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encrypted, deduplicated offsite backups are another approach. borgbackup on free tier cloud services can be useful for this.
by khimaros 5y ago
encrypted, deduplicated offsite backups are another approach. borgbackup on free tier cloud services can be useful for this.
- syntheticnature 5y agoSerious question: are there free tier cloud services with enough storage to be worthwhile?
- justin_oaks 5y agoIt probably depends on how much you need to store. But if you need ongoing backup that will get larger and larger then the answer is probably "No". I back up my family photos and other important files to Amazon S3 using Restic. My 150GB of data ends up costing me about $1.50/month. I could get the price down lower if I use, say, the Infrequent Access storage tier, but at that price point I just can't be bothered to deal with it. A free tier often isn't worth it if you have to put any time into thinking about whether you'll exceed the limit. I'd just go with a cheap pay-as-you-go service and not worry about it.