JungleDisk: back up the Amazon storage services

JungleDisk is an online backup software for Windows, Linux or Macintosh operating with storage services RackSpace or Amazon's S3, and she backs up your files automatically at times Do you have advance. JungleDisk supports automatic versions that each file is saved in several different versions, and allows access to files backed up files directly patrolling.

JungleDisk encrypts the files using your personal encryption key that none of us cannot read them, and includes options to limit bandwidth during certain hours so as not to affect the normal use of a computer network connection.

JungleDisk costs $ 20, with upgrades for life without limitation on the amount of computers on which it is installed. -S3 storage costs in dollars to 0.15 GB - In a month, raising the files (backup) up to U.S. $ 0.15 GB - B, download (recovery) costs 0.17 dollars to GB - B. As long as there is no need for large storage volume, prices remain very reasonable.

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Mozy: simple but heavy

Mozy is an online backup service with simple windows backup software for Macintosh, which offers backup of up to 2 GB - B free or unlimited backup on 5 dollars a month.

Mozy's backup software is very simple to use, and lets you select the files backed up by "sets" are defined in advance (for example, the main document folders or bookmarks Internet Explorer), or choose directly the files and folders to back up your hard drive.

The backup is done on the servers of Mozy, a service operated by a subsidiary of the huge storage and backup, EMC, and all communication is encrypted. Mozy's backup software allows to encrypt the information saved on the server using its encryption key, or define a custom encryption key, so make sure that no one could read the files from one of us - not even the people of Mozy.

Backup with Mozy can be much cheaper than using JungleDisk and backing-S3, especially if you plan to collect a large amount of data. However, to-Mozy has some drawbacks. Backup software simple to use, but is heavy and consumes much more computer processing resources. Also, Mozy's backup software does not automatically saves versions of files, and files deleted from your computer are also deleted from the backup of Mozy, so there is no option to restore the files have removed accidentally.

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Cucku: Social Backup

Cucku is social backup software - this is no joke. Is not intended to raise the personal backups of your Facebook, or send updates on the status of your backups Twitter, but share your storage with some friends or relatives to save costs of online storage.

Even if it's friends and relatives, Cucku encrypts your information other computers, and information to keep members of your computer is encrypted as well. While encryption provides an extra layer of protection, but not recommended to begin to share the backup with people you do not trust them.

Find shares backup was done using Skype - Cucku-Skype connects to your partner and allows to add a backup of your contact list on-Skype. This means you should be partners and account-Skype, you must add the contact list partners on-Skype before you can add them as partners in-Cucku.

Cucku's free version allows one partner to connect a backup. The full version, which costs $ 50, allows to connect an unlimited number of partners, and back up to five partners in parallel.

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Comodo Backup: Backup mainly local

Comodo Backup is a backup software free backup windows that suits mostly local - external hard drive or computer is connected to the local network or on backup CDs DVD. If you have access to the server FTP, you can use well-Comodo Backup remote backup.

Comodo Backup supports several backup modes, including full backup or backup and synchronization dual - directional, and includes built-in service in advance to schedule backup tasks, according to preset times or on a onetime payment. For regular backup tasks, Comodo Backup knows the files to back up only changed to save time.

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