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		andrewaylett on Aug 10, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How do you Backup your Personal Files? I fear Dropbox may be more like RAID than like backup: what happens when a file is deleted, causing it to be removed from all of your redundant machines?

lotsofpulp on Aug 10, 2012 | [–]

You have 30 days to recover it using the free version, and unlimited time if you pay for it: https://www.dropbox.com/help/115/en

kittxkat on Aug 10, 2012 | [–]

Also if one machine is not updated (due to no network, for example), the file still exists there.

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