Computer backup: automated local or online
Local backup
A free automated backup tool, that you can set up and leave to get on with it: SyncBack which works well. Searching for free software at a number of sites snapfiles consistently provides a most helpful service, particularly the User Reviews and screen shots.The comments for SyncBack- most seem favourable; even the unfavourable ones have ready solutions.
Online backup
Checking for free online backup produced a review with helpful comments.In particular it mentions 2 used regularly:-
- Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo e-mail. Believe it or not, all of these services offer excellent storage. For long term archiving, attaching your files as emails and uploading them onto Yahoo, Gmail, or Hotmail can be an excellent way to store your data while having it in a secure and easily accessible location...
- Windows Live Skydrive. As part of the Microsoft Windows Live suite of services, Skydrive offers an amazing 25 GB of online storage...
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