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I’ve been taking alot of photos with my new Sony camera (DSC-W100) and had the thought Saturday: What happens if the hard drive on my six-year-old computer dies?

Like normal people, I haven’t backed up my important data for a long time.

As I type, I’m attempting to use Amazon’s S3 storage to backup my photos and videos. I currently have about 3 GB of photos, and Amazon tells me this will cost $5.40 per year to back up. That’s much cheaper than Flickr’s $25 per year and amazingly cheaper than purchasing a hard drive or setting up a personal server to run at home.

I’m using Jungle Disk to manage sending my photos (and, eventually, important files) to Amazon on a regular basis.

More info
Here’s a look at how S3 compares to running a home server: Replacing my home backup server with Amazon’s S3

A List of Amazon S3 Backup Tools

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