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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carbonite for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Hard drives can crash at any time. Believe me, I know. A couple years ago, I lost a good chunk of my extensive music library when one of the drives in my desktop bit the dust. So, obviously the words computer backup have been burned in my brain ever since. And there are a variety of options to go about doing that but online backup services like Carbonite seems to be the best way to go. When you've got your own external drives to backup your important files, you have to constantly monitor for any hardware issues, PLUS, you have no protection from fire damage or theft. When you utilize an online backup service, your files, photos, music and emails are stored on remote servers at the company's data center. The storage drives are maintained for you so no worries about hardware failures. And your files are encrypted which helps provide peace of mind about your sensitive documents.

I think the best thing about carbonite's software is that you just "set it and forget it". Your data is automatically backed up in the background. Oh, and in addition to your files being encrypted, they are sent to the servers securely via an SSL link. Carbonite offers unlimited space on their servers and you have complete access to your files from anywhere and at anytime. They even have mobile apps available so that you can access your documents, photos and music on your iPad or smartphone. nice.

The cost to use Carbonite's backup service is pretty reasonable too. Unlimited backup for your PC or mac is only $59 a year. You can try it for free for 15 days with no credit card required. And if you decide to purchase the service, be sure to use the coupon code BLOGAD to get an extra two months added to your service.