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Carbonite: Product Report, Reviews and Consumer Feedback
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Every year, 43 percent of computer users lose irreplaceable files. Carbonite automatically and securely backs up the irreplaceable contents of their computers – no matter how much stuff they need to backup. Restoring lost files takes just a few clicks.
Carbonite installs a small application on your computer that works quietly in the background looking for new and changed files that need to be backed up. It looks and feels just like part of your computer, and is integrated with your desktop — there's no new interface for you to learn.
If anything happens to your computer, restoring lost files is easy. To restore a specific file or folder, simply open the Carbonite Backup Drive from your desktop. Files and folders are organized in the backup drive exactly as they are on your computer. Locate the specific file or folder, right-click and select "restore." The file will be restored to its original location on your hard drive. You will also have the option of restoring the file to a new location, by selecting "Restore to..." or recovering a previous version of the file by selecting "Restore previous versions..."
If you need to restore everything in your backup to a new or repaired computer, go to carbonite.com and click the Restore tab to log in to your account and restore your files. The Carbonite Restore Wizard will help you restore all of your files to your new computer with just a few clicks.
After installation, Carbonite scans the hard disk looking for files to back up. Carbonite automatically backs up all file types except executables (such as .exe and .dll), system files, temporary files and video files. However, any of the excluded file types can be manually added to the backup by right-clicking on the file and selecting "Back this up" from the Carbonite menu. Upon setup, Carbonite offers a wide array of options for customizing your backup, but 95 percent of Carbonite users prefer to stick with the default settings.
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Feedback, Reviews and Overview
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"Carbonite isn't a free service, but there's no limit on the size of your computer's backup, something which makes it more attractive as the speed of home Internet connections continues to rise."
news.cnet.com
"Well last week it started offering more, for about the same price. Carbonite introduced a new feature that gives users access to those files remotely from any computer. Files can be accessed individually with just an Internet connection. Small business owners who are traveling and forgot a presentation or contract can easily access the file from the road."
smallbiztechnology.com
"Their software is intelligent enough that it only begins to backup files when your PC is idle. This saves your computer from slowing down while you’re working on it. A nice feature I liked over other online backup services as well."
dontloseyourdata.com
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Company info
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System Requirements
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Price
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Carbonite launched its online backup service in May 2006. Its industry-first offer of unlimited backup space for a flat low price revolutionized the market for consumer and small business backup services. So far, Carbonite has backed up over 3 billion files and more importantly, restored over 200 million files that would have been lost forever.
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Carbonite requires Windows XP, Vista, Mac OS 10.4 or Mac OS 10.5 and a high-speed Internet connection.
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$54.95 per year ($99.95 for 2 years)
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