Dropbox to back up websites?

[Shirley_Sharp]

Anyone used Dropbox to backup website?
It's safe for my files if I use this tool for backing up my files?

 

[Nytshade]

Yes you can use dropbox, there's even a wordpress plugin (that's if you're using wordpress) called "WordPress Backup to Dropbox" which makes the whole process a lot easier. But make sure you have enough space in your dropbox account, which could be the main problem as dropbox has limited hosting space.

Restoring your backup can also be a problem, I've seen a lot of complains about this on the wordpress forum and haven't seen any good solution for this issue. So that's the risk. If you have a bigger website then I would advise you to stay away from dropbox backup.

The free plugin doesn't compress files and if you want to create a zip to compress your files you have to upgrade the plugin. I would rather spend my money on another great plugin like BackupBuddy than "WordPress Backup to Dropbox".

So the point is, you can, but it's too risky and not safe especially if you have a bigger website.

 

[ElixantTechnology]

It is not *recommended* that you back up your website to a service such as Dropbox, the best method (especially if you store sensitive information) would be to get a cheap dedicated server (~$20 per month from Kimsufi or Soyoustart) and encrypt the drive that the backups are being sent to. The problem with dropbox, is just as iCloud it is extremely easy to gain access to another person(s) account, thus making it a very insecure option.

 

[Hassan]

Using filehosts as backup service not recommended there are security issues.