What is Norton Online Backup?
Norton Online Backup is a product that will automatically backup your computers files on 5 computers in a household. To run Norton Online Backup you must have one of the following systems as your operating system: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or OS 10.5 Leopard or newer (if using a Mac). You must also use one of the following browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Firefox 2.0 or higher, and Safari 2.0 or higher.1
Features
Here are the features offered for the Norton Online Backup 25GB: 2
- Compatibility: Works with Windows and Macs
- Backup Search: Allows you to search your backed up files to find the ones you want to restore
- Easy File Sharing: Share files with anyone using your email
- Saves Old Versions: Saves older versions of files from previous backups
- Manage Backup Sets: Select which file versions you want to keep and which you want to trash
- Automatic Backup: Backs up files to a secure location, you select what files you want to back up and the product does the rest automatically
- File Restoration: Lets you access backed up files from any computer with internet
- Easy File Transfer: You can restore backed up files on another computer, even if it has a different operating system
- Multiple Computers: Can use this product for 5 different computers in your household
- Optional Backup Addition: The product comes with 25 GB of storage space, but users can add more (whether the additional space comes at an additional price is unclear)
- Safe Data Center: Uses file redundancy at their data center to ensure that files are stored safely
- Fast and Efficient Backup: Compresses files and only re-uploads files that have changed for a quicker backup
- Encrypts Data: Keeps data secure with 128-bit SSL encryption
