Data Deposit Box Review

Features

Data Deposit Box manages to seam file sharing options with decent online backup functionality to deliver a reasonably feature-rich product. Data Deposit box supports versioning, which leads to faster backups, which is nice. The continuous backup feature is also nice, as it only backs up files when changes have been made, but the lack of open-file support and manually shceduled backup is noticeable.

Security

Security is fairly standard, with a basic key encryption scheme. While the data is encrypted on their server, you can enable file-sharing, which allows others access to specified files with the proper password.

Usability

Data Deposit Box has gone to great lengths to make backing up your data simple. Unfortunately, restoring your data is not quite so simple. The process is clunky, and it's an ordeal to get things put back together once you pull down your data.

Price

The price (1¢ per MB) is cheap, as long as you only want to back up a few hundred Meg. However, with competitors offering several GB of free online storage, this pricing model gets out of hand quickly. Caveat Emptor if you have a lot of data to backup.

Intangibles

Data Deposit Box feels old. Its pricing strategy, layout, and the functionality of its software all feel dated, and therefore, less trustworthy.

Overall