Sharing backup info ChemIT staff have come across which may help others backing up their personal computers.

Hard drives will fail

• https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-update-september-2014/

Examples using Cornell-funded services (go away when you graduate)

• OneDrive for Business (as of Dec 2015, not ideal for Mac users)
  
  • http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/onedrive/
• Box (good for Macs or Windows)
  
  • http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/box/

Examples some folks have had experience with

• CrashPlan

Other examples we'd like to hear others have had experience with

• https://www.backblaze.com/best-online-backup-service.html

Other resources

Mac users can especially benefit from this one-page cheat-sheet, or get the entire book:

• http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/backing-up

Guide from a vendor:

• https://www.backblaze.com/data-backup/backup-your-computer.html