Abstract: The invention concerns the field of computers and the saving of digital data. The invention concerns a method for saving digital data on a multiple machines connected to a computer network. The invention is characterized in that it does not employ a centralized computer server, and in that it comprises the following steps: first calculating and transmitting the load of machines to other machines of the network, said step being performed by the machines themselves; distributed saving of said data, the selection and the distribution of data being performed by said machines, so that the loads concerning the data are distributed in automated fashion and achieve a balanced load of the machines.