Backup

Function definition: Tools that support the backing up of digital data to another storage location, typically in a scheduled manner.

Lifecycle stage: Store

Tools for this function

Tool	Purpose
Aaru Data Preservation Suite	Media dump software and disc image manager
Carbonite	an online backup service that automatically backs up documents, e-mails, music, photos, and settings. Info gathered early March 2013.
Chronopolis	"Chronopolis digital preservation network provides services for the long-term preservation and curation of America's digital holdings"
Data Vault	A storage broker and front end for archiving research data that is no longer active but that does not have a need for open publication
Disk2FDI	Disk2FDI is a professional disk imaging software designed to create binary images of floppy disks to the Formatted Disk Image (FDI) file format, as well as sector-based standard formats.
Dropbox	Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. This means that any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, phones and even the Dropbox website. Dropbox also makes it super easy to share with others, whether you're a student or professional, parent or grandparent. Even if you accidentally spill a latte on your laptop, have no fear! You can relax knowing that Dropbox always has you covered, and none of your stuff will ever be lost.
Glacier (Amazon)	Amazon Glacier is a secure, durable, and extremely low-cost cloud storage service for data archiving and long-term backup.
Ingestr	ingestr is a command-line application that allows ingesting or copying data from any source into any destination database.
Micr'Olonys	Micr’Olonys is the software solution for long-term passive digital archiving on film and paper.