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| Pricing Home: | 5GB: Free 150GB: $4.95/mo 1 Computer 500GB: $14.95/mo 5 Computers Unlimited: $49.50/yr/1pc |
Home: $59/yr HomePlus: $99/yr HomePremier: $149/yr Unlimited Storage per Computer |
2GB: Free 100GB: $10/mo Unlimited Computers |
Lite(2GB): Free 100GB: $9.95/mo 2 Computers 500GB: $19.95/mo 5 Computers |
2GB: Free 50GB: $9.99/mo 100GB: $19.99/mo per computer |
| Pricing Business: | 50GB: $9.95/mo 100GB: $19.95/mo 500GB: $49.95/mo per Computer |
250GB: $229/yr 500GB: $599/yr All Computers |
No Offering | 50GB: $25/mo up to 1TB: $415/mo |
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| Type of Backup | scheduled or continuous |
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| Detailed Review: |
IDrive Review |
Carbonite Review |
SpiderOak Review |
Elephant Drive Review |
Dropbox Review |
System Support |
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| File Types Supported | all | all but some excluded by default |
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| Private File Sharing | must be IDrive Users |
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| Individual File Size Limits | none | 4GB by default but you can override manually | none | Home: 1GB & 2GB Business: 5GB |
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| Monthly Transfer Limit | none | Home: 100GB Business: 1TB & 2TB |
none | none | none |
Restore Options |
IDrive |
Carbonite |
SpiderOak |
Elephant Drive |
Dropbox |
| Restore Directly from Web |
drag & drop |
right click on file & select "Restore" |
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copy & paste using TrunkDrive |
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with HomePremier Plan |
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Service/Support |
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| Customer Service | Phone/Email/Chat Good |
Email/Chat Fair Priority Phone:($19.95/year) Good |
Phone/Email/Chat Good |
Phone/Email Good |
Email/Forum Good |
| No Cancellation Fee / Refund Policy (Make sure to review each vendor’s refund policy!) |
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About Lynn RockwellSoftware developer by trade, and current owner of Best Online Backup Deals. Our goal is to provide quality reviews of software and systems we use and feel are beneficial to home users and small businesses.
