Introduction to IDrive 

IDrive is a reliable online backup and restore application. It safeguards your critical data in case of system crash, by automatically backing it up. Customization options include the provision to modify the data set selected for backup, schedules, reporting options and more. Further, the graphical interface makes it easy to navigate through the application. Your data is encrypted on transmission and storage, ensuring its security. The other key features include data compression during file transfer that ensures quick backups, incremental backups that economize the bandwidth usage, Versioning where previous backed up copies of each file are maintained for restore to local machine, and Open and Mapped drive backup, among others. Data stored on the IDrive server is not deleted, unless you issue explicit instructions to do so.

This application is ideal for individuals and small businesses with large backup needs.

IDrive Features

IDrive has the following features:

Unicode Compliant

Supports character sets of all languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Italian and Portuguese.

File Versioning

You can retrieve any of the previous 30 versions of a file (that was backed up to your account) to your local machine.

Intuitive user interface

The Microsoft Windows Explorer like interface makes it easy for you to navigate through the application.

Ease-of-use

You can drag-n-drop to restore files at the desired location, on the local machine.

Efficient Backups

Effective utilization of your Internet bandwidth as the data files are compressed during transmission. Further, only the modified portions of your files are backed up, resulting in quick backups.

Mapped Drive Support

Your mapped drives are backed up - even when your computer is in the ‘Log-Off’ state.

Effective Bandwidth Usage

You can adjust the Internet bandwidth usage for the IDrive application so that other web-based applications can also run smoothly.

Automated Backups

You can schedule the backup of data as per your convenience and forget it. It is backed up automatically at the scheduled time.

Continuous Data Protection

The application automatically recognizes the modified parts of files/ folders and backs them up in real time, thus offering you hands-free backup of data.

True Archiving / Sync

Data is not removed from your account until you manually delete it or run sync to match your desktop data to your account. You control your backup data.

Open file backup

The application performs reliable backups of your open/locked files like Outlook files (.pst), QuickBooks, MS-Excel and so on.

Compatibility

The IDrive application works on most Windows Operating Systems including Windows, Vista and Mac.

Retrieve data from any location

You can login via any web browser to your account and access backed up data, view log reports and restore data to your local machine.

Web-based Search

You can locate files/folders backed up to your account, from anywhere, through the web.

Web based Backup set management

<You can edit your default Backup set, schedule time/frequency and view logs, from the web.

View Logs

You can view the log files of backups, restores, scheduled backups, and details of files / folders deleted from your account from any computer, using any standard browser.

Restore data to any local machine

You can restore data to any local computer, without installing the application on your machine

Manage Multiple Accounts

You can create multiple accounts using the web interface and group them for easy management.

Automatic power-off after the scheduled backup

Selecting this option will automatically shut down your computer on completion of the scheduled backup.

Start missed schedule backup

If your computer is shut down for more than 30 minutes from scheduled time, the scheduled backup resumes at the next frequency, by default. Selecting this option will start the missed scheduled backup immediately, once the computer is turned on.

Application Integrity

Data backed up using IDrive can only be accessed and restored only with the application. This preserves the integrity and security of your data.

Proxy/firewall friendliness

Advanced settings help you to connect to IDrive servers via proxy servers and enable them to easily backup data.

Alert in case of scheduled backup fails

You will receive a desktop alert in case your backup has not taken place.

Security Features

IDrive ensures that you alone can access your data.

Encryption

All your data is secured using 128-bit SSL encryption during transmission and 256-bit AES encryption on storage. IDrive enforces a ‘user-defined encryption key’ that is known only to you. Not even IDrive personnel have access to it, thereby making your data secure. However, if you opt for the default encryption, the application provides the key, without the need for you to remember the same. All your data resides on raid-protected devices for additional protection and for fast recovery in case of hardware/software failures.

Physical Security

The IDrive application is hosted at world-class Internet data centers at California, which provide the physical environment necessary to keep the servers up and running 24X7. These world-class facilities are custom designed with raised floors, HVAC temperature control systems with separate cooling zones and seismically braced racks. They offer the widest range of physical security features, including state-of-the-art smoke detection and fire suppression systems, motion sensors, and round-the-clock secured access, as well as video camera surveillance and security breach alarms.

Network Security

We have a periodic third party review of our network infrastructure to check for known application and service vulnerabilities.

Backups of backups

User data resides on raid protected industry leading storage devices with multiple levels of redundancy. In addition, data is periodically backed up onto another set of devices for additional security.