Experience with Carbonite? Other choices.

monkey44 wrote:

Lantley wrote:
You must trust someone. Unless you keep your money under a mattress we all have our data and info on someones server or cloud.
The idea is to store the data somewhere other than your home or office

And tell me, for real. How many of us have had both an home and work burn down the same day, and lost all data in both 'saved storage' ...

Even, how many have actually had a RV burn and lost all your data, AND your home, and your shop, and your work - or whatever. It's beyond my brain to imagine that happening all at once same day to a person, and if it does, you are the most unlucky person in the USA.

All these "online storage bins' just want the entire country to get so paranoid about "Data" that everyone will pay that monthly fee. AND, who's to say that server is safer than my safe? It's fireproof.
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AND, how many of us copied all our personal papers earlier in life - before online data storage existed - and saved it at work, in our truck, on our office, and wherever - six back-ups? Can't imagine it then, can't imagine it now. Two data SSD back-ups will be safer than any other time in our existence. The really, really important stuff that can't be 'replaced' should be in the bank safe-deposit box. Otherwise, all this cloud virtual storage is just as likely to take a dive as any other storage spot.

Wonder what you all did before data storage emerged? I mean with your papers? And please do not take this as a 'personal attack' ... because I'm truly serious ... what did everyone do before this? I know my papers were all at home, my home never burned down, and my valuable personal stuff was in SD box my bank (Still is)...

Tragic events happen ... but the idea that virtual storage is safe? Not any safer than any other options available to everyone. And I'd for sure never, ever put my personal stuff up on some "cloud" that any employee (or tech miner) can get, copy, whatever ... Just seems very odd to me... Like the new "Word" and "Photo" programs now that you can't buy and own, you only RENT, and pay an annual fee forever to 'access' that program.

Technology developers want a piece of each earning life, forever. And then a piece of our retirement life too. :) :)

Did we back up data before? Of course not.
The technology simply was not available. Making paper copies is not the same as backing up thousands of photos and files.
Years ago individuals did not generate and posses the amount of data we do today.
Should I give up my cell phone because my father did not have one?

We understand cloud back up is not foolproof, nevertheless it can still be beneficial.
As others have mentioned a combination of local on site storage and off site storage via a cloud based storage of some sort are our most foolproof methods to date.