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Originally Posted by Dr. Gigglepants
I'm currently with Carbonite. $99 every 2 years for unlimited storage. So it's unlimited and automatic for about $4/month. Is Google Drive really that much better, I can still access my files on any PC, phone, tablet, etc. Could Google Drive be set up to be automatic like Carbonite?
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Unless I've missed a change they've made in the last couple years, Carbonite is a great BACKUP system, but not a SYNCING solution. In other words, Carbonite will upload anything you want from your computer, and you can go and find any of those files (manually) by logging into their website and downloading them as you need them.
Dropbox (and drive) does all that, but where Carbonite is really meant to keep files backed up from one computer, Dropbox will keep a folder synced on MULTIPLE computers. In other words, if you save a file into your Dropbox folder on one computer, it will instantly (ignoring download times) show up in the Dropbox of all of the other computers you have linked up. You can also share folders between accounts if you wish. Finally, there are a variety of sharing options on Dropbox that allow you to give out links that can be clicked in a web browser to access files that are in your Dropbox folder on your computer, which is a nice side benefit.
So basically, if you're just looking for an online backup solution, Carbonite works fine. If you're looking for a way to share files between multiple computers (and people) easily while having a backup solution as a nice side benefit, Dropbox (or Drive) are awesome.