Carbonite, a provider of online backup services to consumers and small businesses, has released a version of Carbonite Online Backup for Macs.
Carbonite is billed as a ‘set and forget’ program that, once initial backup has been done, runs in the background looking for new and edited files on a Mac’s hard drive.
Users can back up all files then download them onto a backup or new Mac, with files displayed in the same folder tree as on the original Mac. Individual folders can also be recovered via Carbonite to the same machine they where lost from. Files can be accessed on both Mac and PC on any computer with an Internet connection.
Small changes, to documents, for example, are backed up individually to avoid repetitious and prolonged backups, says Carbonite.
The process is safe and secure, promises Carbonite, with data double-encrypted, as well as being password protected so only the user can access the data stored.
Mac users concerned about bandwidth issues can set Carbonite to 'low priority' mode, which lowers the amount of bandwidth used while ‘pause for 24 hours’ stops Carbonite for a day.
Compatible with Intel-based Macs running Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or 10.5 Leopard, a free 15-day trial is also available so users can try before they buy.
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