Cloud storage...???

oldsalt

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Hi all,
does anyone use "cloud storage" for their files...? Any recommendations or comments...?
I'm considering using "pCloud" ... the $350 lifetime plan looks good to me.
Thoughts...suggestions...????

thanks,
oldsalt
 

nikonpup

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you are at the mercy of a company that can change the rules or go out of business. I do my own storage at home. Here in the usa i can get a couple 0f 5 tb external hard drives for that price.
 

carguy

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you are at the mercy of a company that can change the rules or go out of business. I do my own storage at home. Here in the usa i can get a couple 0f 5 tb external hard drives for that price.

Sounds a bit tin-foil-hatish. And that font/color....

I use two external drives at home (one goes in the safe) and a cloud based solution. Never put all your eggs in one basket.
Odds of both or your drives failing greater than a quality cloud solution bailing on you. Not to mention a disaster of some type at home.
 
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hark

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Both Backblaze and Carbonite are sites that have been mentioned by members. I don't use either - but have multiple portable drives made by Western Digital.
 

Fred Kingston

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I use Apple's Time Machine as well as multiple drives with Carbon Copy to dup. the external drives, and I also use BackBlaze... I end up with at least 4 copies of the file, one off-site in a cloud system...
 

nikonpup

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sounds a bit tin-foil-hatish. And that font/color....

I use two external drives at home (one goes in the safe) and a cloud based solution. Never put all your eggs in one basket.
Odds of both or your drives failing greater than a quality cloud solution bailing on you.

​my laptop has a 2tb solid state external hard drive. My 2 other computers have various size external hard drives and another 5tb drive to back all that up.
 

oldsalt

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"Thank you" to carguy, hark, nikonpup & fredkingston for your replies, your input/help is much appreciated.
Peter - "oldsalt"
 

Eduard

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Hi all,
does anyone use "cloud storage" for their files...? Any recommendations or comments...?
I'm considering using "pCloud" ... the $350 lifetime plan looks good to me.
Thoughts...suggestions...????

You might want to look at this old thread which discussed backups and Backblaze in particular.
 

Patrick M

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I have at home, a Synology disc station. I back up everything. It’s not foolproof but it backs itself up. I can access it from anywhere in the world as long as I get the internet. No reliance required on any third party you’ve no control over.


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Eduard

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I have at home, a Synology disc station. I back up everything. It’s not foolproof but it backs itself up. I can access it from anywhere in the world as long as I get the internet. No reliance required on any third party you’ve no control over.

The point is that you have nothing offsite. If you look at the old link, you’ll notice that someone lost all their history because everything was local. I’m a certified disaster recovery consultant and getting data to a second location is a basic concept.
 

Patrick M

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I totally get why one would worry about (1) reliance on a cloud provider over whom you may have no control, (2) pay fees for cloud storage and (3) not wanting to risk keeping everything at “home” ie at risk

As I mentioned I have a Synology disc station that backs up itself...and there are many on the market

For example, this review came out yesterday:

https://www.thephoblographer.com/20...rsonal-hybrid-cloud-device-for-photographers/

If you really want to keep back ups, at a different location, why not use a friend with their own NAS? Reciprocate and then there’s no cost to either of you. Just a thought



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Dawg Pics

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Agreed, local storage is good, but a cloud back-up will prevent loss if say, your house burns down, floods or if somebody breaks in and steals all your stuff. That happened to me one time. Had a break-in and they took all my electronics. Fortunately, it was a new computer that I didn't store photos on.
I am guessing if you have 2 external drives, then your are reducing the chance of loss due to failure.

I have been using Crashplan, but they have changed the rules a couple times. Had to upgrade to business, then it wanted me to update an old computer to continue keeping that back-up on that one. Considering looking at another cloud back-up. Considering how California seems to be burning down around me, I really need a reliable cloud service.
 
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