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This is a list of notable online backup services in the form of a comparison table.

Provider	Win	Linux	Mac	Also Supports	Code	Servers
ADrive	Yes	Yes	Yes		M, N, W	USA
Backblaze	Yes	No	Yes		U, 1	USA
Centrastor	Yes	Yes	No	Commercial accounts only.	M	UK
Carbonite	Yes	No	Yes		U	USA
CrashPlan (automatic backup)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Data de-duplication, Hybrid onsite / offsite data storage and backup	K, M, 1	USA, Europe
Datapreserve	Yes	No	No		M	USA
Dell Datasafe	Yes	No	No		L	USA
ElephantDrive	Yes	Partial	Yes	Auto-transfer from defunct Xdrive.	K, U
Humyo	Yes	Partial	Partial		M	UK
Jungle Disk	Yes	Yes	Yes	Open source download client sample code.	K, M, N	USA, Europe
Mozy	Yes	No	Yes		U
SpiderOak	Yes	Yes	Yes	Data de-duplication.	M, K, S, W
SugarSync^[1]	Yes	No	Yes		M, S, W
XZ Backup	Yes	Yes	Yes	SQL Databases,MS Exchange,Novell,Lotus Notes,Domino,Solaris. HIPAA Compliant.	M, U	USA
Zettabyte Storage	Yes	Yes	Yes	Hybrid onsite / offsite data storage and backup.	K, M, N	USA

Code	Description
K	Private key encrypts user data (so backup provider cannot view contents of files). Loss of key means data is useless.
L	Pay per computer. Additional fee for storage over a threshold.
M	Pay per unit of storage, but unlimited computers may share that storage.
N	Also functions as a drag & drop network drive.
P	Peer to peer file sharing elements (client computers are part of the network's storage).
S	Synchronized file folder, for keeping a particular file in sync across computers or devices.
U	Pay per computer. Storage per computer is unlimited.
W	Web based file publishing (for sharing your content).
1	Offers restore dumps in the mail, on physical media, for large restoration jobs.

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