Online backup

    Some time ago, I imagined that my entire collection of music, which I laid out on daddies, as well as a bunch of pictures taken and sweet to my soul, would suddenly disappear with a dead hard drive. After that I had to urgently attend to the search for a suitable online backup service. The requirements for myself are as follows:
    1. Unlimited place
    2. Cross-platform
    3. Ability to use multiple computers
    4. Preferably low cost

    Many services met these requirements, but not one completely. So, I’ll tell you a little about the three that attracted the most.


    Mozy


    My current choice.
    In my opinion, the most popular service of all. Has clients for Pc and Mac, gives an unlimited space for home users for $ 5 per month. It is inexpensive and also backup occurs at high speed, up to 2 megabits. Support is adequate, communicates via live chat. You can recover files through the web interface.
    I did not like the high memory consumption and brakes on my not very new laptop. Approximately 30,000 files took at least 200 megabytes. With no settings, I did not achieve a decrease. In addition, backing up data on more than one computer will cost an extra 5 bucks for a “license”.

    Backblaze


    Another attractive service, though not so famous. It does not have such a thick client as Mozy, unlimited space and most importantly, you can connect multiple computers to one account. There is a negative side - not a high backup speed (I ranged around 600 kilobits).

    Livedrive


    I have not tried it, but from all the others it stands out with extremely interesting conditions. The place is unlimited (there is another tariff for 50 GB.), It allows you to fumble files, it is hooked up as a local disk, there is ftp access, video and audio player. In general, this is not only a backup, but also an online repository of your data. At first glance, there is only one drawback - this is 130 (or 56) bucks a year, and without the possibility of payment on a monthly basis. I plan to switch to it.

    In order not to stretch the post, I made a summary plate of online backups.
    I didn’t include services that positioned themselves for business and those whose prices were absolutely wild. Questions indicated that I did not find on the sites.

    I will be glad to your comments and additions to it.

    NameVolume (GB)ClientCost in dollarsNumber of
    computers
    Additionally
    FreePaidWinMacLinuxmonthyear
    Syncplicity2fifty++To the developer.1099Unlimited 
    Mozy2Unlimited++-5555
    licenses for each
    Fast backup (noticed up to 2 mb / s)
    High memory consumption with a large number of
    files (~ 200 mb)
    Backblaze-Unlimited++They said that there are rudiments, but hardly5fiftyUnlimitedLow backup speed (less than 1 mb / s)
    Carbonite-Unlimited ++--55Unlimited
    license for each
     
    Livedrive-100


    Unlimited
    +?see add.-56

    130
    1


    Unlimited
    There is no client for Linux, but there is ftp access.
    File sharing.
    Document editor, video player, iTunes library, mobile version.
    Dear
    iDrive2150++-5 fifty5 
    SOS
    Online Backup
    -2-15+??-20-50Unlimited 
    Elephantdrive1Unlimited +++5

    10
    50

    100
    1


    4
    Java client
    Hugedrive0.510++-??2I did not find information about the pro version on the site
    Box.net15


    30+
    ---8


    15
     - 
    Crashplan-Unlimited+++0.1 per GB.-1
    (?)
    Free client does not include online backup
    Keepit-Norg.

    Unlimited (see price)
    +To the developer.To the developer.5


    4 + 0.5 per GB.
    601


    3.95
    lysis for each
     
    Sugarsync230-250++-5-2550-250Unlimited 
    Adrivefifty50-1000+++7-13269.50-1320Unlimited 
    Wixi3Unlimited +++540Unlimited (?) 
    Allmydata-Unlimited++-10100Unlimited
    license for each
     
    Backupight-25-1000

    Unlimited
    +++15-300300-30001

    Unlimited
     
    Diino-Unlimited +++-49Unlimited (?)Java client
    Give 100 GB in addition to backup as online storage
    Jungle disk-Unlimited
    (see price)
    +++2 + 0.15 per GB.-Unlimited 
    Memopal-150

    250
    +To the developer. To the developer. -68.50

    96.50
    10 
    Myothertherdrive2100

    500
    +++5

    10
    55

    110
    Unlimited Java client
    Confiture0.12-200+??1-2010-240? 
    Skydrive25-?----- 

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