrypted, and free up to 2 GB. It always caught my eye, but I’ve been so busy, I have yet to backup anything this year. Generally I back up my entire hard drive every week, I am not going to find myself trying to redo all the work for the past month, so I definitely backup more than once a month.
After reading a post by Matt Cutts today talking about a recent power failure left him with some issues and loss of time trying to get backup information, he was talking about how a cloud service would be a better backup than what he had at home. Well if Matt is thinking that an online data backup is better than what he can do at home, I guess it got me thinking more about this service.
Since the online data backup at iDrive is encrypted, I will be using it. I would never use a non encrypted online data solution. With 2GB of free space, I can certainly save my most important documents and templates free. if the service is fast enough I may even look at the paid service, since it would be nice to have an emergency backup of all my pictures and mp3 music. Having the backup online would mean that I can get that info anywhere in the world,even when traveling, or if some kind of natural disaster was to hit the area, there one be one less thing to worry about.
This service could be a real life saver, in several ways, I may try to paid version to see how long it takes to upload photos. If it is fast enough I could see saving photos there every time I download them my card. For every computer crash I have ever heard about, the first thing every woman worries about is her precious irreplaceable photos that were on the hard drive. This way they would always be safe on another drive for a backup. Of course the BF wants me to scan and store copies of our insurance and other account info as well, and thats a great idea too.