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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0204</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2011-08-10</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2011-08-10</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001340127</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Carbonite Inc</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CARB</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001229269</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FRIEND DAVID</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CARBONITE, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>177 HUNTINGTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02115</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>CEO and President</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>696314</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>1.31</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2018-10-02</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>107730</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">26,931 of these shares were inadvertently included in Table II of the reporting person's orginal Form 3, omitted from Table I of the reporting person's original Form 3, and were also omitted from Table I of four Form 4s filed by the reporting person after his original Form 3 was filed.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This option becomes exercisable in 4 equal quarterly installments beginning on November 7, 2011.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The corresponding footnote to the reporting person's original Form 3 incorrectly stated that this option was currently exercisable as to 26,931 shares of common stock; this option was exercised for such 26,931 shares of common stock prior to the filing of the reporting person's original Form 3.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">26,931 shares of common stock subject to this option were inadvertently included in Table II of the reporting person's orginal Form 3, and were omitted from Table I of the reporting person's original Form 3.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>The reporting person's original Form 3 did not reflect his exercise of an option for 26,931 shares of common stock.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Danielle Sheer, by power of attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-01-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
