Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Looking for best online backup solutions

[Dominic]

JoeRyan wrote:
> I am new to this stuff, and I usually work in a Windows environment. What would be the best way for me to secure my files, and make sure I don't lose everything if my computer crashes? I have about 300 gigs of data, and one video file that is 30+ gigs large. 
>
> What about online backup (http://www.backupright.com)? But I've also heard 
> about these products (http://pcbackupreview.com/backupchoices.php) and this one 
> (http://www.carbonite.com) also work well.
>   
All of your choices are commercial (pay for) solutions. While I was 
investigating the same topic, I wrote a page here 
http://www.edendevelopments.co.uk/rdiff-backup.php which might give you 
a few leads particularly on open source alternatives.

Generally the commercial solutions offer less functionality than the 
best open source alternatives, but they are easier to use, there should 
be less chance of them going wrong (?) and there is someone else to 
blame if they do!

But as a loyal rdiff-backup user I say the best is rdiff-backup 
http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/. Of course!

Dominic