Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Online, Inexpensive and Secure Data Storage?

Posted by Cliff on from the tired-of-digital-media dept.

ThePolkapunk asks: "After years of suffering through floppy demagnetizations, hard drive crashes, CDR bit rot and the click of death, I've become fed up with having to take care of my own backups. Does anyone know of a reasonably inexpensive, secure data storage facility accessible online that can store all of my important files with enough redundancy for me to feel safe?"

4 of 87 comments (clear)

  1. How 'bout Gmail? by xmas2003 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    GmailFS - The Google File System as discussed on Slashdot ...

    --
    Hulk SMASH Celiac Disease
  2. Easy by g1zmo · · Score: 3, Interesting

    my_backup_14-6-2005@yahoo.com
    my_backup_15-6-2005@yahoo.com
    my_backup_16-6-2005@yahoo.com
    my_backup_17-6-2005@yahoo.com
    my_backup_18-6-2005@yahoo.com
    my_backup_19-6-2005@yahoo.com
    ad infinitum...

    --
    I have found there are just two ways to go.
    It all comes down to livin' fast or dyin' slow.     -REK, Jr.
  3. Consider Magneto-Optical by VernonNemitz · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This technology is based on a scientific method used to detect the orientation of the Earth's magnetic field from millions of years ago. That qualifies as great data retention in my book! The drives (3.5in) run $200-$300 depending on source and capacity (current max is 2.3Gb per approx-$20 removable disk). 5.25in drives are also avaialable in capacities up to 9Gb or so, but also are much more expensive.

  4. Re:Inexpensive Online Storage by hoggoth · · Score: 2, Interesting

    > I have 80gigs to backup. I currently use a friends machine, but it would be nice to pay about $20/month and not have to maintain it mayself.

    Get another 80 Gig hard drive. They go for about $0.40/Gig with rebates (see www.bensbargains.net). Put it inside your machine or in an external USB enclosure.

    Get Norton Ghost, or if you don't want to pay for Norton Ghost, make a Knoppix CD for free and use 'ntfsclone'.

    Make exact images of your hard drive once a week. It may not be "online" but it couldn't get much easier.

    Cost:
    Drive: approx. $32
    External USB enclosure: approx. $30
    Knoppix: free
    Total: $62.
    Time to make a ghost/ntfsclone backup: 30 seconds to click GO, then go do something else for an hour.

    So for about $5/month you have a simple easy to do backup system.

    --
    - For the complete works of Shakespeare: cat /dev/random (may take some time)