Frequent data backups are crucial for all of us
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Written by Atila on August 12, 2008 – 2:06 pm
Online data backup is very important for anybody who uses a laptop or a PC. For those people who make a living from an online business, data is even more important! Losing different type of data is a thing that cannot be taken lightly.
So, frequent data backups are crucial for all of us. One of the many ways you can do data backups is by using the services provided by an online data backup company. There are many companies that provide online data backups but only a few provides as much quality as idrive.com.
There is one main problem with security of your data when choosing online data backups. The server that hosts your information is encrypted. However, very good hackers could penetrate into the those system although this is a rare event.
Nonetheless, online data backup companies such as idrive.com are in the business of making sure that your data is safe and they remain a popular option to normal data backups. Using IDrive Online Backup your data is 100% secure.
For 4.95/month idrive.com provides:
- Extra security with 128-bit SSL encryption on transfers, 256-bit AES encryption on storage with a user defined key that is not stored anywhere on IDrive servers.
- You can add your files/folders from Windows Explorer to your IDrive backup set.
- Performs reliable backups of open/locked files like Outlook files (.pst), QuickBooks, MS-Excel and so on.
- Web-based view of summary and detailed status of backup logs.
- Web-based view, search and restore of data backed up into your account.
- IDrive Pro users can create and manage multiple user accounts from a single administrative login and a central console.
I will sign-up and will come back with a later edit.
Remember: idrive.com is one of the best companies for your data backup needs.



I would be interested to know if your test results. By the way, are you trying to compare IDrive with competing services like mozy, carbonite, xdrive etc?
There are so many choices for online backup, it is really difficult to choose one.
They differ in features, pricing, performance etc.