: Possibly rethink your overall backup..... 1) Do ALL the files change quite a bit? On my company's app, there's a couple of folders that get updated frequently, the others, VERY infrequently.

Possibly rethink your overall backup.....

1) Do ALL the files change quite a bit? On my company's app, there's a couple of folders that get updated frequently, the others, VERY infrequently. So we only do daily backups of the files that change. ++Big Bandwidth Savings

2) Doesn't the host offer some solution? I'm a big fan of AISO.net...they will do hourly snapshots as part of the solution. Other hosting offers nightly backups as part of the solution.

3) 1GB is a LOT of data...certainly more media than application files. Could you split out media hosting to an easier to backup solution? Perhaps serve up media via the cloud?

4) Can anything be optimized for quicker delivery AND save you time with the backup? A recent audit of my app found HUGE file size improvements with basic optimization practices. ++big bandwidth AND backup savings

5) Can anything be deleted? Sounds silly, but many companies leave huge folders of garbage out there. Spring cleaning anyone?

Really, any quality host with shell access could be used to park files. You could easily build a cron to upload to a GoDaddy or HostGator account or the like, though you'd want to check TOS to make sure it was kosher.

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