Online Backup- do you do it?

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    Service like Carbonite or Mozy. Do you use them?

    I am thinking about it. Use time machine but want something offline.
     
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    Carbonite leaves your pits kind of greasy. Mozy smells funny. I'd hold out for a real deodorant.

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    You can get 2TB external USB drivers for about $100 (but I would guess you need far less) Back up to it and stick it in a fireproof safe?

    I haven't used any online backups myself... just don't trust my data on another system.
     
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    Fire proof safes don't work. In a real house fire, they eventually melt. Plus the heat on the safe will destroy the drive.
     
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    Burn DVD and stick it in safety deposit box?
     
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    that's another option i guess. i don't have a safety deposit box. plus online storage is most current. we did that at work with offsite tape backups, its a bitch to do regularly.
     
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    whenever i do take my laptop i do a backup on an external drive just in case i lose it (which has happened before)
     
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    Get your own tape library.
     
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