Dropbox

Some name gets associated with a service that we tend to identify those services using the product. For online cloud storage, Dropbox is that name. Dropbox may be offering least in terms of free storage, however, people tend to still use it because of the reliability and ease of use. It syncs perfectly with your computer or smartphone and provide an affordable cloud backup service. You can use Dropbox only as browser based application or you can install desktop and smartphone apps and sync the data between all your devices. If a change is made in one of the files, updated version is provided across all devices. Dropbox does continuous and incremental updates. Therefore, it will only update the file which you changed and sync it across all connected devices. This way you are not wasting time syncing the stuff manually every time. The pro version offers additional storage and ability to recover deleted files or previous file version (all within 30 days). Sharing the content is as easy as copying the link and sending it across. Smartphones apps work great as well.

When it comes to backing up data online, the biggest fear anyone has is of data theft. We have seen enough leaked celebrity images to know that this stuff can be hacked. Dropbox pro does offer password protected links, however, it does not support private encrypted keys. Pro version is missing the scheduler feature as well and you cannot backup files automatically at a scheduled time. Continous syncing of data can eat into your bandwidth as well.

If you are looking for an affordable online backup service then Dropbox is certainly on top of the list. You can use the referral system to increase your free allocated space up to 16 GB, which is a lot for a reliable and easy to use service. You can easily share files with anyone and clean user interface makes it easy to understand various features of the service. Pro version with additional features and 1 TB storage space is also an affordable solution. Dropbox is highly recommended.