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Make secure online ftp backups of your vital and sensitive data!

Secure your data with on-line ftp backup!

Online ftp backup is a practical and convenient way to do regular data backup of your computer's data information. Given, of course, you know what you are doing, you know how to do it and that you are using the right backup and ftp software tools.

FTP which stands for File Transfer Protocol is a protocol for reliable file transfers between two computers systems. It is used on the Internet. FTP and is different from the common HTTP protocol which is used for viewing web pages when you use your web browser.

To make file transfers using ftp backups you need:

A data backup software product that can extract the specific data you like to create a data backup from. Or you need a product that can make a full disk backup of your computer and store the data on a backup file. Either on your computer or on a server.

You need to find an ftp software product so that you can make backups with ftp of your backup files you have created with the backup software. You also need to learn how to use the ftp software.

You need an online storage place where you can store your backup file. The place must have sufficient space to store your backup file!
The cost for this is becoming reasonable as the cost for hard disk storage is decreasing. You need to consider how much data you need to transfer and the time it takes to make the file transfer.

An alternative way to store your backup file is if you have a web site and that you have included in your subscription sufficient space to store your backup file. Then you can transfer the data file to your web site!

There are many backup products to choose from!

PC Backup Pro is an easy to use windows based backup product. It is a practical and user friendly software which makes it easy to extract the specific files you like to backup. You can also make a backup file of your whole hard disk.

It is also important to have the backup data encrypted. This is because the data on the Internet is insecure and can at least in principle be read by others.
WinBackup includes encryption.

RobotFTP is an ftp software which is easy to handle and can be used in ftp files transfer, so you can make storage transfer with ftp to an online storage facility with this product.
You can download robotFTP from RobotFTP's homepage. Another program is ws_ftp for window ftp transfer, which probably is the most used ftp program for Windows.
The download page for the ws_ftp software from which you can create ftp transfer is at Ipswitch homepage. On both sites you find free helps with tutorial of how to use the software and how you can use it for ftp storage.

Lastly you need to find an online storage facility to host your ftp backup file.
There are numerous ftp storage facilities. You can easily find one on the Internet.


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