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It's no coincidence that World Backup Day is right before April Fools' Day. The implication is clear: If you're not backed up, there's all the chance in the world that you could end up looking like a fool. All foolishness aside, the point of the faux holiday is an important one: We're creating vast amounts of digital content—photos, videos, music, and documents—all of which is just a hard drive crash away from obliteration. Other data-ending events threaten, as well: You could be the victim of a fire or flood, or you may just delete data unintentionally.

While it's not a bad idea to simply back your precious files up to an external hard drive, an online backup service offers the advantage of securely store your files at off-site server locations, so that your data stays intact and available even if your local disks are stolen or your premises are struck by damage. And with more and more emphasis on "cloud computing," it only makes sense that backup should take advantage of this hot trend in technology.