There are many ways to destroy data. Some are intentional, some accidental, some so rare you never see them coming. To help you keep your critical files secure from any threat, we’ve compiled the five worst ways to lose your data, and the best way to protect them. Hint: It’s Online Backup. Spills (Source: EndearingYouAre.Tumblr.com) […]
So what’s the best strategy for keeping your data safe, but also easy to access? You can backup all your PCs, Macs, iOS, and Android devices in a single account with IDrive’s PC Mag award-winning application, for instance. But did you know IDrive also offers local backup with super-fast restores in addition to the […]
Where is your data right now? Your most important photos or videos? Your critical documents, tax records, or even your music? Is it on your PC? Your Mac? Your iPhone, iPad, or Android device? Is it on a local server? A laptop? In a Facebook or Instagram account? Or is it on ALL of these? […]
Today we’re thrilled to be recognized by PC Magazine as not only, “one of the most aggressive online backup services in recent years,” but also the overall best online backup solution in 2015. In a comparison between the top online backup players on the market, PC Mag singled out IDrive as the most reasonably priced, […]
Since announcing our Unlimited Mobile Backup plan for $4.99/year last month, we’ve had hundreds of thousands of new mobile users backup tons of their photos and videos. With a wealth of data about iOS and Android user preferences on our hands, we were able to compare both groups to discover which platform backs up more […]
We’re a taking a new approach to backup, giving our users the best of both worlds with our new Hybrid backup feature. IDrive users can now backup their critical files locally and also in the cloud. Local backup solves one of major pain points of online backup, slow restore speeds. Backing up large amounts of […]
Folks, Sugarsync just announced that it is doing away with the free accounts going forward. It is a popular sync and backup service, and this is a major change to their policy. As the CEO of a competing service here at IDrive Inc, I wanted to share some of our thoughts on this. There are […]
The rumor on campus is true, IDrive is now offering 50% off on all accounts (personal AND business level) to students, faculty, and schools/colleges/universities! You just need to sign up with a valid education domain based email address. Plus, the discount applies for the life of the account! That could be FOREVER, if you […]
You may have heard the rumor train passing by, sounding the arrival of the IDrive Express: a physical storage shipment service available for faster backup and simple retrieval of data, up to 1TB. It’s making personal stops, right at your front door. What does that mean for you? No more waiting! No one likes […]
