Making copies of data and saving them online/in the cloud so that the copies may be used to restore the original after a data loss event, or for historical retention.
Questions tagged [online-backup]
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Can I sync network folder with a Google drive?
The brand new released Google drive allows to sync a folder which resides under My Documents (on Windows systems). However, I would like to sync a folder that resides on a network-mapped drive. Would it be possible please and if yes then how?
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Cloud Storage/Sync solution for families
I am hoping someone knows of an online storage/sync service like Dropbox that can meet the following needs:
I envision that each member of the family has a separate account to keep personal files. They log into the service with their own account.…
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Downloading the google drive backups from the Backups folder
In my google drive I have a folder called Backups. In the Backups folder I have 2 backups. How do I go about downloading these 2 files onto a local backup external drive so I can delete the backups from the google drive Backups folder to free up…
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Do I need to backup .sav files?
I have a Virtualbox virtual machine that I use on an almost daily basis. When I exit I usually save the state of the machine, but all important data has been saved.
On the same machine I run Backblaze (one of those remote backup solutions), and I…
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is there any online facility for backing linux data via ftp
I have around 50GB of data on my VPS . Is there any online website service which can provide me some 100GB space and ftp service so that i can upload my backups there with rsync .
I don't want to on home computer but online
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Can I backup with borg to Amazon Glacier?
I found that Amazon's Web Services, especially Glacier, are a very cost-effective way of storing data online. I'm wondering whether I can use them to backup my data with Borg Backup, which is an incremental backup program.
Can I backup with borg to…
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Is there any way I can back up Hotmail/Outlook emails in Linux?
I only have Linux available to me right now, is there a way to download my emails (including sent emails) to my hard drive in Linux (Ubuntu)?
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Backups and Virtual Machines
Wanted:
An automated backup solution, for a Windows-based PC, that provides for a holistic, seamless recovery.
Practically: I'd like to restore my programs, not just my documents and pictures.
Questions:
Would it be best to reduce my machine…
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Backup restore other then Windows Backup
I need a way to backup and restore a system after a crash. Windows backup allows me to save user files nicely like documents and emails but the problem is you still have to format and reinstall applications and then resetup accounts like outlook…
Rachel Nark
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using crashplan to backup multiple machines to crashplan-central using a single hub machine
I am playing around with CrashPlan for the last few days, and i am still trying to get the hang of it. one thing i have noticed is that upload to CrashPlan Central from my work laptop is only sending data at a max of 400kb/s... My home laptop is…
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Best online backup for large virtual machine
I do all of my development in a virtualbox virtual machine. Copying it over and over again to an external for back-up gets tedious and I simply do not do it as often as I should. Ideally I would like to simply be able to shut down my VM, click…
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Evaluating backup services, preferably compatible with rsync?
I'm looking for a backup service and the cost is the most important factor.
In order to properly evaluate the cost per year I will use the following data: 50 GB space usage and the transfer is not bigger than 100 GB.
Also it is important to be able…
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Can you help me review my Mac Backup Plan?
I'm reviewing my backup plan and would appreciate any thoughts about what more I should do (if anything) to make sure I'm properly covered in case a recovery situation occurs. :-)
I have one machine.
1)
I run a nightly clone with SuperDuper. I…
Chuy77
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How can I stop files infected with ransomware from replacing my cloud backup?
I saw this question on Security.SE and it got me thinking about my way of backing-up my data.
The way I do it is by storing my most important data (including kind of personal things) on a folder on my hard-drive which is then synced to my Google…
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Is in-line data de-duplication worthwhile when backing up for a photographer?
I create RAW image files plus a small selection of JPEG files derived from the RAW masters. The JPEGs once created are very, very rarely edited again but when they are because they are recompressed, the whole file will change. When editing the RAW…
