This Free App Can Back Up Your Computer to Any Cloud Service

Backing up your files, ideally in multiple locations, is essential if you don't want to lose any data. The problem is that paying for a dedicated backup service feels silly if you're already paying for cloud storage. Duplicati is a free and open source application that lets you back up any computer to cloud services like Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive. Even better: Duplicati encrypts your files before backing them up, meaning the cloud service provider you're using has no ability whatsoever to access your data. In our article about how to back up your digital life we briefly mentioned Duplicati as an alternative to commercial backup services, but we didn't really dig into how to use it.