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?
My synology NAS at home
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.
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.
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
I use Tresorit. I’m too lazy to host my own server.
How’s your experience with them? They seem very promising!
Pretty good.
Pros:
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Easy install (Windows/Linux) I haven’t tried Mac.
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Sharing files can be very customizable. For example, your share link can have a password, expiration date, and open limit.
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It seems as secure as you can get with proprietary software.
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I use it as a syncing tool for apps like Obsidian. There are different sync methods like , save the last 5 versions or place all versions in a folder to delete later (don’t quote me on this).
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You can sync photos on your phone into Tresorit. (It has to be working in the background)
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It also has a very convenient scanner that surpasses Google’s scanning.
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Customer service is great if you ever need it
Cons:
- A bit expensive relative to competitors
Ultimately you’re paying premium for a premium experience imo. You should consider Tresorit if you’re lazy like me xD
There’s also an email feature that makes emails more secure and a digital signature that they offer. I don’t use it but it’s there.
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Self hosted raid arrays
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… 🙃
I can only speak to price and compatibility as key values, but I’ve been endeared to OneDrive, specifically from the Office365 family plan.
For about $100 a year (USD), you’re given six Office365 subscriptions that includes 1TB of storage each. A good value even if you don’t care about the office suite itself.
As a bonus OneDrive is supported on iOS and Android for photo backup. I use that to protect some family members’ phones and keep an extra account as added storage for myself.
It’s also handy for streaming and sharing your media: Doesn’t require account registration and has good download rates.
OneDrive signs itself out, crashes, backs up blank files, and doesn’t reliably work on mobile devices, otherwise I’d agree with you. But working for an MSP with clients using one drive and dealing with all the problems it has, I don’t trust it with my sensitive data, but I am glad to hear someone out there actually endorsing it. Because in my experience its a flaming pile of shit.
Yea, at my job its an uphill battle with automating OneDrive’s maintenance and security. There are consistently new failure types and event IDs that I have to update the event viewer client reports almost as often as I run the audit.
But for personal use, particularly since I’m already so familiar with the service, I can’t say no at that price.
If it works for you then that’s great. Personally I don’t touch either Microsoft or Google anymore for privacy reasons.
My family and I use iCloud. It’s $30 a month for 2TB of storage, Apple Music, fitness, and news. Also has private relay for protecting our devices, hide my email for generating temporary emails (LOVE this feature) and it automatically backs up all our devices to the cloud and it’s easy to store and share files from it. And it has all of apples privacy and security measures behind it. The only downside is if you forget your passwords and recovery keys apple can’t retrieve your data for you, and obviously you need to have a few apple devices for it to be completely useful. Being able to snap photos on any device and have them all synced together and also backed up is key for me, personally my photos are my most priceless data of all.
