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EZ-Backup
| Pr computer: $5.50/mo (First 18 GB, compressed)
| http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/ezbackup/fees/ | Default setting is to backup full computer, including the OS, which makes for a larger backup and thus potentially more expensive. But the most cost-effective method will requiring carefully and accurately focusing backup on just user's unique docs, not full OS.
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File server
| Per group: $9 for 150GB $30 for 500GB $60 for 1TB (onwards)
| http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/sharedfile/fees.cfm | Set up private folders for each member; can't see each others files. Has capacity for shared folders, if sharing is desired. Accessible from off-campus via VPN. CIFS are Windows and Mac-friendly. NetID-based so usernames and password are easy to remember.
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Box.com
| Free to CU members, up to 10GB
| http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/box/about.cfm | Good for working files. Good for sharing, including to your own, other computers. Limited space. Individual file size limit is 2GB. Cornell-contracted. Use and rights governed differently than with your group's private DropBox.com accounts, for example. More space may be available to individuals; contact ChemIT to explore this option. Service stores prior versions of files, and in most cases also deleted files. Consider backing up files in case account gets hacked or of a bad internal actor.
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Here are some promising, but untested, tools: