Amazon S3 is a competent online storage service. Countless computer users have signed up for it to create backups of their data since you never know when data on your computer will be accidentally lost. To efficiently back up your data to S3, one of the best options is CloudBerry Online Backup.

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CloudBerry Online is a Windows application. With a setup file sized at nearly 6.5MB, the app downloads and installs quickly. After installing the application, you can add your S3 account to it and specify the computer files and folders you need to back up. In case you modify your files frequently, you can have CloudBerry store multiple versions of your files.

The app has a friendly interface that lets you specify types and dates of files you want to back up; additionally you can specify the file types in a folder that should not be uploaded to S3.

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The "Virtual Disk" feature in CloudBerry exposes Amazon S3 storage as a local disk on your computer. Additionally you get storage cost estimates from within the program. These features along with scheduled backups, strong data encryption, a web interface for remote access to backups, and FTP support make CloudBerry an essential tool for Amazon S3 users.

Mainly a paid application, CloudBerry has offered 20 free licenses to MakeUseOf readers. To take advantage of these licenses please leave comment on this post (using your name and email address).

Features:

  • A user-friendly desktop application.
  • Compatible with Windows computers.
  • Lets you backup data to Amazon S3.
  • Provides an intuitive interface.
  • Maintains different versions of modified files.
  • Supports FTP.

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