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If you need to perform a full system restore, iDrive Express works in reverse, as you can then request a physical drive with your data saved on it. You then back up your computer to the drive, send it to iDrive and they upload your data to their cloud servers. iDrive has thought of this though, as iDrive Express allows you to request a physical storage drive in the post. Of course, backing up your whole computer is likely to use a serious amount of network bandwidth, and if your internet connection doesn’t have a particularly fast upload speed, backing up a full PC/Mac system could take days. Not only can individual files and folders be backed up, you can also use iDrive to store the contents of your entire computer, cloning its hard drive so you can perform a full system restore. IDrive works well, but doesn't provide as much space or save as many versions as other services, while Livedrive has more features and is better all-round.IDrive’s Snapshots feature that stores up to 30 previous versions of all files backed up to iDrive (Image credit: Future)
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You can download files individually, download an entire folder, or remotely manage the backup settings of the PC with the iDrive client installed on it, but you can't share files with others. IDrive's web interface is basic but easy to use. You can define a weekly or monthly backup schedule, along with an email address that can be notified if your backup fails for any reason.

The client looks a bit less polished than those of some rival online backup services, but it does everything we'd want, with tree-view tabs to make it easy to select files and folders for backup and restoration. Larger files are still only backed up according to your schedule. This feature is designed to automatically recognise changes made to small files (50MB and under) and back them up every 10 minutes. With that done, you can choose to back your data up immediately, schedule the backup for a set time or configure a continuous backup. Adding and removing directories here is a simple as ticking or un-ticking a box. This makes it easy to browse your stored backups, as well as copy files to and from your iDrive and select which of 30 older versions of the file you wish to restore.Īfter you've installed the main iDrive client, you're asked to select the directories you wish to back up, selecting your Documents, Music, Pictures and Desktop by default.
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If you have a lot of data to backup, for a one-off fee of $70 (around £46), Pro Softnet can send you an external hard disk that you can fill and post back for upload.ĭuring installation, you have to first download a local client and then install an extra plug-in called iDrive Explorer, which mounts your iDrive as a virtual hard disk on your PC. A Family Pack is also available, providing 500GB of storage which can be shared between five PCs. However, as you can only back up from a single computer, this space is likely to be enough. Unlike some of its unlimited rivals, iDrive offers a fixed 150GB of backup space.
