Time Machine and iProtectMac

Time Machine and iProtectMac are complementary. Backing up using Time Machine to another disk is cheap and fast. If you’re backing up to a Time Capsule via WIFI it’s very convenient because it just happens; there’s nothing to plug in. If you’re backing up to a USB drive, you’ll have to remember to plug in the USB drive periodically. Restoring is fast because you’re reading from a USB disk physically connected to your Mac, or from a Time Capsule over WIFI.

But Time Machine doesn’t cover all cases. If someone breaks in and steals your computer, they may steal your Time Capsule or USB drive as well, and then your files are gone forever. If fire, flood, or lightning strikes, you may lose both your computer and your backups; files gone forever. And if you travel often, you’ll have to bring along your USB drive or Time Capsule, or backups won’t happen until you get home and stay home long enough for a backup to complete.

iProtectMac covers those cases that Time Machine doesn’t. The backups are off site at Amazon’s servers, safe from theft and your natural disasters. They’re even safe from disaster at an Amazon site because Amazon replicates your data at several sites. And iProtectMac works whenever there’s an Internet connection, so backups still happen when you’re on the road.