5 Free Online Storage Backup Services
If you want peace of mind when handling your computer files you absolutely must backup your work every now and then. Preferably every day.
Buying an external hard drive is really no big deal these days as you can pick up a 250GB drive for less than $100 in most places.
But if money is an issue for you, then the following 5 online cloud servers will allow you to back up your data, and sleep better at night.
1. Box.net
Box.net offers you 1GB of free space on their server should you wish to back up your most important files. In the bigger scheme of things 1GB is nothing, today we reach critical mass by downloading a few eBooks, files and videos and already we reach the storage limit.
If money is short and you are forced to limit yourself to choosing the most important 1GB of files on your machine you’ll soon learn to distinguish between clutter and files that matter.
2. Mozy.com
Known as one of the most popular online backup services, Mozy is favored by many marketers because of the generous 2GB free server space. Theoretically you could sign up for a few free accounts by registering as several people (mum, dad, siblings, etc.) Just make sure you get their consent before you do.
3. SugarSync
SugarSync also offers 2GB of free server space to you. Because of the dual compatibility between Windows PCs and Mac you can use this cloud-based software to sync all of your computers, regardless where you are in the world. Great for people who are in the habit of taking work home from their job.
Update: They also offer a 30-day free trial for you (thanks Chris Roberts for mentioning this).
4. ElephantDrive
ElephantDrive is another provider offering you free space on their server. You get 1GB of space for your most precious files. Never underestimate the opportunities that present themselves to you with these services. A real organized person could run their whole business with free online backup services by organizing everything into folders. I must admit I wouldn’t bother with the hassle of running several free services, but some people who are strapped for cash might think otherwise.
5. eSnips
The cream of the crop is eSnips. They give you a massive 5GB of free space for sharing your pics, files and more. Your imagination will be the one thing stopping you from making the most of this free service.
There you have it, 5 free online backup and file sharing services for people with little or no money to spend. You should also note that each of the above site will also sell you backup data space on their servers for a range of prices, depending on how much space you need. Visit them to find out.
Feel free to share your favorite free backup services with us.
Monika
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Hey Alex,
Backing up essential computer files is very important if you use your computer on a daily basis. 5 GB of free storage is quite impressive… haven’t seen anything that high before for free.
A year ago I purchased a 1 TB external drive for the sole purpose of backing up my internal drives. Best investment ever. Of course, having an online backup has its benefits too.
I like to keep my data backed up offline, so if my computer dies, I still have my data. Honestly, until reading your post, I didn’t think about online storage. I have had a quick look at the sites, SugarSync looks really good, and I love their video!
Thanks very much, I will give these a try
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Forgot to mention, SugarSync looks like cloud computing at its absolute best!
Oh yeah one thing you may want to have included in your article is that it has a 30day free trial – how cool is that!
Thanks again
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Thanks Chris, since you mentioned it, I’ll update the article to reflect this.
I will share this for sure, but it really holds nothing for me. I have a lot of privacy/security issues with these types of services.
Plus, as Christopher hinted too, what good is online backup if you have no computer to get it?
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While attempting to tweet this, I got the error message “Failed to resolve the URL in the tweet”, whatever that means.
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Dennis,
I just upgraded to 3.0 and I can only assume plugin I use for it is broken – I already found couple other that needed upgrade. Working through issue with plugins – I can tell one thing for sure – 3.0 upgrade is simple if you don’t have many pluins but it can get complicated
I do, and use every one of them.
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Prior to entering the Affiliate world I was involved with channel sales for both Intel and Microsoft for servers and storage. Backing up your data is absolutely essential, especially as a business owner. As affiliates your livelihood is in your data. I prefer local offline storage myself just as a personal preference. The price of storage with NAS devices going up to even 4TB has come down dramatically in the last 2 years. May not hurt to read up on storage best practices and RAID levels and how they impact you.
Jed, excellent advice. I use offline storage myself in addition to Mozy.com backup of my main PC and laptop. This way I feel a lot better. In our digital world loss of the data has tremendous impact on our business and I know first hand how hard it is to recover what is lost. Backup is one thing where your money will never be wasted.
Thanks Jed for the input. I think what you said is too important for business owners to ignore.
Still not sure about ‘free’ services, Alex – you and I have seen too many sites go under from the lack of a sustainable funding system – remember the spate of ‘lifetime’ hosting packages 3 or 4 years ago?
Plus, can services like these afford the best security pros to keep out the top international hackers? The greater the amount of info stored in any one system, the more attractive a target it becomes.
For us, we’ll stick to RAID, external backups and redundant DVD backup of our most critical files.
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Yeah, I agree and that is why I personally use my external hard drive and well as Mozy
What about: adrive.com They have FIFTY GB FREE!
Thanks Jack, wasn’t aware of this service but I appreciate you mentioned it. The more information, the better.
Wish I had known about these options two weeks ago!
I lost my Myob and am waiting for a pricey recovery attempt right now!
Thanks for this valuable information!
Sigrid
Hello Sigrid, sorry to hear you experienced data recovery issues. It sucks when that happens. My PC got infected with a nasty Trojan late last year and I had a major headache trying to restore all my files. needless to say I no longer use a PC these days. Backup is everything and thanks to my own backup files I was able to restore all the important files I had on my new Mac.
Thanks, Monica,I’m glad I love learning!
By the way, what do you mean you don’t use a PC these days?
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Hey Sigrid, what I meant with that comment was that I am a converted Mac fan. Mac is not technically considered a PC, even so it’s a computer still. Beats me, but I guess that’s how you can distinguish between the two.
Sorry for the confusion. I hope you didn’t think I was using some hyperspaced secret invention to communicate with you – something like a head computer that writes what I think, hehehehe…
Nice post.Well with me i use an online backup system called safecopy backup.Safecopy backup is so compatible with both my win and mac computers.So if my hard drive crashes am on a safe side.
Debra thanks so much for introducing us to safecopy online backup.I tried out the free 3GB unlimited trial version and used it for backing up some of my itunes and everything really worked out well for and when i joined the face book fan page,my account was upgraded to 5GB.This was so great.I love the recovery process because by just a few clicks,data is able to be recovered backup
I currently use Mozy for backing up my data online. I have been using them for about two years, and haven’t had any problems with them (I have about 235 GB backed up).
For me, however, Mozy is just one piece of the puzzle. With their new version, you can now also backup to an external hard drive in addition to their online storage. I now backup to a portable hard drive, that I store outside my home, so my data is backed up twice, which is very important. Always make multiple copies of your data!
I also have an external hard drive that is stored locally, which I have access to 100% of the time.
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5GB of free space is really generous from eSnips specially if you just want to save the small very important files.
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Just exactly what I needed at the moment, my laptop’s hard drive just crashed recently due to continuous power interruptions, sadly I never got to recover some of my important files (pictures, rare movies and music mostly). eSnips looks promising, 5GB for free, that’s something I’ve got to try.
By the way, I followed you on twitter.
Regards,
Jason
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Thanks Jason