Let’s discuss cloud storage solutions!
- What’s your go to solution thah you recommend to others and why?
- What unique features does your solution have?
- Which is best for security?
- Which is best value for buck?
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I swear at One drive all the time, like why the fuck are you preinstalled on my OS and why can’t I remove you?
I understand that hating on OneDrive is popular here, but 1) you can remove it using the registry editor, and 2) if you don’t log in and tell it to sync, it doesn’t do anything in the background.
Because editing the registry is super normal to uninstall apps…
Fair enough , but on the other hand; I don’t want to bother doing things I shouldn’t have to do.
It shouldn’t be normal that I need to debloat a product I have paid for. Neither that I have to deselect what I don’t want to share with Microsoft.
Sure I can do most of that in the registry, but I shouldn’t have to.
It’s far easier to uninstall the toy OS it comes with and install a real os
I’m quite happy with Backblaze B2 for my backup storage. I think I pay like $3/mo for a few hundred gigabytes though they did recently change their pricing. Iirc it wasn’t going to affect me much. On top of their security settings like encryption and deletion locks, I use local encrypted backup tools like restic that make it dead simple to worry less.
Great choice , I also use Backblaze as my backup place great service.
My synology NAS at home
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you’re paying for the software
Heaven forbid
I think it’s worth it in this case. Synology platform (as you must know) is far more than a storage solution and basically runs my entire home.
Can I get free versions of all of the tools included in DiskStation? Of course. Will I? Heck no
Obviously, it’s just kinda funny how many weirdos will hear about the company and immediately say “yeah well I can do it myself for cheaper!” and I’m like “ok cool have fun spending hours on that while I play video games”
How are you handling off site backup? I use Backblaze, but my first line of backup is a Synology at a family members house.
Yeah have really considered this recently. Would prefer it for the sake of total control.
If you can selfhost - Nextcloud, if not - ProtonDrive
Even if you selfhost, having a cloud provider can still be a good option to maintain 3-2-1 without hosting a second server offsite (at parents or friends etc).
I backup to backblaze b2
Not “a good option” but a necessary one of the data has any value to you. I’ve got loads of personal data on mine, and stuff I can’t just redownload. So I encrypt and shop to b2 and replicate snapshots to an external disk.
Not sure if it’s something I’d swear to, but out of everything I’ve tried, I still think
is the best for me.
It’s not perfect - I have my frustrations about it - but it’s the most convenient and reliable service I’ve had especially for backing up local files and folders.
My job is in a hybrid setup so I have my work files in a portable SSD. I have some folders there that automatically back up to the cloud whenever I plug my SSD to my laptop at home. I also have folders in my laptop and hard drive that are backed up.
Backup (upload and download) stops when I shut down my PC, and automatically resumes on boot. And the upload and download speeds are fantastic.
The feature I love the most is Rewind. Basically you can go to any day and time within the past month and find all the files your cloud drive has on that day. You can then restore or download those files or folders.
This thing saved my dumb ass several times recently, when some important folders disappeared from my local storage. I went a day and time I thought I had the most recent version of the files and downloaded them back. And poof, problem gone.
Their
is good, too. I’m on the monthly plan for 2Tb storage because that’s the most reasonable for my needs. Compared to others I’ve tried, their pricing is the best for the storage capacity and features.
In terms of security, I think they have encryption features but for an additional cost. Haven’t had security issues for my use case without it.
I’d warn you about their lifetime plans tho. I haven’t tried it but I’ve read several bad reviews in their subreddit. Apparently pCloud can and will delete files or revoke your membership if you have pirated materials uploaded to a lifetime account. You can look up the pCloud sub for more good and bad user feedback.
I hope this helps!
Thanks for the insight! ✨
I don’t swear by any one service for anything. Currently I use OneDrive because it’s cheap and comes with what amounts to free MS Office forever. Once that changes or my needs do, I’ll switch instantly to the best thing at that time. Brand loyalty is for suckers.
I use rsync.net, because they offer real cloud storage, not just an service+app to push and pull files.
You connect by Unix-native SSH, so you can mount this and use just like if you had a real disk in your computer. I even have some programs installed on it.
Technically it is possible to do it with services like Google Drive or Mega, but they require to use hacky bridges and are not as flexible.
I was not aware of this! Thanks for the insights 💪
I use my own NAS at my homelab. Prior i liked nextcloud but i had regularly new problems with it and switched to just my own NAS and syncing with syncthing. My NaS gets backupped nightly onto a big backup-drive which gets backuped too. Then encrypted and stored another backup on degoo (sucks ass but i have a lifetime 3tb-acc so…).
So when me or my SO snap a pictures, it’s instantly at home (and locally deleted) and a day later supersafe. Best circumvention of SDcard-lack in stupid “modern” phones.
Not bad, quite like this! also had a few issues with nextcloud previously, but that is a long time ago, have heard it has improved quite a bit since.
Maybe. I thought about retrying it. But it was really annoying last time. Every other update and something stopped working. Wifey pissed coz pictures not syncing and whatnot. I ended up just killing it. Maintenance should not be that high, it’s private, that’s not a job 😁
The secret to running your own nextcloud is: Don’t install the latest major version.
Yeah but… It’s an open wound in a sensitive local setup. Shouldn’t one apply the latest stitches to be safe? I fear zero-days. But why risk having three-months-ago-days?
But ok, considering there aren’t many alternatives…
Last three major versions receive security patches, so you do install updates, but you don’t update to the latest major, there’s a difference.
Self-hosted nextcloud with on local NAS with a minimum of 2 drives in raid 1 configuration and Twingate to access it. I has the unique feature of not costing me a monthly subscription other than my energy bill. It’s as secure as I can make it and use Twingate on my devices to access it and sync. Not sure if it’s good value because it takes work to maintain etc, but that’s a win in my book. Would only recommend to people who are into doing stuff like this. Everything else I recommend one drive just because of it’s availability, easy of use and compatibility with pretty much any device.
Self hosted raid arrays
Screw raid. ZFS. Superior in many ways, probably only drawback is ram consumption.
I don’t, it’s just someone else’s computer.
I do tend to use mega for backups and syncthing is pretty nifty.
Mega/Pcloud/Sync dot com. But if you forgot your pw you are f’ed. Just save your decryption keys on a secure storage. These three are zero knowledge encryption cloud providers.
Bang for the buck; maybe
Backblaze
I also have my 160tb home server for anything not vital.
Another Backblaze user here. I use rclone to sync with my TrueNAS core server.
Proton Drive is what I use. The mobile (Android) app is a little buggy but it gets the job done.
Just wish they prioritised Linux more… 🙃
