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CrashPlan offers Carbonite customers free subscription

Computers & Internet
By Lori Soard on September 9, 2012 in

CrashPlan gives Carbonite users a free year

Carbonite is an easily recognized name in data backup and regularly gets positive reviews for its ease of use and starting costs of around $60 a year. However, Carbonite has some limitations that may open the door for competitors like CrashPlan to take over a portion of their business. For example, Carbonite's basic plan does not back up system files or allow users to upload files stored on an external backup drive. You also cannot back up an external hard drive from a Mac computer at all and files over 4 gigs require manual uploads. To automatically backup an external drive, you must upgrade to a Plus or Premier plan, which also costs $30 to $90 more each year. Read more

Online backups save your files

Computers & Internet
By Carl Laron on October 9, 2009 in

Online backup services
Though online backup services are not the last word in keeping valuable computer data safe, they can play an important role. Some act just like a remote hard drive; others sync files across computers, making sure that the data stays up-to-date whether it's accessed at home, work or on a mobile device. Online backup services are also a great for squirreling away hard-drive-hogging files, like videos, and some even let you stream music and video files from one computer to another. The most obvious benefit, of course, is that online backup services provide important disaster protection -- as long as the one you pick doesn't let you down when you need it most. For the best bets among online backup services for business and home computer users -- including some that are absolutely free -- see our newly-updated report. Read more

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