![]() The files in the cloud are simply a mirror of the files on your computer. You can download the files if you’ve had some kind of emergency, but in no way are the interfaces designed for you to be constantly pulling files from the backups for daily usage. They are NOT designed for constant cloud access to the files. ![]() These services are for making backups of your files for emergencies. In the former group we have products like Backblaze, CrashPlan and Carbonite. What it showed me is that there is a slight misunderstanding between cloud backup services and what I might call “cloud file sharing” services. I asked some questions about services like this to my Facebook followers and we had a wonderfully insightful conversation (you really should follow my Facebook page by the way…). Given that a year’s subscription to CrashPlan for unlimited uploads is only $59.99, it’s not the end of the world if I find little use for it and at least I can do some real-world testing. Recently I was having a re-think about this though, and since I’ve received so many questions about these kinds of services in the past, I decided to give it a try. For a long time I have ignored cloud backup services like BackBlaze and CrashPlan because I wasn’t sure if my glacial Canadian upload speeds would work well for something like that. ![]() IDrive has three Personal plans that cover one user with unlimited computers and devices: a 5TB plan for $59.62 the first year (or $119.25 for two years), and $79.50 each year after a 10TB plan for $74.62 the first year (or $149.25 for two years) and $99.50 each year after as well as a 20TB plan that’s $149.62 for the first year (299.25 for two years) and $199.50 after that. A Team plan can cover from 5 to 100 users, with an equivalent number of devices and terabytes of storage prices range from $74.62 to $1499.62 for the first year.I’m forever tweaking my backup routine to suit my evolving business, and refine my workflow. The company also provides additional storage for syncing all your devices and PCs, allows sharing of files with anyone, and has the ability to back up to a local drive. And though it’s not the cheapest, it’s still affordable and comes with backup clients for nearly every PC and device. Just as when we originally reviewed all the major online backup services, iDrive remains the most comprehensive online backup service. ![]()
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