![]() ![]() On the personal plan, AES 128-bit encryption is used, but the company keeps a copy of your key so it can unlock your account should you mess up and forget your password. The security options available under Carbonite range from pretty secure to extremely secure, depending on what subscription you have. (Image credit: Future) Carbonite security We did find the backing up process was relatively slow, even with our limited upload speeds, but once the first run is complete this isn't too much to worry about. There isn't the option to open or to stream your files from inside a browser, for example. It is possible to log into Carbonite on the web, and to view (and restore) your files from there, but you only get the basics as far as an online interface is concerned. ![]() ![]() You do get the option to pause the backing up process (or you can of course just close Carbonite down), but under normal circumstances, Carbonite will be running away in the background, quietly copying new data and file changes to the cloud for you. You don't get anything as fancy as scheduled backing up here – Carbonite is either busy backing up your files and monitoring your chosen folders, or it isn't. Again, these options are simple to access and straightforward to work through, so you won't be wasting time hunting through help screens. If you ever need to restore some or all of your files, Carbonite can download them to a single folder (which is useful if you're doing the restore from a different machine), or try and put them back in their original location on your system. (Image credit: Future) Carbonite interfaceĬarbonite doesn't offer the most intuitive interface we've ever come across – the method of picking files from disk to back up or ignore takes a few minutes to get used to (what's wrong with tick boxes?) – but in general the desktop clients get the job done in a simple and straightforward way. ![]()
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