You can enable an optional syncing service, called Cloud Drive, from the settings.

You can opt to back up only selected folders, such as your documents and pictures, or you can back up your entire hard drive. You need to install the software on every device you want to back up.Īfter installation you sign into your account then decide which files you want to back up regularly. After creating your account you get links to the IDrive application for various devices. Getting Started With iDriveīefore you can use IDrive, you need to sign up for an account, which you can do without a credit card if you opt for the free version. There are also mobile clients for iOS and Android. There is a command-line-only version of IDrive for Linux, intended for servers, that you can get only if you email the support team and ask for it. IDrive offers desktop clients for Windows (7 and later) and macOS (10.11 El Capitan and later). What Operating Systems Does IDrive Support? Elephant Drive charges businesses $400 a year for 2TB of storage, for example, while SpiderOak charges $320 a year for 5TB of storage. It's competitive for business-grade backup. IDrive's Business plans start at $99.50 for 5TB of storage shared among five users and five computers and scale up from there. All of this means that, for most individual users, IDrive represents the best value. Backblaze offers unlimited storage space for $70 a year, though notably that plan can only be used to back up a single computer and doesn't support mobile devices. Elephant Drive charges $100 a year for 1TB of storage and $500 per year for 5TB. You get a discount the first year ($59.62).įor comparison, SpiderOak One Backup offers 150GB for $69 a year and its 5TB costs $320 a year. IDrive Personal, which is a paid plan for individual users, starts at $79.50 per year with 5TB of storage. Additionally, there's no device limit, so you can back up as many devices as you like with any of IDrives plans. Many services don't offer local backup others, including Carbonite Safe, charge extra for the feature. It's also worth noting that all versions of IDrive, including the free version, can back up files locally to an external or network drive.

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