Experience with Carbonite? Other choices.
I'm considering Carbonite to back up images and other computer files. Advertising and websites always look good. Would appreciate any eperiences and if there are other choices that are available. T...
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mlslcan wrote:monkey44 wrote:
2oldman .....
SO, my question remains unanswered: What did we do with it before 'online storage' ... why is that suddenly 'unsafe' ... and in fact, how much of what we save online is really necessary in life. So, it's more about a waste of money than paranoid.
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Many people used safety deposit boxes at banks to store "life's data" before online storage. So they made copies, had them certified and then stored them at the bank. The "cloud" is the new evolution of that process.
I have been in IT a long time and offsite storage of data backups has always been part of a good recovery plan. Starting in the days of tape storage there was always a copy moved offsite. Normally there were copies on site that was used first but in the case of fire (or one actual recovery I was part of a flood) the off site copy had to be brought in to recover the data.
Mike
Bank "safety boxes" UNLIKE Internet online storage now days IS vastly more "secure" and is pretty much 99.99% impossible for any unauthorized access to your contents.
Even the BANK it's self CAN NOT OPEN those boxes WITHOUT YOUR KEY.
No one breaking into the bank or "posing" as you can OPEN the box without causing MAJOR damage to the bank vault..
Internet online storage is a whole new frontier which has not been fully explored. Encryption methods CAN BE BROKEN, THAT IS A FACT.
Each encryption method has some "master" or "backdoor" key.. If it is encrypted, someone already knows how to decrypt it.
You are more than welcome to store your info online but you should always be aware that it IS PUBLIC and what is put into PUBLIC storage is no longer "private" and therefore CAN be "requested" by proper authorities at any time..
Many ISPs HAVE been "requested" by courts of law over the years to hand over info on folks downloading unauthorized music and video from "sharing" sites so don't think that your "data" is 100% "secure" and will continue on that way forever..
Don't get me wrong, "offsite" backups is a great idea but you don't "need" an online service to provide that.. Online is a easy way and they make it easier every day for a reason.
