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Technical Help & Discussion => Windows PCs & Software: Help, News & Discussion => Topic started by: Kaz on April 24, 2009, 09:36
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Since My external hard drive broke down on me I have been thinking of backing up my pics and stuff to an online storage place.
Can anyone give me some advice on this is it safe secure? I don't want to have to pay for this if possible is there a free service, do any of you use a online storage or can recommend one, it would just be another option I'm thinking what do you think?
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I've heard of people using some services. Personally, I would be concerned about privacy, and wouldn't store anything too confidential online.
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Same here, Simon, plus a lot of these have shut down recently, so I suspect it's not a viable service.
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One possibly viable option might be to find an ISP that offers generous webspace, rather than an 'anonymous' online storage facility, which could simply vanish overnight.
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I have just had an email off Virgin offering customers (me) free 5GB storage space the size of storage goes with what ever package you have and it's free what do you think about that as an alternative?
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It depends whether you would be happy with Virgin, Kaz. Their cable service performs reasonably well, but their ADSL service has come in for a lot of criticism.
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I think I read it that Kaz is already with Virgin, Rik.
My personal feeling is still that I wouldn't trust anyone else with my confidential data, but I would think to use it as a backup for pics and non-critical data would be fine.
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Yes Simon that's what I would use it for Pics and music mainly just to give me another string to my bow and yes I'm already with Virgin have been for quite a while I haven't had any major problems with them (you watch Ill get a load of crap from them now)
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Ah, missed that. The slow upload speed might be an issue to consider, as might the issue of musical copyright.
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Why would copyright be an issue, Rik? She wouldn't be making the files available to anyone else, although, I suppose the capacity would be there to do so.
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Because Virgin are one of the ISPs getting cosy with the BPI.
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It says that I can store what ever I like documents pics music
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You can only try it, and see how it goes, Kaz.
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Rik, what's the index.php thing Kaz will need to do, to stop anyone who stumbles across her webspace from accessing her files?
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I don't think it's webspace, but vault space, Simon. If it is webspace, then:
<html>
<head>
<title>No Browsing</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>No Browsing</h1>
</body>
</html>
Cut'n'paste and save as index.html.
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Thanks, Rik. :)
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Here is a copy of the email from Richard Himself :rofl:
When I last wrote to you I mentioned I would be in touch about our brand new, free service, V Stuff. Well V Stuff is here and ready for you to download.
Some of our best ideas at Virgin Media come about because you tell us how to change things for the better. So when you told us backup and storage was important to you we created ‘V Stuff’. It’s a really easy, secure way to back up all your most treasured files, automatically. Once you’re activated, you can securely access it from any computer, anywhere. What’s more, you can use V Stuff to get digital prints of your photos for free*.
No other broadband provider offers such a fantastic backup and storage service like this for free.
Your files at your fingertips
There’s 5GB for you to back up and store whatever you like, whether that’s music, documents, photos or film. Which means you could free up space on your PC to speed it up. Access it all wherever you are, from any computer. View and share photo albums, watch videos and listen to streamed music whenever you want.
Safe and sound
Choose the files and folders you want kept safe and we’ll back them up automatically. Add some more, make changes here and there – whatever you do, V Stuff keeps them secure. It’s great for making sure your valuable memories are safe. I know there are pictures of my family and trips that I’ve done which I would hate to lose
So would this be vault space as you call it?
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I don't think it's webspace, but vault space, Simon. If it is webspace, then:
<html>
<head>
<title>No Browsing</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>No Browsing</h1>
</body>
</html>
Cut'n'paste and save as index.html.
I don't understand this :dunno: can you expalin please
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It's just a way of stopping uninvited guests from viewing the files on your webspace, Kaz. If you right click the following smiley: (https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2FSi6776.www.idnet.com%2Fsmileys%2Fclickme.gif&hash=b29bc3310970125aee3c87ab3537c6e3bc28c245), and select Properties, you'll see it reveals my webspace address with IDNet. If you thought you'd be clever, though, and see what other files I have in my 'smileys' folder, by trying to browse to my webspace address, you'll see my preventative measures. This is what Rik was referring to above, which could be a simple 'No Browsing' message, or an image, as in my case.
I don't quite know what 'vault space' is, so Rik will have to explain that, but it seems that you don't need to protect your files in the same way as with webspace.
Hope that's clear! :)
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Vault space is dedicated storage space, not designed to be used as a web site.
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It's just a way of stopping uninvited guests from viewing the files on your webspace, Kaz. If you right click the following smiley: (https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2FSi6776.www.idnet.com%2Fsmileys%2Fclickme.gif&hash=b29bc3310970125aee3c87ab3537c6e3bc28c245), and select Properties, you'll see it reveals my webspace address with IDNet. If you thought you'd be clever, though, and see what other files I have in my 'smileys' folder, by trying to browse to my webspace address, you'll see my preventative measures. This is what Rik was referring to above, which could be a simple 'No Browsing' message, or an image, as in my case.
I don't quite know what 'vault space' is, so Rik will have to explain that, but it seems that you don't need to protect your files in the same way as with webspace.
Hope that's clear! :)
THIS IS SIMON'S WEBPAGE...
...UNDER CONSTRUCTION. that's what I get, so is this your web page ten Simon I have'nt quite go to that stage yet, what do you use it for ?
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That's just another 'blocking' page, Kaz. It's been 'under construction' for about six years now! ;D
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Must be the Government doing the job then. ;D
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Do you Si and Rik have your own web page?
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I don't, Kaz.
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I have a holding page, just set up to test it so that I could advise others:
http://rik.www.idnet.com/
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I have a holding page, just set up to test it so that I could advise others:
http://rik.www.idnet.com/
So what is a holding page then what would you want to put on it and who will see it
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You can put what you like there, Kaz, I just slung on a few photos and the link to the Dunblane memorial. It could easily have been just a text message. It's just a page to 'fill' the link, without being a finished product. In truth, I don't think I have anything to put on display that the world would be interested in.
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You can put what you like there, Kaz, I just slung on a few photos and the link to the Dunblane memorial. It could easily have been just a text message. It's just a page to 'fill' the link, without being a finished product. In truth, I don't think I have anything to put on display that the world would be interested in.
Why would you want one of these then what is the point of it? Can anyone have one?
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Do you think this Virgin V Stuff is ok to use then
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Whether you can have a webpage is dependent on whether your ISP provides it or you're willing to pay for one, Kaz, but aside from that, yes, anyone can have one.
The Vault should be OK, but don't put any files there you wouldn't want a stranger to see
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Whether you can have a webpage is dependent on whether your ISP provides it or you're willing to pay for one, Kaz, but aside from that, yes, anyone can have one.
The Vault should be OK, but don't put any files there you wouldn't want a stranger to see
Ok Rik Thanks could someone get into my files then? without my password
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Yes. Probably only an employee of Virgin, but possibly a determined hacker.
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Yes. Probably only an employee of Virgin, but possibly a determined hacker.
Thanks Rik