IDrive Online Backup Launches Rewind Functionality

IDrive Inc. launched IDrive Rewind as part of its service offering.

It is geared toward users who want to protect their data from possible future crypto cirus attacks, as well as those who have previously been affected by ransomware – in which data is encrypted by a third party and held for ransom.

In the past year, rises in crypto viruses have affected hundreds of thousands of users. The biggest one being CryptoLocker, but many other ransomware trojans and malware exist.

“We developed Rewind in response to our own users’ requests for a service that would assist them in restoring data after many were affected by Crypto Viruses earlier this year,” says Raghu Kulkarni, CEO, IDrive.

Rewind allows users to go into their backup history and restore earlier versions of files or folders in bulk rather than restoring files one by one, which is very time consuming. Even if the latest file is corrupt, it enables users to restore an earlier file version. It offers a better way to access data if affected by a crypto virus as it provides folder versioning for up to three previous folder versions.

This feature is part of the company’s current service offering with no additional cost to utilize the functionality.

Rewind is available to customers with active accounts.