These services provide backup storage space on another computer in a different location to that of your original data. Why it might be important? Suppose the computer on which you store all your data is destroyed during a fire in the building. What do you do? Even if you had a local backup, it's probably destroyed due to the fire. This is where these services come in handy. They store your data in another place, or even country according to the service's server location. Even if your data is destroyed, you can access it from another computer and get them back!

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