An Overview of Three Popular Online Backup Services



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An Overview of Three Popular Online Backup Services

There are a great number of online backup services on the internet, and choosing one is a difficult one. If you continue reading, you will get an overview of three very popular online backup services; .mac, ibackup, and backup.com

A very easy to use online backup service is provided to subscribers of Apple's .mac online service.

Apple gives every subscriber of their .mac service two hundred and fifty megabytes of web space that users may use for online backup and their email. It's kind of a combined deal; the amount of space that you actually are able to use for online backup purposes depends on how much of the space you would like to use for your email.

The .mac service charges a flat fee of $99 a year, and also has several other services targeted primarily towards Apple computer users. Any owner of a new Apple computer can use the service to two months for free, as well as get a $30 discount on a subscription.

While the .mac service is primarily targeted towards Mac Os X users, Apple also provides software tools for Windows XP that users are able to use to access their dedicated online backup space.

If you are one of the few Apple users out there, then .mac is the perfect option for you. You'll get enough space to make online backups of your small files, as well as several other utilities for your computer. Windows users should try and stay away from this service, as several other services exist for their platform that are far more powerful.

Ibackup.com is the best online backup service provider for users who demand a lot of space for their files.

The next online backup provider, is the original, ibackup.com ibackup.com is the king online backup provider on the internet. They have several service plans, including an economy plan that is priced at $9.95 a month, and includes a very impressive five gigabytes of storage.

Not only do you get more storage than you'll know what to do with, but you also get access to a wide variety of free software tools provided by ibackup to easily upload and download your files.

iBackup.com also provides users with a thirty day free trial, however they request a credit card number before you can start the trial. If you find out that the online backup service is not exactly what you needed, be sure to quickly cancel your account. Failure to do so will result in your credit card account being charged for the service.

Backup.com is an excellent online backup service for users who do not need much space, yet do not wish to pay a lot either.

Backup.com also has online backup services that vary with the needs of the computer user. Plans start at a mere $4.25 a month for fifty megabytes of online space. This is perhaps the best bang for your buck as far as commercial online backup services go.

All three of the above services provide users with a fair amount of online space to backup or just store their personal files. Picking the right service provider is totally up to you, because everyone has their own set of needs when it comes to online backup services.


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