General BusinessWeb Development Dropbox: A Great Data Backup Alternative A recent post on the Gmail blog discussed how to help prepare for a disaster with data on your local computer. The post recommended people backup their important data using Gmail and Google Docs as a measure to keep all important documents safe. However, these alternatives rely on cloud storage and Google services, which many people do not want to rely on in a bad situation. That is why Dropbox is a viable alternative. Patrick Stevens backupcloud storagedropboxGmail blog 2011-02-09 647 6