Thanks Ronni, yes, I was confused. Originally I was thinking "Online Time Machine" but that is too expensive as far as I can see. Neil's suggestion of offsite with swapping a couple of drives seems the way to go. I have not only my own stuff but also critical material belonging to other people that I have trebly backed up at home but which needs an away from home repository and also easy access by others if I happen to suddenly cark it. Thanks for confirming what was more or less apparent, hope you are warm and snug at home today, cold wet and windy here right now! Severin On 27/06/2012, at 5:28 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> Hi Severin, > > Are you meaning "Online Backup" or "Offsite Backup". > By mentioning iCloud I presumed you meant "Online Backup"? > > If so, you need to check the security of each service and the price. Most are > very expensive especially for the amount of Data you are thinking of storing. > And remember to upload or download from 'Online Backup' can take days for > that amount of data! ;-) > > A few links for you below: > > Online Backup Services: > > Which online backup service is right for you? > <http://www.macworld.com/article/1156511/whatonlinebackupservice.html> > > 7 Web services that let you back up files and restore them from anywhere > Bit outdated as written in 2009 > <http://www.macworld.com/article/1142606/online_backup.html> > > 6 of the best online backup services for Mac > <http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/6-of-the-best-online-backup-services-for-mac-929115> > > 2012 Best Online Data Backup Comparisons and Reviews > <http://online-data-backup-review.toptenreviews.com/> > > 27 Online Backup Services Reviewed > A List of the Best Online Backup Services > <http://pcsupport.about.com/od/maintenance/tp/online_backup_services.htm> > > Online Cloud Backup Reviews & Ratings > <http://www.nextadvisor.com/online_backup_services/index.php> > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.7.4 Lion > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > > On 27/06/2012, at 3:47 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: > >> I have a significant amount of material (up to 200GB) that I would like to >> back up securely offsite. iCloud looks pricey! Are there cheaper >> alternatives - I am looking at weekly backup updates or similar. >> Severin Crisp >> >> ________________________________________________________ >> Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP >> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. >> Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) >> email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au >> ________________________________________________________ >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> ________________________________________________________ Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au ________________________________________________________ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
