#Carbonite backups download

The online backup completed in about five minutes but it was only about a 15 Megabyte folder. Notice that I am still able to work while the backup is performed. This screen shows the backup in progress. So I right-clicked and told Carbonite to back this up. That is the folder that the What’s A Byte website is stored in. I chose to back up a very important folder called WAB. Looks simple just right-click on any file or folder to tell Carbonite to back it up. When the Carbonite installation was complete, I was alerted that I didn’t have any files or folders selected for backup. The first upload to the Carbonite servers may take some time but the restore will be lightning fast.

#Carbonite backups download

The reasoning behind this is that most home Internet connections 2-3 Gigabytes per day and are designed to download files faster that uploading them. The first backup may take some time but future backups should only take minutes.

Depending on the amount of data you are backing up. Then there is a note about your first Carbonite online Backup. You can simply right click on any file or folder to add or remove it from the online backup job.Ĭarbonite works silently in the background to keep your backup up to date and the files are encrypted before transmission to ensure that only you can access the data. No dot means that the file is not selected for backup. A yellow dot means that that file is pending the backup operation. A green dot on a file means that it is already backed up. Carbonite adds colored dots to your files and folders indicating the backup status. The next screenshot shows some information about how the Carbonite online backup solution works. I chose to manually choose what files to back up later.

Then I was congratulated for the successful installation of Carbonite and given the option to backup my files automatically or manually. I have enough to remember so I chose to let Carbonite manage the key and clicked Next. By default, Carbonite manages the encryption key so you only have to remember your username and password. The following Carbonite Advanced settings screen allows you to manage your encryption key. After executing the Carbonite setup program, the following screen appears giving you the option to use the default options or the advanced settings. Just stop on over to the Carbonite website, sign up and download the program and execute the downloaded file. We wanted to see how the Carbonite online backup solution worked so we put it to the test in this review. At this time, Carbonite has backed up over three billion files and much more importantly, restored over 300 million files that may very well have been lost forever if it wasn’t for Carbonite. The Carbonite online backup service offers unlimited online backup for one flat fee for home users or a business class online backup solution.