Get 2GB of free online backup and storage space
Despite the growing popularity of portable USB memory devices, some people still prefer to store their files online so that they are available from any PC. If you're among them, then this program is for you.
IDrive is a free online storage service that grants you up to 2 GB of space to store any kind of files. Its main purpose is to create backup copies of your most important documents, but I guess you can use it to save just about anything. It's a great way to share files between remote computers, or a desktop and laptop PC.
IDrive is very easy to use because its interface is very similar to that of Windows standard File Explorer. Data is categorized in a tree-like structure, and you only need to check those folders and files that you want to backup. The backup process can take a while (we uploaded about 45 MB in 20 minutes during our tests) but the good thing is that you can leave the program running in the background and even limit the amount of bandwidth used by it. Besides the Explorer-like interface, IDrive also adds a new mapped drive to your "My PC" folder where you can check the contents uploaded to the IDrive storage service.
Generally speaking, IDrive is a great idea. I think it's a good alternative to offline backups and other removable storage solutions such as USB devices or even recordable CD. On the downside, the program lacks a faster response when moving between options and menus.
A free, easy tool that enables you to have a backup copy of your files always available.
User reviews about IDrive
by Anonymous
I drive is good but.....
after testing few online services I decided to go with idrive, mostly because it's support for maped network drives. an option to backup network drives without the need to map them will be better though.
but I also find idrive buggy and miss some importent features.
idrive explorer does not calculate correctly the used space. trying to refresh caused the machine to crash several times.
I manage few user acounts on the same machine and keep the "my documents" folders of all acounts in one "documents" folder. when I look in this folder in the idrive clasic I can't see the folder used to be "my documents", I can only see the other acounts folders. it's not in the tree hirarchy. I can only see it as "my documents". the same for the "my pictures" and "my music folders. it's the same for the backup and resore panes of the idrive clasic. In the idrive explore or th WEB interface the hirarcy is OK.
the feature I mostly miss is a list of files panding for backup. I like the way it's done in Carbonite using orange/green dots, but a simple list will be good too. Pros:
support for network maped drives
Cons:
no list of files panding for backup.
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by Anonymous
Its freeware but......
Well , i think this program is good due to the extra space u will obtain for this program. It is easy to download but........ When you download this program you will need to sign up for something in order to use this program. I think its fare but just letting you people know alrite More