IDrive Inc.
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| Industry | Online Backup Software |
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| Predecessor | Pro Softnet Corporation |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Calabasas, California |
| Products | IDrive |
| Website | www |
IDrive Inc. is a technology company that specializes in data backup applications. Its flagship product is IDrive, an online backup service available to Windows, Mac, iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android users.
Pro Softnet Corporation was founded in 1995 and is based in Calabasas, California, within Los Angeles County.
Pro Softnet Corporation's initial product was called IBackup, but it acquired the idrive.com domain name from defunct company I-drive around mid-2003.
IDrive products were mentioned by Lifehacker, Macworld, PC World, CNET, Tech Crunch, Notebook Review, PC Magazine and Engadget.
Pro Softnet Corporation has been plagued by patent infringement lawsuits and has spoken out publicly about how they are a drain on the company's resources.
IDrive is an automated backup application that runs on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. Once installed, users select folders and files to be backed up at user-specified times. IDrive offers incremental and compressed backups so users only upload modified portions of a backup file, and files may also be updated in real time with a continuous backup option. Users have the ability to limit bandwidth usage during the backup process. The previous 10 versions of a file are automatically retained and IDrive does not automatically delete backup data, even if backup files are deleted on the user's computer. Users can share their files through email, social media sites including Facebook and Twitter, and via a mobile phone application for Android, iPhone and Windows Phone.
IDrive allows a user to back up data from all compatible devices to a single account. The iDrive application runs natively on Windows, OSX, as well as on several models of NAS devices made by Synology, QNap, and Netgear. This broad list of supported devices distinguishes them from some competitors.
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