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[Chuckanut]

For about $60 a year you can get an automatic backup service in the cloud like Carbonite. Some services like Mozy offer free backup in the cloud but with a small gigabyte limit.

Note: if you use a cloud based service, put all financial and other personal information in an encrypted folder so all 'the cloud' gets is a bunch of nonsense.

 

[MildlyEccentric]

For about $60 a year you can get an automatic backup service in the cloud like Carbonite. Some services like Mozy offer free backup in the cloud but with a small gigabyte limit.

Note: if you use a cloud based service, put all financial and other personal information in an encrypted folder so all 'the cloud' gets is a bunch of nonsense.

Encryption can be a little tricky. If you put your data in an encrypted folder, it's a good idea to run a test from a second PC to make sure you will be able to decrypt it if your main PC dies unexpectedly.

 

[bld999]

Guess I'm the luddite in the group, still use a traditional desktop PC with Windows 7 and version 11 IE. I back up my HD every six months (with an external HD) and about once a year wipe and do a re-install of MS-Windows 7. Also run WOT, AVG anti-virus and Malware bytes protection. Still think cloud security is an issue and will be for sometime to come.

Wide open throttle?

 

[frayne]

Wide open throttle?

Web of trust and it keeps [-]me[/-] the kids off the porn sites too ! Oh, and it's free !

https://www.mywot.com/

This is my wide open throttle machine !

 

[bld999]

Web of trust doesn't seem to work on bike porn, though.

Good choice of machine.

 

[stephenson]

Smiling ...

So, it's a fast computer ....well, it's sort of a smart "terminal" with RF link substituting for wire ...connected to a server(s) substituting for a mainframe.

I think I'll store locally on two different drives ...when I get time to research encryption for offsite storage, I'll consider it.