Does anyone know a good online backup program?  I mean the kind that backs up for you and stores your files with their system.  I have two external hard drives, but I was thinking if there was ever a fire or flood, that it might be a good idea to have something offsite.  TIA

Carbonite.com 

I have Carbonite, but it only backs up files that you keep on your computer.  What about  something that stores your files off site even after you've deleted it from your computer??

my friend suggests iDrive

5 gb free memory - no catch!!

fyi, my 87,000 master dictionary is only 2.84 mb

so lots of room to store your files since the files are text files and  are usually small!!

I back up to two external drives using Second Copy (www.secondcopy.com), and I use Carbonite.  My main computer is a desktop. Currently I am using 214 GB.  716 GB are free.  I delete nothing except crap.  I have all work from 1999, including audiosynch and digital recorder audio, scads of pictures (22,656 to be exact thanks to Windows Explorer in W7), and tons of music.    It is totally irrelevant to me that Carbonite only backs up only what's on my desktop computer because I have no reason to delete stuff.  My secondary work computer is a laptop, of course, which I don't use as a storage computer although I certainly could.

Here is straight from Carbonite's site for anyone having a question about their deletion policies.  Basically, they delete the files after 30 days after the files are deleted off your computer.  Hope this helps.

Lisa

Retention of Deleted Files

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Article Summary Carbonite keeps your files on our servers for 30 days after they are removed from your computer. This gives you an opportunity to restore any files that may have been deleted.

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About Carbonite's Retention of Deleted Files

We currently keep files deleted from your computer for 30 days after they are removed from your computer. After that, we will remove any files that are no longer on your computer from our servers. For example, if you delete a file on December 1st, you have until December 30th before that file will be permanently removed from the Carbonite servers. 30 days is the standard amount of time if you delete a file from your machine.

Note: If you have a Carbonite product that supports external hard drives, unplugging the external hard drive would be considered the same as deleting the files from your computer and the 30 day counter would start.

If you want us to remove a file from our servers sooner, you can easily do so. First, locate the file(s) on your computer. Once located right-click the file and select Carbonite; Don't back this up (for Macs click here to find out how to remove files with the Carbonite Preference pane). After the file has been unselected, it will be removed from our servers within 72 hours. You can always select it again during or after the 72 hour period.

You will have 30 days to restore a file after it has been deleted from your computer (if on a free trial, you have until 15 days after the trial expires). To restore a recently deleted file please use one of links below:

• Restoring deleted files on a PC.
• Restoring deleted files on a Mac.

I use Mozy.com...love it...only $5.99

Any input on what service you decided to go with?  I am also looking for a new back up/storage service.  I've been using Mozy, which works fine, but I want to be able to backup an external hard drive and I'd also like to be able to remove files from my computer once they've been backed up.