As most of our lives become digital, keeping our most important files on one PC is becoming more and more of a risk. What if your hard disk fails? You could potentially lose many years worth of photos, music, films and work. Previously people used to back up to an external hard drive, but what if you forget? No backups for a week and you lose a weeks worth of data!Luckily the internet has provided a solution, there is now a lot of software that backs up your files as frequently as you want, whether that’s hourly or monthly. The current providers give you so many features that everyone should be able to find what they need. You can set up scheduled backups at whatever times you want, throttle the bandwidth, restore many previous versions of files, and even share files with other people.Here are the Top 10 Best Online Back up providers. Lets have a look :

 

10. iBackup

They don’t have a great website, and the software is a bit outdated. But we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover right? It does have all the features you would need, and they currently offer 100GB of space for $9.95 per month. You can schedule backups as you want them, throttle bandwidth, and version control files.

 

9. iCloud

Apple’s very own online backup system, but it is low in the list as you can only use it for iPhones and Macs. However, there isn’t really any software to download, as everything is automatically backed up. This was one of Steve Job’s good products that “just works”. You don’t even realise and everything on your phone is backed up. Unfortunately it only has 5GB free space, and then its $20 for 10GB extra. Really good if you are an iPhone user.

 

8. SOS Online Backup

The company offers limited space, and not that much of it, so if you are a professional photographer then this service is not for you. However, they do offer a backup of your entire Facebook profile, which is amazing and no other services offers this! They will copy of all your wall posts, photos and messages. So in case Facebook ever disappears, your memories will still be there. Their price is a bit expensive compared to some other services.

 

7. Carbonite

One of the oldest and most respected companies in the industry, Carbonite offers unlimited space from only $59 per month which is one of the best prices. However, support for Macs is not very good. They have a unique service also where you can order a hard-copy DVD of your backups if you want.

 

6. Backup Genie

Starting at only $4.49 per month, the price is very small for this service, and you get 75GB for that which for a small home user (might) be enough. The software is dead simple and easy to use, so even the older generation can back up their data quickly.

 

5. Google Drive

Recently released, Google drive offers 5GB of free storage, and we are pretty sure that Google will keep your data safe in a reliable way! You can also expand your storage space, but that costs money. Since it integrates with many other Google products (for example Google Docs), it’s quite certain that you will start using this in the next few years, whether you want to or not.

 

4. SugarSync

They have the cheapest rate per GB in the industry, so great value for money, and the trial amount beats almost everyone else. You can’t use the software in Linux though, and usage is capped at 500GB. So for small amounts they are great, for power users not so much.

 

3. Mozy

Although there is no free trial, and prices are not amazing, the customer service is great, and Mozy are one of the biggest in the industry. Their software is the easiest to use ever, so if you want something to recommend to an older person, Mozy is definitely the best.

 

2. Dropbox

Probably everyone has heard of Dropbox, they are growing like wildfire, and are constantly featured on Techcrunch. Dropbox gives you 5GB for free, then you can pay (not the best rates though). Their strongpoint is really easy sharing, and of course the fact that most of your friends are probably registered. One little annoyance that dropbox has though is if a friend shares a file with you, it reduces your free space as well as theirs, so in fact the same file is using up space twice!

 

1. ZipCloud

Unlimited space for less than $7 per month! Amazing! Their software is very simple to use, the website is also great. Very flashy web 2.0 design, and so is the software. They have all the features you could want, from scheduling to bandwidth throttling to file type exclusions. Zipcloud is highly recommended as the best service out there! So we do think that ZipCloud is the best and No.1 Online or cloud back up storage service with outstanding features and best performance.You can get a detailed review of the zip cloud backup service here at (http://www.topcloudbackups.com/blog/75/zipcloud/)

If you are interested in this industry, there is plenty of searching to do as there are over 50 providers of online storage. It is hard to find out what is best for you. For more detailed reviews, you can check out Top Cloud Backups (http://www.topcloudbackups.com)