Comparing MySecureBackup to Other Online Storage Services
If you're in the market for online storage or backup you've probably
noticed there are a lot of services out there. MySecureBackup has a
unique approach to online storage that a lot of people like. This page
highlights some of the unique benefits of MySecureBackup that you're
unlikely to find with other services.
Most online backup services can only be used for basic backup. You select
the files you want to backup and if you need to restore, you use their
proprietary software or web page to select the files to restore, often
waiting several minutes or hours before you can access your files.
MySecureBackup has a great automatic backup system, and can easily
be used for basic data backup, but MySecureBackup also gives you a complete
network drive that you can use from multiple machines - like an unlimited
size USB drive that you can connect to from anywhere. The exclusive caching
features in MySecureBackup make it so that using your network drive
is as fast as a local drive, and you don't need to constantly transfer
data from the server.
This also allows you to use your favorite 3rd party backup tool such
as ChronoSync, SyncBack, or rsync to manage your data if you prefer -
something no other online backup service offers.
No restrictions on what or how much you backup
Other online backup services place restrictions on what type of files
you can backup or how much data you can backup in a period of time. In
some cases you may not be able to backup your program files, large media,
or system files. Even services that offer "unlimited" backup typically
have restrictions on "reasonable" usage or reserve the right to terminate
your service at any time with no reason. With MySecureBackup, your storage
truly is unlimited. MySecureBackup's unique pay-as-you-go model ensures
that you can never outgrow the service or become a burden. While "Unlimited"
for a flat price may sound nice, how long can a company afford to provide
a service that costs more than they are charging?
Use MySecureBackup for backup, archival, or both
The backup features offered by many popular services will only backup
data on your local drives, and if you delete the data they will remove
it from your backup automatically (typically after 30-60 days). This means
that you can't archive your files to the service to free up local space.
Got a bunch of old movies you'd like to keep but are filling your drive?
Or a directory with old documents you'd like to clean up, but keep copies
just in case? With MySecureBackup you can safely archive your data and
have access to it anytime you need it in the future.
MySecureBackup supports Mac, Windows, and Linux - and has from day
1
The MySecureBackup software is cross platform, which is important even
if you only use one operating system today. Your data may live online
for years, and it's important that you be able to access it from any future
platform as well. You'll also find that the Mac and Linux versions are
not "second class citizens", as with other backup services. We support
the same feature set across all three versions and release upgrades simultaneously.
We've even done additional work to ensure that platform specific features
such as resource forks and finder data work like you'd expect.
Your data is YOUR data
MySecureBackup is the only online storage service where the application
is de-coupled from the storage and you "own" your own data. You can choose a custom encryption key so that all of your data is encrypted
before it leaves your computer, and stays encrypted while stored. Your encryption will meet AES-256
