Online Backup Utility

Mozy is an online backsite that offers 2GB of free backup space. For pricing above that see http://mozy.com/home/pricing/. Additional features include:

  • Incremental backups
  • Open and locked file support
  • In-Windows Explorer restore
  • Support for files greater than 3 GB
  • Automatic Microsoft Outlook file detection and backup
  • Mac OS X support
  • Encrypted file transfer
  • Encrypted files on the server
  • Private encryption key option
  • Unlimited Backup

You may want to check with someone in IT policy if you are backing up sensitive (e.g. FERPA) information on a third party server. ^^

BackBlaze is another online backup service that provides unlimited storage for a monthly/yearly/biyearly fee. It backs up almost all files (with a few exceptions like system files, application files and time machine files — see its website for details) on your local drives as well as external drives (but not network drives).

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