If you're considering Carbonite, don't! I had been a customer of Carbonite for years. My PC had a failure and the system was rolled back to an earlier date. I go to Carbonite and they can't provide my data. When Carbonite does a backup they write a file to the PC that they're backing up and then they use that file to restore the system. Long story short, I lost family pictures, videos, tax information, work and personal files. I was promised numerous callbacks from engineering that never came.
There's no reason to use online data backup. Get an external HDD and store it in a fire-proof safe. That should be enough safety for the average computer user.
When you make backups, you should always have three copies: (1) the original, (2) one local backup and (3) one remote backup.
DonnEdwards 1 year ago
If you're considering Carbonite, don't! I had been a customer of Carbonite for years. My PC had a failure and the system was rolled back to an earlier date. I go to Carbonite and they can't provide my data. When Carbonite does a backup they write a file to the PC that they're backing up and then they use that file to restore the system. Long story short, I lost family pictures, videos, tax information, work and personal files. I was promised numerous callbacks from engineering that never came.
CarboniteLostMyData 1 year ago
lol, smart thief or eathquake/fire, next thing you know...its gone !!! Offsite backup is the real solution
kilymat 2 years ago
I call this smart advertising, Carbonite is great, I highly recommend it
kilymat 2 years ago
That was... dumb.
whitethunder922 2 years ago
There's no reason to use online data backup. Get an external HDD and store it in a fire-proof safe. That should be enough safety for the average computer user.
amoignis1987 2 years ago