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If you do not value the information stored on your computer, data loss may not represent a significant issue. However, for the majority of users, the loss of their data is likely to have profound implications, such as financial loss, time and effort, and emotional distress. Typically, users who are casual about data protection have not yet experienced data loss. However, it represents the most important thing on your computer.
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There are many different ways of backing up data, each with their inherent advantages and disadvantages. With ever faster internet speeds, the online backup method has become an increasingly attractive option, enabling users to save files so they are safe and secure, and then access them from anywhere in the world.
There are many service providers that offer a Linux compatible online backup system. All of the online solutions featured in this article offer users some free online space (varying between 1GB and 50GB), with the exception of CrashPlan. Typical features that they provide include encryption, online access to files, data compression, bandwidth usage, continuous backup, file-by-file-restore, multiple versioning, redundancy, although some are only available for paid accounts.
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