IDrive e2 provides fast and cheap S3 storage space in the cloud, and it's up to you what you do with it and how you interact with it.Īfter you've created an account, you are invited to enable the right region and create a 'Bucket' – that's the IDrive e2 term for a controlled data space where files are stored. Files and folders can then be synced together in real time across multiple devices. The goal is to use IDrive e2 as a destination for data from these multiple devices, so that smartphones, PC’s, tablets and even hard drives can all be backed up to a single cloud account. IDrive Express can deliver physical media with your data- in less than a week. In a situation where you need a physical copy of the data, IDrive e2 has that covered as well. By the way, with the snapshots feature, IDrive e2 will retain up to 30 previous versions of the files that are backed up to the account, which is ideal protection from ransomware attacks. Furthermore, there is True Archiving, as no data gets deleted from the online account until either you manually delete it, or run the command for Archive Cleanup, which then matches the account to what is on your computer.

The process is to look for the modified part of the file, and to then only transfer the modified data to not clog up the network bandwidth. IDrive e2 deals with this, by doing incremental backups.

Data can be accessed from mobile devices, and can be backed up from them.Īll of these uploads can take quite a bit of bandwidth. The platforms supported go even beyond this with software for a Linux/Unix server, a Window’s Basic Client, and a thin client for PC’s and Macs.

There are also mobile apps available, for both the iOS and Android platforms.

IDrive e2 can be used on a variety of platforms, with dedicated software for Windows and Mac, with regular updates that are almost monthly. (Image credit: IDrive e2) IDrive e2: Features

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