Free Online Storage dan Backup Online

Pernahkah Anda kehilangan data-data penting di hardisk atau storage media lainnnya karena hardisk tersebut rusak atau hilang misalnya? Kesal sudah pasti tetapi nasi sudah menjadi bubur, Anda terpaksa harus memulai sesuatunya dari awal kembali.

Untuk menghindari kejadian tersebut, yang perlu kita lakukan adalah selalu backup, backup dan backup data-data penting kita. Bila media penyimpanan backup offline Anda saat ini dirasa belum cukup, saatnya untuk mencoba layanan online storage atau online backup untuk meyimpan data-data kita.


Di internet banyak sekali layanan file storage dan backup online yang dapat kita gunakan untuk membackup data-data kita seperti misalnya DropBox, Mozy, IDrive, Wuala, 4Shared, BeeCloud dan Windows SkyDrive. Berikut sedikit review dari layanan backup data online tersebut:

1. DropBox - Cloud Based, Automatic, File Synchronization Service
   2 GB Free Online Space
   Dropbox works with Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Android
   Invite friends, family or teammates to a folder
   Any changes can be undone, and files can be undeleted
   Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and AES-256 bit encryption.
   More info: http://www.dropbox.com/features
   
   
2. Mozy - Online Backup, Data Backup & Remote Backup Solutions
   2 GB Free Online Space
   Automatic or scheduled backups
   File encryption during backup and storage
   iPhone and Android mobile apps
   More info: http://mozy.com/home/free/
   
   
3. IDrive - Backup Online for PC, Mac, iPphone
   5 GB Free Backup Space
   Add files and folders to Backup set from anywhere on Windows
   Share your files and folders via the web interface
   Enhanced security with 128-bit SSL encryption on transfers,
   256-bit AES encryption on storage with a user defined key
   More info: http://www.idrive.com/online-backup-features.htm
   
   
4. Wuala - Secure Online Storage
   2 GB Free Online Storage
   Backup. Sync. Share. Access Everywhere
   All data encrypted on your computer
   For Windows, Mac, Linux, and Mobile
   More info: http://www.wuala.com/en/learn/features
   
   
5. 4Shared - File Online Storage and File Sharing
   10 GB Free Storage
   Advanced upload & download with 4shared desktop
   Synchronized File and Folder with 4shared Sync
   4Shared mobile for Symbian, BlackBerry, iPhone and Android
   More info: http://www.4shared.com
   
   
6. SkyDrive - Simple Storage, Simple Sharing
   25 GB Free Online Storage
   Simply drag your files from your computer and drop them into SkyDrive
   Create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents with SkyDrive
   Set permissions to private or choose who you want to share the file
   Synced between your computer and SkyDrive via Windows Live Sync
   More info: http://explore.live.com/skydrive
   
   
7. BeeCloud - Free Online Backup and Storage
   512 GB Free Storage
   Work on PC and Mac
   Keeps up to 30 revisions of a file
   Backs up only changed portions of large files (like Outlook PST files)
   Backup up unlimited number of computers with the same account
   More info: http://www.beecloud.eu/

Saya sendiri telah mencoba berbagai layanan backup data online tersebut diatas dan menurut saya dropbox-lah yang paling simple digunakan tetapi karena berbagai pertimbangan akhirnya saya lebih memilih SkyDrive untuk menyimpan dan membackup data secara online. Bagaimana dengan Anda..?