I’ve been a member of Carbonite for years – and over that time they have saved me many times. Â And given me peace of mind. Â Do you know that feeling when your computer is starting to fail? Â It acts quirky and you know that the days are limited. Â But all your pictures, video, files…. Â life, are on there! Â Suddenly you feel that nervous feeling. Â What if one day you try to turn it on and everything is gone? Â I don’t have that feeling any more! Â I know my files are safe and sound, stored by people who know more about it and have better equipment than I could ever have.
Years ago, before Carbonite, I had an external hard drive.  Pictures took up so much space on my computer, and I put all the pictures of my daughter on the external hard drive.  I tried to do a regular backup, but it took so long… I would forget…  all the excuses.  Then one  day I tried to access the hard drive and got “dun, dun, dun” an error message.  Everything was lost.  I contacted a recovery service and after some negotiation, they agreed to recover  for $600.  Ouch!  But my mom said she would pay half, we wanted those precious pictures of my daughter (age 8 mos to two).  Unfortunately, though, even the recovery service couldn’t get them back.  They are gone forever.  Then I found Carbonite and that will never happen again!
Priceless, right?
My favorite things about Carbonite:
- Easy to set up and A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-C!! Â
I admire anyone that is disciplined enough to regularly back up their files. Â But I’m thinking that has to be less than 1% of the populations. Â I consider myself average on the organization-rating-scale and I sure can’t do it. Â Carbonite has an easy set up and then it does the back up for you. Â Always. Â Every day. Â You don’t have to remember! Â You don’t even know it’s happening. Â LOVE it!
- Transfer of files to a new computer
When you buy a new computer, the place you buy will offer to transfer your files from your old computer to your new one. Â Usually for a pretty penny. Â But with Carbonite, it’s included in your annual fee (as many times as you want) and it’s easy! Â You follow the simple steps under “Transfer Subscription”. Â Easy and free (included in your annual fee).
- Remote access
My laptop recently crashed and I had to send it in to be repaired. Â For ten days. Â You can imagine the problems that would cause for a blogger. Â Or mom! Â With Carbonite, no problem. Â I used my husband’s desktop, logged in to Carbonite, and could access any files I wanted. Â They didn’t have to be backed up/restored and use up space on his, I could just use them from Carbonite. Â Sweet!
- Peace of mindÂ
- Reasonable cost
What would you expect to pay for peace of mind? Â Probably too much, right? Â Nope! Â $59 a year. Â Seriously! Â That’s it. Â For automatic backup, remote access, transfer of files to a new computer and more – $59 a year. Â That’s less than most places charge for new computer transfer. Â That’s less than an external hard drive that you can forget to use or might break. Not $59 a month, $59 a YEAR. Â For peace of mind! Â A bargain, I know, right?
And Carbonite is having a special holiday offer (because as moms, during the holidays is when we fear losing files the most!) and you and I will both get a $20 Amazon Gift Code if you sign up with my link. Â Wowza! Â What a deal! Â I don’t do many affiliate links, I have to really believe in something to get a benefit from you signing up, but this one is truly a no-brainer. Â Carbonite is one of my “favorite things”. Â Click here and sign up for Carbonite – and peace of mind!
Disclosure of Material Connection: Â All opinions are my own unless otherwise stated. Â No compensation was received for this post. Â For any reader friends who sign up for Carbonite using the link in this post, they will receive a $20 Amazon code and so will I.