I wrote back in 2013 about serious issues we were having at the time trying to back up a significant amount of data to Carbonite.
CloudBerry Backup, however, is a software application that can facilitate backing up your data locally, to the cloud, or both. Why? Well, there are software tools that backup data locally-like to an external USB hard drive, and there are cloud-based backup services like Carbonite or Backblaze. The CloudBerry Backup approach is unique. The reality, however, is that it often isn’t as easy as you would think.ĬloudBerry reached out and asked me to take a look at their solution for cloud backup. Backing up your data should be a top priority and it should be simple. A ransomware attack could encrypt all of your data and hold it hostage. A hardware malfunction could wipe out your data in the blink of an eye.
While the app is free, you would need to pay to use the cloud storage feature.ĬloudBerry is indeed a good solution for nerds and if you’re interested, you can download it from here.I can’t stress enough the importance of backing up your data.
The freeware version comes with most of the features that are available in the Pro version of the app including the flexible scheduler and retention policies.īut if you’re interested in image-based backup, compression and encryption features, you would need to buy the Pro version for $49.99. PriceĬloudBerry Backup is available for Windows and other OSes.
We’ve tested the online to online, local to online, PC to USB drives backup solutions. We’re using CloudBerry for one month and the app has performed flawlessly in our testing. The program is largely aimed at the IT market and but it’s also available for the general users. If you’re familiar with the backup universe, the app should be easy on the eye for you. The app comes with compression feature that would decrease the storage cost and reduce the bandwidth usage.ĬloudBerry Backup interface is not modern enough and it’s not newbie-friendly. You can set up the app to backup your data hourly, daily, weekly or monthly. Fortunately, CloudBerry includes a scheduling feature that you can use to make sure your files are properly backed up when you’re busy at your work. Sometimes, bad things happen to computers when you’re away. In addition to ransomware protection, CloudBerry claims that the data is encrypted by 256-bit strong keys on the source side and when you upload the files, documents and folders to the cloud services, the process is also encrypted using the SSL protocols. According to CloudBerry, the feature should be able to prevent existing backups from being overwritten in order to keep ransomware away. The app takes care of your data and there’s a Ransomware Protection feature that would detect the encryption changes in files. Multiple cloud servicesĬloudBerry can upload your data and store it securely in OneDrive, Windows Azure, Amazon S3, SoftLayer and others. The CloudBerry supports image-based backup that basically takes snapshots and transfers it to the cloud service of your choice. The app works with Amazon S3, Microsoft’s OneDrive, Google Drive and other biggies.
The list of supported services is pretty impressive. For example, you can use it to quickly copy data from the local drive to online storage and vice versa. The best thing about CloudBerry Backup is that it can switch between online backup and storage services. CloudBerry is a paid tool but there’s a free version that takes care of the cloud and local backup basics.