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There seems to be a lot of activity in the online backup category recently, but most of the reviews here are 1 year to 5 years old. I am looking for current advice on the best options.<br />
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Pricing seems to be dropping. GoDaddy is offering a service for $2.53 a month for 100GB.<br />
Carbonite offers 1 year &quot;unlimited&quot; for $59.99.<br />
Mozy is offering 125GB for $9.99 a month.<br />
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Mozy touts that they can backup locked or open files, and .pst files, which would seem to indicate that the others can't. Is that true?<br />
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My ideal scenario would be a backup that works completely seemlessly in the backgrond that could mirror my drive, but that may be asking too much.<br />
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I'd appreciate your comments and advice.<br />
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Brian
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There seems to be a lot of activity in the online backup category recently, but most of the reviews here are 1 year to 5 years old. I am looking for current advice on the best options.

Pricing seems to be dropping. GoDaddy is offering a service for $2.53 a month for 100GB.
Carbonite offers 1 year "unlimited" for $59.99.
Mozy is offering 125GB for $9.99 a month.

Mozy touts that they can backup locked or open files, and .pst files, which would seem to indicate that the others can't. Is that true?

My ideal scenario would be a backup that works completely seemlessly in the backgrond that could mirror my drive, but that may be asking too much.

I'd appreciate your comments and advice.

Brian

What is the best online backup service today?

There seems to be a lot of activity in the online backup category recently, but most of the reviews here are 1 year to 5 years old. I am looking for current advice on the best options.

Pricing seems to be dropping. GoDaddy is offering a service for $2.53 a month for 100GB.
Carbonite offers 1 year &quot;unlimited&quot; for $59.99.
Mozy is offering 125GB for $9.99 a month.

Mozy touts that they can backup locked or open files, and .pst files, which would seem to indicate that the others can&#39;t. Is that true?

My ideal scenario would be a backup that works completely seemlessly in the backgrond that could mirror my drive, but that may be asking too much.

I&#39;d appreciate your comments and advice.

Brian

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.

Storage

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Cloud computing, also known as on-demand computing, is a kind of Internet-based computing where shared resources and information are provided to computers and other devices. It is a model for enabling ubiquitous, on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. Cloud computing and storage solutions provide users and enterprises with various capabilities to store and process their data in third-party data centers, relying on sharing of resources to achieve coherence and economies of scale.

Cloud Computing

Mozy is an online backup service for both Windows, Mac OS X and Linux users. The service includes home, professional and enterprise versions (which includes support for Active Directory), and an online "restore" manager.