It's also the fastest way to restore everything, should you ever upgrade to a new model or replace a lost/broken/stolen old one. It's an extra hassle, yes, but it's also the best way to insure that everything on your device gets backed up: photos, music, text messages, and so on. The personal plans both come with everything, can be used on multiple devices, and even without any deals cost just 79.50 per year for 5TB (around 6.63 per month) or 99.50 per year for 10TB. Google Drive offers 2 TB of Cloud storage for 9.99/month and Onedrive offers 6 TB of Cloud storage for the same price as Google Drive. But OneDrive pricing is a bit more affordable than Google Drive. Do this once or twice per week and you're golden. OneDrive Pricing: OneDrive offers fewer number of options when compared with Google Drive. It takes all of about three minutes to plug your iPhone or iPad into your PC or Mac and let it perform a backup. What's the best iDevice backup option?Ĭall me old-fashioned, but I prefer to sync. The key takeaway, for our purposes, is that iCloud Drive is an optional component of iCloud and not a requirement for iDevice backup. There’s also a 100GB plan which costs 1.99 (£1.99) per month, but if you need access to Microsoft Office you’ll have to fork out 6.99 (£5.99) per month for the Microsoft 365 Personal plan, which comes with 1TB of space. Apple's iCloud Drive FAQ is another useful resource. OneDrive’s free plan offers 5GB of storage which is nothing special. CNET's Jason Cipriani recently penned a complete guide to iCloud Drive, so that's a great place to learn about the specifics of the service. Instead, you access them via specific apps: Photos, Pages, etc. Like Carbonite, Backblaze offers unlimited storage. If you want ultra-fast file transfers, IDrive, pCloud and Jottacloud are great alternatives. It offers tons of storage, supports file sharing, and. Key Takeaways: Backup Alternatives for Carbonite. However, it doesn't operate in the same way as, say, Dropbox or OneDrive, in that you can't access (or organize) your collection of files via a Finder-like app - not on your mobile devices, anyway. Comments (1) (Image: IDrive) Tom's Guide Verdict IDrive is an affordable and capable cloud storage service for individuals and teams. ICloud Drive is more about document sync than backup.
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