One of the most tedious yet worthwhile tasks that you can do is backup your data. You never know when that sudden crash is going to happen which is why I just showed you earlier today how you could use a batch file to backup certain folders. It isn’t really that hard to do but not everyone has multiple computers around the house that they can use.
Sure you could pay for solutions like Xdrive but why bother when you can use Mozy for free! They give you 2GB of storage and a simple-to-use backup utility that you run on your computer. The application will let you completely customize what kind of files are backed up so that you can prevent unwanted data from reaching their servers. Once your files are are stored on their site Mozy takes the liberty of encrypting your data so that you can sleep easy at night.
They also have a nice referral system setup so that every 4 people that you invite and get to sign-up you will receive 1GB in space. You can either provide them with a hyperlink (this is my referral hyperlink) or you can just use a referral code that they can enter in (my referral code is 2YYJFF). Don’t let me hold you back from using me as a referral 
. I just started using the service today but it seems nice so far. I guess we’ll see how it holds up for the long haul!
News Source: Yahoo
Take a moment to read their license and privacy policy – you may not be so eager to use them. They reserve the right to go through your data so they can marketbto you..
I didn’t notice that cj. Thanks for pointing it out but that sounds like what Google does with GMail. At first everyone was in shock about them “reading” through our email but now it is like people don’t even care.
I think it is important to respect the users privacy which is why I wouldn’t put some of my absolute personal data on it. I would, however, backup some important images or such.
-Ryan
Thanks for referring me Ryan.
Yes, the point is NOT to put any personal or confidential data on their servers.
I’m using something similar for my [datadepositbox.com] you get a month’s free trial and they don’t touch your info at all.. whatever you backup or store on their servers is encrypted and only u can touch it.. so u can still backup confidential data without havin to worry bout ppl lookin thru it for marketing… evilness…
What you use, roger, is a commercial solution, while Mozy is for free. And if on Mozy is a computer which “looks” to choose best ads (as on Gmail), I don’t care. You cannot be sure that on any web-solution real people will not look… unless you encrypt your data before. So they can look… and look… and look…