Backup For Dummies Making Backup Easy

FAQs

• What is Backup For Dummies?
  Backup For Dummies is a secure local (on your computer) and online (to our servers) backup service. It's an easy, reliable, smart, and economical way to protect your data from everyday hazards like file corruption, accidental deletion and hardware failure. Backup For Dummies regularly backs up your files to its secure servers automatically so that you never have to worry about losing important data.
• What’s so special about Backup For Dummies?
  Backup For Dummies is simply the best backup service available. Here are just a few of the reasons we can claim this distinction:

  Backup For Dummies is brought to you by the same people that bring you the world’s most respected and popular reference books, period.

  Backup For Dummies is simple to use.

  • It performs backups automatically in the background while you continue working.
  • It encrypts all your files before transferring them to storage.
  • It's fast because it backs up only the data that has changed.
  • It backs up both open and locked files.
  • It's inexpensive and reliable.
  • We are always here to help you by phone.
• How do I use Backup For Dummies?
  Simply install the software on your computer, select the files you want to back up and then never worry about data loss again. Once you set it up, Backup For Dummies automatically backs up your data for you at regular intervals. You don't even have to think about it.
• How much does it cost?
  Backup For Dummies customers may purchase 20 GB of backup space for less than $2.50 per month and 50 GB of backup space for less than $5.00 per month.
• How often can I restore my data?
  You may restore files as many times as you need to. Backup For Dummies users are limited to one restore in the queue at a time, though multiple files may be requested within the same restore.
• How many files can I back up?
  Backup For Dummies accounts come in 20 GB and 50 GB sizes. You are welcome to back up data until you run out of space. Just note that the more files you back up, the longer your backups take.
• How long does it take to back up?
  Upload speeds differ depending on local and time of day but for a typical system on a typical broadband line - Backup For Dummies backs up data at the rate of about 2-4 GB per day. If left undisturbed on a fast connection, however, you can back up over 9 GB in a single day.

  During installation, Backup For Dummies runs a bandwidth test and lets you know about how much you can upload a day.

  After your initial backup, subsequent backups are relatively quick. Chances are that you won't even notice them. This is because Backup For Dummies only backs up the portions of your files that have changed since the last time they were backed up. This saves lots of time, bandwidth and storage space.

• Is Backup For Dummies secure?
  Absolutely. Backup For Dummies gives you the ability to select your data's encryption method: a Backup For Dummies key with 448-bit Blowfish encryption or your own personal key with 256-bit AES encryption. Your files are encrypted on your computer using the key of your choice and then transferred to the Backup For Dummies servers using 128-bit SSL encryption, the industry standard for safe and secure data transfer. Please note that if you select to use your own private key, it will be impossible for Backup For Dummies to decrypt your data, so you must be very careful not to lose it.
• How does Backup For Dummies respect my privacy?
  The short answer is that we don't read your data or sell your information to anyone. The long answer is in our Privacy Policy.
• How does Backup For Dummies protect my data?
  Your data is stored in its encrypted state in Backup For Dummies ’ data centers with 24/7/365 on-site monitoring and security, state-of-the-art fire detection and suppression systems, redundant power distribution units and seismic safeguards that can withstand a 7.5 magnitude earthquake. In addition, we use a proprietary protection mechanism based on a complex encoding structure to ensure that your data is safe, even in the event of multiple hardware failures.
• Which operating systems does Backup For Dummies support?
  Backup For Dummies currently supports Windows 7, 2000, XP (32 and 64 bit), and Vista (32 and 64 bit).

  Note: Backup For Dummies does not support Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, Windows Home Server, and Mac OS Server.