Google Backup and Sync review: Works best for those already tied into Google's ecosystem<article>
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<p>Google’s new
Backup and Sync (15GB free; larger storage options available for a fee) software tries to leverage Google’s existing Google Drive and Google Photos products by adding a file-backup option. It has a lot of limitations, but two key advantages. First, it’s simple. Second, it works with Google’s free storage tier and all its paid tiers for Google Drive,
which is reasonably affordable.</p><p>Simplicity in file backups helps ensure that people actually back up their files. Nearly every day, I hear a tale of heartbreak about someone who erased photos or a drive or had a hardware failure and had made no other copy. (The best time to back up is starting
right now!) I typically steer people to an online hosted backup service with a flat rate for unlimited storage, like
Backblaze. Or, if they want more control over encryption and where files are placed,
Arq or
ChronoSync.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3209287/data-center-cloud/google-backup-and-sync-review.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Google Backup and Sync review: Works best for those already tied into Google's ecosystem
