Cloud backup

[jean2579]

How do you back up a laptop info to the cloud? We run windows 7.

[cherry*135]

I don't know if you will be able to back up your laptop on the i-cloud storage. It is probably just for your i-pad.

[poison_ivys_pen]

True a3 not unless the files have been transfered from the Laptop to the ipad.

There are a few free cloud storage options out there for general PC users but are very limited on storage space and in all honesty I don't recommend cloud storage but do support the option of backing up everything to a mobile device eg: a portable HDD, as uploading to any cloud server is a slow task irrespective of internet speed, much faster to simply backup onto a portable drive.

[lakeland27]

i hear my 2nd daughter admonishing her i cloud thing, i think the problem revolves around 'old' music from six months ago re appearing and storing the tunes she likes Now in the cloud. she's not happy with the cloud.

[cherry*135]

I was looking at cloud storage for photos. I think I will buy a portable hard drive instead.

A lot of newer devices like scanners and even the portable hard drives can send stuff direct to your cloud storage.

[poison_ivys_pen]

haha LL she sounds like my niece I've heard her mutter a few choice things about icloud etc, hence why I don't use it.  Not worth the pain.

[poison_ivys_pen]

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@am*3 wrote:

I was looking at cloud storage for photos. I think I will buy a portable hard drive instead.

A lot of newer devices like scanners and even the portable hard drives can send stuff direct to your cloud storage.

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I think so provided the device is attached to a PC to access the cloud then it's simply selecting the drive to upload to the cloud and the files you want.

For storing photo's there is still always the option of using photobucket or the many other photo hosting sites out there.

[lakeland27]

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@poison_ivys_pen wrote:

haha LL she sounds like my niece I've heard her mutter a few choice things about icloud etc, hence why I don't use it.  Not worth the pain.

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 daughter 2 knows how to share that pain around

[jean2579]

Thanks everyone. The reason I wanted to know is that during an online discussion in the last few days we were told that if we were in either a fire or flood prone area, and we are in both, then eveerything should be backed to the cloud for retrieval after the event, and that all docs should be dcanned into laptop and then stored in cloud. I must admit that I find it very confusing.

[green.fields]

A  tech group I belong to they are forever waffling on about cloud storage, one that is mentioned everytime is dropbox, that only gives you 2GB free however.

If I were you I would talk to your son, he should be able to help you.

You might also like to read this:

http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/best-free-online-backup-sites.ht

Me, I backup to an external harddrive but I am not in a bushfire or flood zone.

[freakiness]

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@poison_ivys_pen wrote:

True a3 not unless the files have been transfered from the Laptop to the ipad.

There are a few free cloud storage options out there for general PC users but are very limited on storage space and in all honesty I don't recommend cloud storage but do support the option of backing up everything to a mobile device eg: a portable HDD, as uploading to any cloud server is a slow task irrespective of internet speed, much faster to simply backup onto a portable drive.

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I use the cloud for storing and sharing documents, photos and videos across various devices and back up. I find it much faster and easier than storing on portable HDD or usb devices. I have set up so image/video files auto upload and auto sync so that as soon as anything uploads it downloads to devices. It does only work well because I have a very good upload speed though.  I find if I'm away from home and relying on 3/4G instead of wifi/FTTP it can take anything from minutes to hours to upload.