impressed with it. I'm using the free version (up to 2G), which I use
mostly for keeping files synced between computers and sharing files
with other people without sending huge email attachments. Their
approach is great, and so far I've found the Windows and Linux
software both do everything I expect every time. And remarkably
quickly. Eventually I realized that this was also a good way to
backup, so I moved some of my more important files into the dropbox.
I didn't think that they'd be a good solution for you, though, Ben,
because I thought you have much more data. But, in fact, they've got
a plan for you!! :)
https://www.dropbox.com/pricing
50GB for $10/month
100GB for $20/month
Naturally, you'd have to decide if you want to trim down your data set
a bit to fit it into $10/month, or if you relax and plan for the
future at $20/month. But, you might want to start out with the free
client and just see if you like it. 2GB is still quite a lot of data.
And you can get some bonus space for doing things like installing on
more than one computer and turning your friends onto the service.
Oh, speaking of which! If you (Ben, or anyone reading this) want to
try it out, if you use this referral link, you and I could both get a
bonus 250MB of space:
If you think it's sleazy to send such a thing to a mailing list, I'm
sorry, and remember, you don't need me, you can just sign up. :)
I have no advice on backing up datasets larger than 100GB. Seems like
there should be a good solution. I would check out Amazon S3, I don't
think it's cost-prohibitive for home, but it does seem a little like
not quite the right tool. Anyway, my data gets backed up on multiple
hard drives at home, and my most-critical stuff also stays in dropbox.
David
On Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 03:04:14PM -0400, Joe Auty wrote:
>Amazon S3 is pretty doable for the home user. You do have to find a
>savvy client, but it works well. You can calculate your monthly costs in
>advance. Client-wise, I use s3tools/s3cmd, which is an rsync clone for S3:
>
>http://s3tools.org/s3tools
>
>
>One popular consumer oriented solution, Dropbox, is actually Amazon S3
>based. There is a Linux Dropbox client:
>
>http://www.dropbox.com/downloading?os=lnx
>
>> Ben Shewmaker <mailto:ben@shewbox.org>
>> April 3, 2011 2:51 PM
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have any recommendations on offsite backup options? I
>> know there are a number of companies with varying offers on price and
>> storage, but a number of them only work with their software (usually
>> windows/pc only). Right now I have an Ubuntu box serving as my NAS,
>> so ideally I'd love to be able to continue to backup to that, then
>> have that box backup to the cloud. I have around 50 gigs of
>> photos/vids/other docs right now that I really need backed up, but of
>> course that will only grow as I take more pictures and videos and
>> whatnot. What about something like Rackspace or Amazon s3? Or they
>> purely enterprise solutions or are they doable and/or affordable for a
>> home user? Or is there some other company that will provide what I
>> need?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Ben
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