List of online storage services
A list of 90+ resources on online file storage, and many of them those “Web 2.0″ style companies. I guess with recent storage associated disasters, having a good online off-site backup is high on my consideration. However, I don’t need to know 90+ of them providing this service. I need to know, how many of them will still be around to restore my files, when I need them in 3-4 year time when I hard drive dies. I don’t need to know features (a rsync+ssh is all I need), but is there a list sorted by reliability and longevity?
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One gripe I have with S3 is it’s backing up a list of objects, not files. I know there are many scripts that try to assist that, and products like Jungle Disk to act as WebDAV front-end. It’s great for the developers, but might not be that great for backing up with other existing tools. I still like to use rsync + ssh :)
Currently I am doing back up to my VPS using rsnapshot, which keeps 7 day differences. I guess it is still possible with S3 by just using it as storage, but more work would be required.
Another option is using cheap shared hosting as backup storage. For example GoDaddy’s new $7/month for 100Gb. Although,
(1) I doubt they will let you use that much space as they usually oversold.
(2) There ought to be some clause somewhere in ToS that prohibits using web hosting storage for backup.
(3) As in the case of GoDaddy — No SSH. Thus no rsync. Doh.
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Eddie,
$9.95/month for 5Gb is certainly putting it on the expensive side. Amazon’s S3 is much cheaper for backing up, even though it might not be as user friendly.
And no I am not looking at a Windows-only solution. I don’t want anything that require a separate client. In fact I have stated that I much prefer rsync+ssh based products as they really reduce data transfer, using well known protocol, and a trivial to restore.
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Here’s a good article on http://www.myotherdrive.com . They are 5gb free with the pro accounts going for 19.99 a year. Much cheaper than iBackup.
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Yep. That’s why i went with a company who has been around awhile and who i don’t think will be going away any time soon: Amazon
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