I use http://www.backupify.com/ for my online social media. I have a free account since they were doing an offer for those at some point in the past but I'd like to change that to a paid account in future (once I have a job or something) since I have a lot of stuff! It does Gmail, Google Calendar, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter... very handy. It only backs up your content, and they don't have Livejournal, though I've requested it.
Technically I'm using Dreamwidth as my LJ backup!
Other than that, I'm on a mac using time machine. That was part of why I got a mac, though all of my old laptop hard drives were on external HDs in the past, and all of those are on my 1.5 terrabyte drive (which I assembled, and cost about $150 total). I do actually go through and use the old files sometimes, and none of them thus far have been corrupted. I also have some CD back-ups that are very old, but again, have worked long past their expected expiration. I've been lucky.
I'd REALLY like to back some things up to magnetic tape since that is by far the most durable option. However, despite having the tape drive and tapes, we don't have the piece that connects it to a computer, so we're stuck. I also can't decide what deserves that level of back up. Probably bank statements and tax forms, and maybe all my favorite pictures and schoolwork. A project for someday.
What I really should be doing is storing anything super important in a separate location, though technically, that's what Backupify is for those items.
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Date: 2011-06-28 04:55 pm (UTC)Technically I'm using Dreamwidth as my LJ backup!
Other than that, I'm on a mac using time machine. That was part of why I got a mac, though all of my old laptop hard drives were on external HDs in the past, and all of those are on my 1.5 terrabyte drive (which I assembled, and cost about $150 total).
I do actually go through and use the old files sometimes, and none of them thus far have been corrupted. I also have some CD back-ups that are very old, but again, have worked long past their expected expiration. I've been lucky.
I'd REALLY like to back some things up to magnetic tape since that is by far the most durable option. However, despite having the tape drive and tapes, we don't have the piece that connects it to a computer, so we're stuck. I also can't decide what deserves that level of back up. Probably bank statements and tax forms, and maybe all my favorite pictures and schoolwork. A project for someday.
What I really should be doing is storing anything super important in a separate location, though technically, that's what Backupify is for those items.