SpiderOak - storing data in the cloud
Web Services Technologies / / December 19, 2019
If your computer park consists of more than one unit, you will undoubtedly know such a program like Dropbox. Simple, easy, free "online flash drive" always helps in cases when you need to have the same files on different computers, not bothering with the worry-free in the form of manual copying of files to physical media. Dropbox has won well-deserved recognition from the huge army of users in many ways due to its simplicity, but it has dignity there is a downside - a very limited functionality that prevents use this program for a full backup copy.
The more interesting to look at the competitor, which, although much less known to the public, but in some respects looks quite decent. It is about service SpiderOak - an online backup system that allows you to store, sync, share files in the cloud storage. When the free use of the model is allocated 2 GB for your files, clients are available for all platforms - Windows, Mac and Linux.
The main and the main difference from SpiderOak Dropbox - the ability to synchronize all files and folders, not just placed in a special folder. But first things first…
Immediately after installation you will be prompted to create an account and enter registration data already available. The registration process is complex and is not passed for a few minutes, and then the client opens a window.
The interface is organized with tabs, designed to perform various tasks at the bottom of the scale is showing the rest of space, and on top - a menu bar.
Backup customizable tab Back Up. Here, click on the button advanced, then it becomes possible to specify which folders and files will be uploaded from your computer to the online repository. It is also possible to configure the frequency of backup - from the automatic (continuous tracking of changes) to once every two days.
The next tab - View, Designed to view and manage your data stored in remote storage.
Hence, we can download the files to your computer, by the way, is located on the right panel of the history, so you can restore a previous version of any changed file. Please also note the button WWW, which allows you to create a direct link for download.
Synchronization is configured tab Sync. It is necessary to create a new synchronization task with an intuitive step by step wizard. Specifies the job name, description, and the elements that will be synchronized. Synchronize only those folders that are added to the tab, Back UpThat is, the contents of which have already been stored on the SpiderOak servers.
tab Share configures settings folder sharing your repository. All settings are made with the help of step by step wizard and do not cause trouble.
Output. The SpiderOak we face a worthy competitor to the popular service Dropbox. Yes, thanks to an abundance of features and options this service may seem cumbersome and many users awkward, but precisely because of this SpiderOak can perform some of the tasks are not available to its popular colleague. In addition, after the job setting everything is handled automatically, so that the client window, you will see not often.
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