3 ms·
Depends on the "Cloud".. cloud is and will always be "someone else's computer, somewhere else". Google Drive is not a backup. Carbonite (or Crashplan) is a back
by HenryBemis 7y ago
Depends on the "Cloud".. cloud is and will always be "someone else's computer, somewhere else". Google Drive is not a backup. Carbonite (or Crashplan) is a backup solution.
Of course a successful backup needs to be at least "3-2-1". Not "1" (Google Drive).
- deathtrader666 7y agoWhy isn't Google Drive considered backup?
- protomyth 7y agoWell, if they nuke your Google account, it would probably be good to have a backup with a different company.
- Multicomp 7y agoOne thing I'm excited for is when syncthing implements encrypted devices, so that I and a family member can have syncthing folders that we share with each of them for each of our respective backups. They share data with me and my computer holds it safely for them even though I can't read it myself, and vice versa. their house burns down or is flooded? They have their data ready to download from my machine. Same for me. No cloud provider necessary. I want more redundancy? Add more encrypted devices somewhere else, whether it be the family member living out west, the former coworker living in Japan, or the vps I bought for $5 on sale one day.