Backup
your data and sync your files via Carbonite? Why not? The highly
proven file
storage
service now comes with a range of dedicated synchronization and file
sharing
services. In this article we will particularly analyze the Carbonite
Sync & Share application, which is now available for any desktop
computer, laptop or mobile (iOS or Android). Actually, the Carbonite
service has been receiving a lot of positive feedback, so we decided
to take a look as well.
The
Carbonite platform, in general, is dedicated to two basic features –
backup and restore. It simply provides you with the opportunity to
restore your accidentally deleted or lost files and folders, once
they have been backed up to the cloud. When using Carbonite, as with
any other cloud
storage
service, your data is always safe in the cloud. It gets encrypted at
the very moment it leaves your device.
Carbonite
does not provide a free version, but you can test the service using
its 30-day trial version. In this article we will not examine the
service as a whole. We will only focus to its Sync and Share
functionality. But before that, it is worth mentioning that on the
web platform users can easily view their backup and synchronization
processes via the online dashboard.
What
we don't like about the service is that its file upload
speeds are not particularly high, and if you have a lot of files to
backup, the process may take too much time.
What
we need to say about the Sync & Share application is that you
simply cannot go without it if file versioning is important to you
and your business.
To
install the application, go to the Carbonite website and download it.
For mobile it is available in Apple Store and Google Play. Once
installed, by default it creates a list of your recent files (the
ones you created for the last 30 days) and automatically backs them
up to the cloud. Of course, you can manually specify the files and
folders that this list shall contain. All the changes you make to
your files on your multiple devices will be automatically
synchronized across all of them.
Users
can keep their collaborators and friends up-to-date with the Sync &
Share functionality. They can securely share their files via the
application. Simply choose a document from the list and click the
Share option, and you are good to go.
Once
you do that, add your collaborators' email addresses in the field,
and they will get an email, inviting them to your files.
