Talk me into (or out of) cloud storage for backup
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
At the moment I have two 1TB HDD's. I backup to one, and then duplicate this on the other. One drive comes to work with me and the other stays home. It works, but it's a bit of a faff if I'm honest.
Surely it would be easier and more secure if I just back the lot up to to somewhere in the aether. But.... What if that company goes bust, then in the words of Tommy and Turkish I'm proper f*cked.
a) Anything else I've not considered; and
b) Who do you recommend in the UK?
TIA
Surely it would be easier and more secure if I just back the lot up to to somewhere in the aether. But.... What if that company goes bust, then in the words of Tommy and Turkish I'm proper f*cked.
a) Anything else I've not considered; and
b) Who do you recommend in the UK?
TIA
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRAF
- 21348 posts since 26 Jul, 2005 from Gone
Do you keep the two drives in separate locations? What if there's some kind of accident that physically destroys both?
If you go with one of the major companies (Google, Dropbox, etc.) you're less likely to find them go out of business. The main risk of data loss would be not paying your bill for the storage.
If you go with one of the major companies (Google, Dropbox, etc.) you're less likely to find them go out of business. The main risk of data loss would be not paying your bill for the storage.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
Thanks robo. I did mention in the OP one drive stays at home and the other goes to work with me and stays there until its backup time againrobojam wrote:Do you keep the two drives in separate locations? What if there's some kind of accident that physically destroys both?
If you go with one of the major companies (Google, Dropbox, etc.) you're less likely to find them go out of business. The main risk of data loss would be not paying your bill for the storage.
Yes ok Google it could be. TBH my research thus far and pointed me to many sites I don't trust much, hence the seeking of reassurances here.
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRAF
- 21348 posts since 26 Jul, 2005 from Gone
Guess I didn't read it carefully first time...
I back up a bunch of stuff on cloud storage and it also helps with keeping it in sync between devices and being able to access it from anywhere.
I back up a bunch of stuff on cloud storage and it also helps with keeping it in sync between devices and being able to access it from anywhere.
- Banned
- 10196 posts since 12 Mar, 2012 from the Bavarian Alps to my feet and the globe around my head
Imagine your house is burning. Then it won't help you if you have all your data back-upped on a different HD. So it's much safer if the data is somewhere in the world on a cloud server.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
Thanks mate. The fact this notion hasn't been shot down here is good enough for me.robojam wrote:Guess I didn't read it carefully first time...
I back up a bunch of stuff on cloud storage and it also helps with keeping it in sync between devices and being able to access it from anywhere.
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
Then I'd plug in the HDD that's safely stored at the officeTricky-Loops wrote:Imagine your house is burning. Then it won't help you if you have all your data back-upped on a different HD. So it's much safer if the data is somewhere in the world on a cloud server.
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRAF
- 1979 posts since 13 Jun, 2004 from Back in the UK
This is something I have been considering for a while too.
Any info on JustCloud, they offer unlimited storage?
Any info on JustCloud, they offer unlimited storage?
Some of my music Soundcloud Goseba
- KVRAF
- 11506 posts since 13 Mar, 2009 from UK
Check the company's data confidentiality policies thoroughly. What would happen in the event that the company is taken over by a new owner? Make sure that nobody else has access to your account details. It might sound obvious, but there can be implications if other people can access your account.
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- KVRAF
- 21348 posts since 26 Jul, 2005 from Gone
That's why I would rather go for one of the big companies that is unlikely to go out of business or be more likely to the the buyer in an acquisition (or at least to retain the brand name and product lines if they are acquired)
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- addled muppet weed
- 105846 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
Mushy Mushy wrote:Then I'd plug in the HDD that's safely stored at the officeTricky-Loops wrote:Imagine your house is burning. Then it won't help you if you have all your data back-upped on a different HD. So it's much safer if the data is somewhere in the world on a cloud server.
but what if the uk gets nuked and you survive as a mutant zombie?
wouldnt you want to listen to your old tracks to remember what it was like to be human?
- KVRAF
- 2022 posts since 15 Aug, 2012 from Australia
What if it starts raining?
I'm tired of being insane. I'm going outsane for some fresh air.
- KVRAF
- 11506 posts since 13 Mar, 2009 from UK
The clouds in these parts have certainly lost their capacity for storage recently.