{"id":15923,"date":"2023-12-06T09:20:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T08:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wedoback.net\/dont-confuse-storage-with-online-backup\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:14:05","slug":"dont-confuse-storage-with-online-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wedoback.com\/en\/blog\/2023\/12\/06\/dont-confuse-storage-with-online-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t confuse storage with online backup"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15923\" class=\"elementor elementor-15923 elementor-7125\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c47681d e-con-full wdb-g e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c47681d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caacc6c e-con-full wdb-g-hero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"caacc6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a931f30 e-con-full wdb-g-hero-in wdb-g-hero-split e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a931f30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9fe5b e-con-full wdb-g-hero-txt e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f9fe5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf4a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cf4a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='wdb-g-crumb'><a href='\/'>Home<\/a><span>\u203a<\/span><a href='\/blog\/'>Blog<\/a><\/p><p class='wdb-g-pill' style='--pill:#01adb9'>Backup<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d406933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d406933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Don\u2019t confuse storage with online backup<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854d736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"854d736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='wdb-g-lead'>Unlike online storage, online backup is not meant to free up storage space on your computer. Its purpose is to make a copy of your computer\u2019s content, which can then be restored to the location of your choice (a new computer, for example). It is not archiving!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb000f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bb000f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='wdb-g-meta'><span>Published on <b>December 6, 2023<\/b><\/span><span><b>2 min<\/b> read<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d785bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d785bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wdb-g-hero-img'><img src='\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sauvegarde-2-scaled.jpeg' width='380' height='280' alt='Online backup of a computer\u2019s data' loading='eager' fetchpriority='high' decoding='async'><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-850487c e-con-full wdb-g-body e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"850487c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98bb7bb e-con-full wdb-g-grid e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"98bb7bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e612f87 e-con-full wdb-g-article e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e612f87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da5d739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da5d739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wdb-g-key'><h2>Key takeaways<\/h2><ul><li>Online backup makes a copy of your data that you can restore wherever you choose.<\/li><li>It protects your data against loss, theft, viruses and human error.<\/li><li>It lets you go back to previous versions and encrypts both the data and its transfers.<\/li><li>Online storage, on the other hand, is used to synchronise and share data: it is a collaboration tool.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fe9de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45fe9de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Protecting your data against the unexpected<\/h2><p>The primary purpose of online backup is therefore to protect your data against unexpected events such as:<\/p><ul><li>the loss of your computer or a hard drive crash;<\/li><li>the theft of your computer, a virus or a hack resulting in data loss;<\/li><li>a handling error leading to the deletion of key files.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf6565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cf6565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>With online backup<\/h2><p>Data can be duplicated several times, at different points in time.<\/p><p>This process lets you go back to previous backup versions. Backup software applies one of two types of limits: time-based (all versions within a defined time window are kept) or count-based (a defined number of versions are kept).<\/p><p>In addition, online backup encrypts both the data and its transfers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaab8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaab8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wdb-g-brand'><h2>Restoring previous versions with WeDoBack<\/h2><p>With WeDoBack, you can go back to previous versions within the retention period of your plan.<\/p><p>For example, if your plan includes N days of retention, you can restore older backups from up to N days back.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f947c98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f947c98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What about online storage?<\/h2><blockquote><p>Online storage, for its part, helps synchronise data across the devices and computers you use throughout the day. It is a collaboration tool, an archiving space that allows data to be shared simultaneously.<\/p><\/blockquote><figure class='wdb-f' role='img' aria-label='Comparison: online backup copies and protects your data, online storage synchronises and shares it'><figcaption class='wdb-f-title'>Online backup or online storage: two different uses<\/figcaption><div class='wdb-f-cols'><div class='wdb-f-col'><svg viewBox='0 0 64 64' aria-hidden='true' focusable='false'><path d='M32 6l20 8v14c0 13-9 24-20 30C21 52 12 41 12 28V14z' fill='#e6f6f7' stroke='#027466' stroke-width='2'\/><path d='M23 31l6 6 12-13' fill='none' stroke='#01adb9' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'\/><\/svg><p><strong>Online backup<\/strong>: a restorable copy of your data, previous versions, encrypted data and transfers<\/p><\/div><div class='wdb-f-col'><svg viewBox='0 0 64 64' aria-hidden='true' focusable='false'><path d='M18 44h28a10 10 0 0 0 0-20 14 14 0 0 0-27-3 11 11 0 0 0-1 23z' fill='#fff' stroke='#027466' stroke-width='2'\/><path d='M24 34h16M36 30l4 4-4 4M40 52H24M28 48l-4 4 4 4' fill='none' stroke='#01adb9' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'\/><\/svg><p><strong>Online storage<\/strong>: synchronisation across devices and simultaneous data sharing, a collaboration tool<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd715d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdd715d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Further reading<\/h2><div class='wdb-g-related'><a href='\/sauvegarde\/'><small>Our solutions<\/small>WeDoBack backup<\/a><a href='\/sauvegarde-immuable\/'><small>Our solutions<\/small>Immutable backup<\/a><a href='\/avantages\/'><small>WeDoBack<\/small>WeDoBack benefits<\/a><a href='\/offres-et-tarifs\/'><small>Pricing<\/small>Plans and pricing<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6eeda e-con-full wdb-g-aside e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc6eeda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607fcb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"607fcb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"wdb-g-toc\" aria-label=\"Table of contents\"><p>On this page<\/p><ol><\/ol><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdb575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cdb575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wdb-g-card\"><h3>Planning a backup, DRP or BCP project?<\/h3><p>More than 20 years of experience protecting business data.<\/p><a class=\"wdb-g-btn wdb-g-btn-primary\" href=\"\/en\/quotation\/\">Request a quote<\/a><a class=\"wdb-g-tel\" href=\"tel:+33972507828\">+33 9 72 50 78 28<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d8c1b e-con-full wdb-g-cta e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4d8c1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ba0cb e-con-full wdb-g-cta-in e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97ba0cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96e5db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b96e5db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Protect your data with WeDoBack<\/h2><p>Encrypted offsite backup, immutable storage, DRP and BCP: tell us about your servers and we will recommend the right combination.<\/p><div class=\"wdb-g-btns\"><a class=\"wdb-g-btn wdb-g-btn-primary\" href=\"\/en\/quotation\/\">Request a quote<\/a><a class=\"wdb-g-btn wdb-g-btn-ghost\" href=\"\/en\/offers-and-prices\/\">See offers and prices<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online backup or online storage: a restorable copy with versions on one side, sync and sharing on the other. 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