A couple of years ago I bought an external hard drive to back up files. That works great...when I remember to do it. Despite the fact that it sits on my desk ready to be connected to my laptop at a moment's notice, I estimate I only actually perform a backup a few times a year. And then only the really important stuff because it's such a manual process.
So when Carbonite says that it runs silently in the background of your computer and that you can easily retrieve your files in the case of a fire, a lost laptop or (the most likely of all) a crashed hard drive, I had to admit that it was really attractive.
Purchasing and installing Carbonite was easy. It only took a few minutes and didn't even require me to restart my computer. According to the tutorial, the first backup will likely take a few days, but after that backups will happen very quickly since they will only involve new or changed files.
The cost of Carbonite was $54.95 for one year. I was able to earn a 30% rebate by going through Mr. Rebates. (If you're new to Mr. Rebates you will also get $5 deposited in your account just for signing up.)
If you've had experiences with Carbonite or other online computer backup services, I'd love to hear about them.
Related info: Mr. Rebates Review
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