Backing up your files online is becoming cheaper than ever. Amazon just released a service, Amazon Cloud Drive, that provides unlimited storage for US$59.99 per year. I’m gathering some information here from Final Cut Pro Users that I’ve spoken to online about the best online storage for Final Cut Pro X projects so if you have any experience with this then just drop me an e-mail at design@benhalsall.com .
My focus here is on individual editors rather than organisations sharing files.
If you would like to learn about basic backing up in Final Cut Pro X then check out this video of mine on YouTube – Final Cut Pro X: Backup a Project on an External Drive or if you need to clear space before uploading files this may help too – Final Cut Pro X: Clear Space on Your Hard Drive by Deleting Render & Proxy Files .
Amazon Cloud Storage
Storage Capacity: Unlimited
Cost: US$59.99 (3 Month Free Trial)
Availability: US only (in Canada 1000GB will set you back CA$500 / year – ouch)
Tested: I signed up for the trial on the US site and once I’d filled up my 5GB quota I tried to buy the unlimited version but was unceremoniously redirected to the Canadian site without warning only to find out that my dreams were only that. Drop me an email if you’ve used this with FCPX files.
hubiC
Storage Capacity: 10TB
Cost: €50 incl. VAT/year (25 GB free)
Tested: I’ve had some reports that it is difficult to move the .fcpbundle or Library folder onto the server.Drop me an email if you’ve had any experience using this with FCPX files.
Dropbox
Storage Capacity: 1TB (the unlimited business solution requires 5 users)
Cost: US$10 / month
1TB is nor very much but if you are using it for online backup or storage I’d love to hear your comments.