Method for downloading content from a server onto a recording medium as well as recording medium being suitable therefor

Recording medium (14), comprising a data storage area having available data storage capacity, and an application which, upon connection of said recording medium (14) with a networkable device (3), can manage to establish a network connection between said networkable device (3) and a server (2) being connectable to said networkable device (3) by a communication network (4), and to transfer content from said server (2) to said data storage area (4).

Server being accessable via a communication network, comprising:

• means for storing content which is downloadable by a networkable device from said server via said communication network,
• means for creating or changing device specific status information each time when content is transferred or has been transferred from said server (2) onto said device, said status information allowing said said server (2) to decide how much content and/or which kind of content still is allowed to be transferred by a specific device from said server (2) onto said device.

Method for providing a backup, wherein content is transferred from a computing device onto a recording medium, comprising the following steps:

• a) connecting the recording medium to the computing device,
• b) transferring content from the computing device onto the recording medium,
• wherein step b) is managed by an application which is provided on the recording medium and which is activated or is activateable after said recording medium has been connected to the networkable device.

Computer program product comprising computer program means adapted to perform the tasks of said application according to any one of the preceeding claims when it is executed on a computer or a digital signal processor.