Alternatives to IDrive for all platforms with any license

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Online backup for $5 month unlimited space. Backblaze backup encrypts and uploads all your data – no questions asked. No picking files. No digging through folders.

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Dropbox

Worlds leading online storage and file sync service. You get 2GB free. Apps for all major platforms.
- Dropbox does not offer end-to-end encryption and so does not protect your data from ransomware or any hackers that might breach their servers (and this has happened before). Dropbox also stores your data in a way that's readable to them, which means they have to hand it over when asked for it for government surveillance. This is not a problem for iDrive if you use the private key option because then only you can read your stuff. JohnFastman • Apr 2018 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry Chrome OS Windows S Windows Phone iPad Kindle Fire
File-sync Selective synchronization Unlimited storage Scan documents ... Centralized model repository Ad-free Backup Cloud sync Built-in viewer Works Offline Real-Time Synchronization Built-in player Cloud Storage Drag n drop Windows Explorer integration File sharing Folder sync IFTTT integration Integrated PDF Viewer Compatible with Microsoft Office Office Online integration Podcast Hosting Selective synchronization Shared folders Shared links Synchronization Add a feature

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Google Drive

Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service which enables user cloud storage, file sharing and collaborative editing. Google Drive incorporates the...
- Google Drive does not offer end-to-end encryption and therefore does not protect your data from ransomware. Google also stores your data in a format readable to them, which they can (and do) harvest your private data and hand it over when asked for it by government surveillance. This is not a problem for iDrive if you use the private key option because only you can read your stuff. JohnFastman • Apr 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Software as a Service (SaaS)
Cloud sync Built-in viewer File sharing File-sync ... Auto-saving File management GSuite Integration IFTTT integration Permission Management Android Sync Automatic conversion to multiple formats Backup Built-in player Cloud Storage Collaborative writing Sync Contacts Differential backup File Based Storage File Storage Integrated Search Compatible with Microsoft Office Works Offline Online collaboration Public Links Real time collaboration Upload directly to Google Drive Add a feature

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MEGA

MEGA, the successor of MegaUpload , is a cloud storage and file hosting service produced by Mega Limited. This cloud-storage solution...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Chrome Firefox
File-sync End-to-End Encryption AES encryption Encryption ... File Storage Cloud sync Encrypted backups Command line interface File sharing Firefox Extensions Support for Large File Works Offline Shared folders Video Hosting Accept Bitcoin as payment Cloud Storage Selective synchronization Split and merge PDF files Add a feature

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Duplicati

Duplicati is a backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on local storage, cloud storage services and remote file servers. The...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Encrypted backups Schedule Backup Cloud Storage Encryption ... Incremental backup Automatic Backup Cross-platform Data deduplication Email notifications Local Storage Support for Amazon Glacier Web-Based WebUI Management Backup Backup to Google Drive Cloud sync File Compression File Versioning Guided configuration Multiple languages Retention Schedule Support for SFTP Support for WebDAV Add a feature

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MediaFire

MediaFire is the simple solution for uploading and downloading files on the internet. It focuses on providing a positive experience for downloaders, but does not offer...

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry 10
Unlimited bandwidth Cloud Storage Add a feature

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Yandex.Disk

Yandex.Disk is a free cloud storage service that gives you access to your photos, videos and documents from any internet-enabled device. Download the app to your phone...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad
File-sync Backup File sharing File Storage ... Integrated Search Security focused Services monitoring Support for WebDAV Add a feature

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Spideroak One Backup

SpiderOak provides an easy, secure and consolidated online backup, storage, access, sharing & sync tool for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Ubuntu, Debian &...
- iDrive is about backup more than it is about sync (you backup your own data and sync your own computers, rather than sync with those of others). SpiderOak does the same. Importantly, both have "zero-knowledge" setups to ensure that no one except you - not even they - can see the data you are storing on their servers. SpiderOak is probably more established/reliable, iDrive has the superior mobile app (can backup your phone, not just download). iDrive has no Linux client. JohnFastman • Dec 2016 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone iPad Xfce
End-to-End Encryption Encrypted backups File Versioning Encryption ... Incremental backup Automatic Backup Backup Cloud Storage Folder sync Works Offline Real-time backup Security focused Selective synchronization Synchronization Unlimited storage Add a feature

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BackBlaze

Online backup for $5 month unlimited space. Backblaze backup encrypts and uploads all your data – no questions asked. No picking files. No digging through folders. Your...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows
Cloud Storage Remote backup Backup Encrypted sync ... Incremental backup Unlimited storage Add a feature

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iCloud

Store email, contacts, calendars, photos, music, books, apps and more in the cloud and access them on all your devices.
- The whole point of iDrive, Tresorit, SpiderOak and Sync.com is that they offer a zero-knowledge model based on encryption which prevents even the company from viewing user files. iCloud is NOT like that; files stored with iCloud can be viewed by Apple, subpoenad by the US govt and stolen in readable format by hackers. Go with encryption if you value your privacy. JohnFastman • Jul 2018
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web iPhone iPad
Cloud Storage Security & Privacy Add a feature

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CrashPlan

Automatic Data Loss Protection for Your Small Business $10 USD per month per computer. Never worry about losing business-critical data again. CrashPlan® for...

Commercial $ $ $ Windows Web
Encrypted backups Backup Incremental backup AES encryption ... Automatic Backup File Versioning Multiple languages Unlimited storage Version and Source control Add a feature

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about IDrive · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

I used iDrive for several months but it was slow and unreliable (and did not do "continuous" backups, only scheduled backups which are less effective for a laptop. In the end, I switched to Backblaze and haven't looked back.

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I started by trying the free storage option and for 2-3 consecutive days I had trouble loging in. I contacted support, we exchanged a couple of mails but nothing of what they proposed worked. The problem went away by itself afterwards. So I decided to try the 150GB for 5$/mo. plan. It took me ages to upload my data (I know its not their fault, all dsl connections are asymmetric). Then I was happy for about a couple of weeks, with automated backups keeping everything updated, until I changed the names of the folders of my photo collection. The program uploaded the folders again without deleting the older versions, and when I try to sync it gets stuck and it doesn't delete the older versions in the cloud. As a result my quota of 150GB is full and I cannot backup anything new. This has been going on for a while now, and the help desk is eager but unable to help.
I am seriously thinking about switching (that's how I got to this forum) because I cannot afford to spend so much time and energy on the issue. Any suggestions? I am considering Crashplan, SpiderOak and Backblaze in that order.

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IDrive recently started offering an unlimited backup plan in addition to their free and pro plans. There are a few limites like the mapped drive support is not available for the unlimited plan, Windows only and only one computer but it is an attractive plan for those people interesting in an unlimited backup plan.

Some details can be found here: http://www.onlinebackupdeals.com/idrive/idrive-unlimited-plan-details/

Comment by pillow86

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Long have I been trying a software with such lots of leftovers after uninstall.

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