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AnyProtect Review: Avoid this Backup Service at All Costs

by Geoff Akerlund on November 18, 2014 in Cloud Backup Reviews

AnyProtect is supposedly an online backup service from ClickMeIn Ltd. I say “supposedly” because I’m not sure it’s even a real backup service, or just fake software used to trick people into spending money on tech support. Here’s my review …

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CrashPlan Review (updated March 2016)

by Geoff Akerlund on November 15, 2014 in Cloud Backup Reviews

CrashPlan is an online backup service developed by Code42, an American software company. It can backup Windows, Mac, and Linux computers to the cloud. CrashPlan is known for its “Triple Destination Protection,” the software’s ability to backup data to multiple locations. I will take a look …

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NovaBACKUP Professional Review (updated for version 16)

by Geoff Akerlund on October 28, 2014 in Backup Software Reviews

NovaBACKUP Professional is a line of backup software from NovaStor, a privately held company with offices in the U.S., Germany, and Switzerland. It can do full disk image backups of PCs and laptops, in addition to backing up files and folders. This is my …

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Backblaze Review (updated Oct. 2014)

by Geoff Akerlund on October 21, 2014 in Cloud Backup Reviews

Backblaze is an unlimited online backup service for PC and Mac. It lets you backup all your computer files for as little as $3.96/month. Founded in 2007, the company now stores over 100 petabytes of customer data. I’ve been using …

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WD My Book 4TB External Hard Drive Review

by Geoff Akerlund on October 2, 2014 in Reviews

I bought a new hard drive recently. My old hard drive, a 6 year old Seagate, was feeling a bit cramped with “only” 1.5 TB of space. Disk image backups take up a lot of space, and this was my primary backup device.

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Sugarsync v3 Review: Still the Best Any-Folder Sync Service

by Geoff Akerlund on August 27, 2014 in Cloud Backup Reviews

SugarSync is a file synchronization, backup, and cloud storage service. It’s like Dropbox, but it lets you sync any folder on your hard drive. This is a review of version 3, which introduces a new interface.

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pCloud Review: Cloud Storage to Backup Facebook, Dropbox

by Geoff Akerlund on August 6, 2014 in Cloud Backup Reviews

pCloud is a cloud storage service that can backup and synchronize files on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It gives users 10 GB of free storage space, although this can be increased to 20 GB by referring friends. It can also …

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DrivePop Review

by Geoff Akerlund on July 29, 2014 in Cloud Backup Reviews

Update: DrivePop has shut down as of March 2015, although they continue to accept new customers. Do not sign up for this service. DrivePop is an online backup service that includes cloud storage and file sharing features.

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Backblaze vs Carbonite: head-to-head review

by Geoff Akerlund on July 23, 2014 in Cloud Backup Reviews

Backblaze and Carbonite are two of the leading online backup services. They both offer unlimited cloud storage, affordable pricing, and similar features. Carbonite has been in business a couple years longer, and is a $300 million publicly traded company. Backblaze on the …

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