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Bucky Backup

If your data is important to you, and if you cannot risk losing it, we recommend using Bucky Backup. Bucky Backup is safe, reliable, and robust, and an excellent value.

Backing up your computer is easy with Bucky Backup. Bucky Backup is an automated backup system that is:

  • convenient and easy to use
  • secure and reliable
  • able to restore your data due to hard drive failure, accidental deletions, etc.
  • able to perform automated, scheduled backups at times of your choosing
  • provides off-site storage outside of campus for extra security
  • works on Macintosh, Windows, and Linux
  • fully supported by DoIT
  • offers online billing summaries

Cost

Bucky Backup costs only $.002 per megabyte. This comes to less than $20 per month, and about $230 per year for backing up 10 gigabytes. Additional options (multiple file revisions, compression, etcd.) are available for an additional cost. See the Bucky Backup Cost Calculator for more information.

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