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<blockquote data-quote="§am" data-source="post: 107607" data-attributes="member: 9187">I agree - local drives will die, get destroyed etc.Like I said in my post, I keep an external copy of my most precious data on a drive in a fireproof safe, the only issue being it's not offsite, but should the worst happen, the safe should hold out <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />For me, cloud storage is fine for those everyday use documents etc you access, but for storage it's a pain. For starters you have to upload GBs of data to them which could takes days, weeks or even months depending on your connection.&nbsp; On top of that, what assurances do you have that your data will be there in 1,5,10 years, or even if the company has an issue and loses your data, where do you go to for another copy if they don't have a backup?!Not been in the IT game as long as you Dervari, but 15 years of it certainly makes you think long and hard about backup solutions <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="§am, post: 107607, member: 9187"] I agree - local drives will die, get destroyed etc. Like I said in my post, I keep an external copy of my most precious data on a drive in a fireproof safe, the only issue being it's not offsite, but should the worst happen, the safe should hold out :) For me, cloud storage is fine for those everyday use documents etc you access, but for storage it's a pain. For starters you have to upload GBs of data to them which could takes days, weeks or even months depending on your connection. On top of that, what assurances do you have that your data will be there in 1,5,10 years, or even if the company has an issue and loses your data, where do you go to for another copy if they don't have a backup?! Not been in the IT game as long as you Dervari, but 15 years of it certainly makes you think long and hard about backup solutions :P [/QUOTE]

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