Your files, your photos, your home videos… all just a dropped laptop or iced mocha spill away from total destruction. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But thanks to great backup options, you don't have to spend one more sleepless night stressing about your security of your files. We're big proponents of "the backup plan" at Digitwirl, and our giveaway this month is a great option.
Meet SugarSync, the backup solution that works the way you do! It's so simple to use— just decide which folders you want backed up, and POOF! They're in the cloud, or replicated on other computers, so your important stuff is always safe and available to you.
And now, thanks to SugarSync, you can win one of three upgrades to a 30GB account for one year (a $50 value each!) so you have plenty of room to store pictures, videos, or whatever!
RULES
1. Sign up for the free 5GB account
2. In the comment section below, tell us which files are most important for you to access from anywhere
3. Three (3) lucky winners will be chosen to receive an upgrade to a 30GB account for one year (each prize worth $50 value).
Contest ends on 11:59PM PST on Monday, May 28th. Enter now, and good luck!
37 Comments
Kitty Rutledge says:
I have a variety of files that are important to me. I use sugarsync to keep files that I am working on between home and work. And I also keep lots of pictures! But my primary reason for the online backup is to keep the documents that I work on always with me and up to date.
georgie sawyer says:
Love this! I am a non-profit coordinator who often works remotely. My home is full of tech hazards - like a busy 16 month old daughter and a feisty cat. Knowing important work projects are backed up simplifies my life
Leanne Storey-Hunt says:
My music & photos are most important for me to access so I don't have to use all my memory on my iPhone & iPad.
Maggie says:
Right now I have my documents synced but I would love to have enough space to backup my pictures and videos, too!
Anmarie Etchart says:
I definitely need to save AND access my word documents, presentations, and my most precious pictures! I am a school teacher and I have countless files, projects, lesson plans, and presentations. Throughout the school year I move classrooms and I need safe access to all of these. In addition, I have a huge amount of priceless family pictures that I want to save. An upgrade would be a God-send, specially as I am on a limited budget. I would truly appreciate this wonderful gift!
desilva says:
It's important for me to access family photos and videos anywhere I happen to be.
Erin Baebler says:
I write a lot. And, since you never know when you will think of something really fabulous, I like to be able to access my files from wherever I happen to be. That way, I don't end up with little scraps of paper all over the place.
Alison Winters says:
I have a ton of music that I absolutely could not live without. I have a huge fear that it will get erased or ruined and I won't know what to do. I also have a lot of pictures from traveling the world and would be devastated if I lost these. I would love to access this stuff all the time and stop worrying about them disappearing forever because of a dropped laptop or a spilled iced mocha.
Gary Burkhardt says:
I use SugarSync to access my spreadsheets and documents from anywhere.
Monica Botelho Silva says:
Photos, Music and Documens definitively!
What a great blog you have!
Thanks!
Monica
Kris says:
For me the accounting info, personal id and financial document scans etc as well as family photos are very important.
debijo@ymail.com says:
Pictures! Thanks for this giveaway, I am at Spideroak, but looking for a cheaper option, I found it, thanks!
earobbins says:
Medical information and school information for my special needs child.
Kara says:
So, so super-duper excited! Now we can do all our stuff across husband's iPhone, my android, the kiddos ' netbook...loveliness, truly. Most important files for anywhere access? Photos, yoga class plans, and the kickin' family dance mixes my man puts together!
Hilell says:
Thank for sharing this for me the best important fille to across is photo (call to action photo ) especially from the web because I'm focunig now about inbound marketing .
Alison says:
I would love to share pictures and digital scrapbook pages, as well as some of the kids work, too.
Kate says:
I have over 3,000 songs and 2,000 photos on my home computer that are important for me to have backed up and accessible! Thanks!
Summer says:
I have a TON of photos and videos that I would love to backup to the cloud and be able to access on all of my devices and share with my family. SugarSync is just what I've been looking for!
Geoff says:
I keep my business documents backed up in SugarSync. If my hard drive ever dies or if my laptop gets stolen I'm still ok!
josh says:
Everyone of them! I stored all my files on clould. It's 2012 for pete's sake
Ender2k says:
My dissertation files (dissertation drafts, endnote database, journal articles, speadsheets, SPSS files, etc.) are the most critical. I have them synced between my laptop and my desktop at the school. In addition, I share the folder with my wife to create an additional backup.
Spencer says:
I use sugar sync to back up my important application data files which can't be done by any other cloud service. Not only that but it is great to get all my important text and PDF files to my phone in emergencies or even to enhance class discussions by being able to reference materials from my computer when I cannot access it.
Gail says:
I'm looking forward to using SugarSync to backup important pictures that I don't want to lose.
Simon says:
I was a big user of iDisk and so when Apple removed this service I wanted something as easy to use and across my mobile devices. SugarSync allows me to sync all the files I need, images, documents, videos etc. I have a lot of pdf's which I develop for students and so I use sugar sync to make them publicly available to them and it means they can access them across a range of devices. I have no doubt I can fill this 30GB for sure!
Jules says:
Hi !
Most important files to have everywhere is files i'm working on (PHP pages most of the time)
Sugar sync allow me to sync them with the server directly when i change them, and allow me to access them easily from any device
Same with any ressources linked to every websites i work on
Andrew Pfeiffer says:
My Keepass database - lets me access my passwords on my phone.
Josh Lynn says:
All of my files are important, but I use personal AND work related ones. Since I work remotely, backing up and having access to my files from everywhere is a MUST! If my computer crashes I need to have not lost a thing
Osmar Magalhaes says:
My work files, my music, photos.
The best part is that everything is synchronized and available anywhere, with SugarSync.
Osmar Magalhaes says:
My work files, music and photos.
Elizabeth Edades says:
I use sugarsync for car insurance information, pics, and work docs, more storage would be very helpful!
Selena Smith says:
As a mom I naturally have a lot of photos that I like to keep. I'm also a music lover. Sugarsync would allow me to access these files from anywhere at anytime from work or my phone. And when I go visiting family I don't have to carry around tons of pictures or CDs. I just open up my phone and there they all are!!!
Emily says:
Currently I sync documents like spreadsheets and PDFs - I would love more room for media files!
Sandra LoCastro says:
I work remotely most of the time and need access to my client's file information, contact info and forms they have filled out. You are never asked for the documents when you are sitting in front of a computer. It is always when you are out on the road somewhere which is most of the time in my real estate business. I can always use more storage space and syncing is a must.
Raeann Emme says:
As a special education teacher, it is very important to have access to all of the Language Arts materials I have created for the classes that I co-teach as I'm always in a classroom other than my own.
Roland says:
My most important files I backup are photo's and videos. The reason why? Just because these are most precious to me, and these are impossible to take an insurance on! (for example, when my house is lost due to whatever reason, or due to some hdd failure of my photo hdd.)
Marc says:
I tried SugarSync but did not like the cluttered gui and setup procedure. Cubby does practically the same, easier to set up (also with custom foldersharing). Unfortunately Cubby is not yet as known as SugarSync.
Melanie says:
I am in the process of running my own small daycare, and I am putting all of the important paperwork that parents need to sign in SugarSync.