Need host to backup store data files - not website

[rosy0123]

I would like to use a host's disk space for storage of files (as in my hard drive image file, documents, etc.) Sort of a redundancy backup plan in case of catastrophic failure.

I have asked around but no one allows simply storage. Am I missing something here? why isn't this kosher? All I'm doing is storing files. It should actually be much cheaper because I'm not using bandwidth, except the odd time now and then that I ftp new backups or perhaps need to ftp the backups to save my butt.

I've found some really cheap hosting packages for $3/month which provide 100 GB of storage but so far all hosts have declined my business.

As a followup, how would a host know if I were to put up a "dummy" site and then upload a whole bunch of files for storage?

I'm asking, not that I would do this, but just because I'm curious why hosts are so sensitive to this and how they go about finding out if their customers are actually using their accounts for storage not related to the sites.

Thanks

[kobra]

You should really store these backups, data files, Database backups, etc. in a compressed format and on your local hard drive and maybe to another media like a DVD or CD

[adsejam]

If anything, I would recommend Mozy

For $5 /month, you can back up unlimited data!

I could go on and on about the benefits of Mozy, but check it out for yourself

Regards,

[adsejam]

Hey "rosy0123",

Did you have any luck with Mozy?

Regards,