Back up your scripts for free

I have thousands of pictures of my family on my Mac, yet the only thing I’m obsessed with backing up is my Writing folder. I back that folder up to my Mobile Me account, a network attached hard drive, and to an internet storage site every day.

And that’s what this post is about: backing up into “the cloud” with Dropbox. Cloud storage is a euphemism for web-based storage solutions and DB is considered one of the most reliable. You sign up for a free account, install the software on your computer(s) (Mac, Windows, Linux, whatever), point it towards the folders you want backed up and it begins uploading copies to your DB account.

Once everything is there, Dropbox updates the copies on its servers whenever you make a change. Save that new draft of your pilot? DB immediately throws that new copy onto its server without saying a word.

You can also access the DB site from any web browser and download any file you’ve backed up to their servers. Handy in so many ways.

And – just for kicks – you can sync DB between multiple computers. Do most of your writing at home but travel with a laptop? Just install the software on both computers and it will sync your folders between them – meaning you always have the latest version of your writing – regardless of where you’re writing from. All you need is an internet connection.

DB also has an excellent iPhone app that allows access to your entire account and all of the files inside. It’s awesome for guys like me who are constantly backing up PDF versions of my scripts – I always have the latest version in my pocket!

Sound like a dream? It kind of is. And the best part is the price – nothing. DB offers 2GB of storage at absolutely no cost.

Wanna give it a try? Here’s the link: Dropbox