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Title: free online backup?
Post by: Master KChief on May 10, 2010, 07:04:24 PM: im buying a new laptop, and i was wondering if there is some online tool that would allow me to back up the contents of my hard drive so i can transfer them to my new laptop. im trying to avoid buying an external hard drive to do so. do i have any other options?
Title: Re: free online backup?
Post by: Crashfach2002 on May 10, 2010, 07:06:07 PM: Try dropbox.com!
Title: Re: free online backup?
Post by: YourMathTeacher on May 10, 2010, 08:51:16 PM: Well, if your laptop has any downloaded games, GameStop secrets, credit and debit card information, or Chuck E. Cheese coupons, then you can upload all your hard drive data to YourMathTeacher.com.
Title: Re: free online backup?
Post by: Master KChief on May 10, 2010, 09:06:07 PM: :rollin:

and thanks crash, that was exactly what i was looking for!
Title: Re: free online backup?
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on May 10, 2010, 10:29:14 PM: I hear these are amazing for transfering files between computers:

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Title: Re: free online backup?
Post by: Sean on May 10, 2010, 10:40:51 PM: I win.

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Title: Re: free online backup?
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on May 10, 2010, 10:50:11 PM: Since we are on this subject...
Technology (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKnLBNS9jDw#)
Title: Re: free online backup?
Post by: Master KChief on May 10, 2010, 11:34:33 PM: after downloading the dropbox thing, it appears that i can only save 2gb worth of content. :( i have about 200gb of content to back up...does anyone else know any other options?
Title: Re: free online backup?
Post by: Red Dragon Thorn on May 10, 2010, 11:39:40 PM: You don't want to go to an external HD? That leaves you pretty high and dry. a lot of sites offer that much storage, but I don't know of any that are free. Mozy is probably the cheapest. unlimited storage for 4.95.
Title: Re: free online backup?
Post by: Crashfach2002 on May 11, 2010, 09:56:36 PM: Yeah, it has a limit, so you would have to move a little, then delete it, then move a little more. Kinda annoying, but cheap!
Title: Re: free online backup?
Post by: BlazerCC on May 11, 2010, 10:02:24 PM: i would just a drive and then back up the laptop once a week and store the drive 1 floor or two above where the laptop is just in case somthing happens to the laptop...the most you lose is a week or two of infomation.

Personaly i back up about 1 TB of info, every 3 days wiith this system.
Title: Re: free online backup?
Post by: sk on May 12, 2010, 07:39:04 PM: Try box.net or idrive.com for a free option, but I'd also recommend Mozy over an external, as they have offsite + redundancy going for them.