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So why do you need all your writing notes to be on the cloud? Using multiple devices for work? An editor's request/requirement?

em-bee 4y ago
always keep a copy outside of your home. my own writing is replicated on almost every device i have. it's the most valuable to me. more so even than photos which are just memories.
- effingwewt 4y ago
  Still zero reason to have on the cloud. You can sync the files between your devices, or even better set up your own home server for close to $0. Why do people always forget the 'cloud' is just someone else's computer. Nothing important should ever exist solely on the 'cloud'. I wouldn't even trust a backup copy sent to email, yet I see that constantly as well.
  - cywick 4y ago
    If you keep your files only on your devices and a home server, you are making yourself vulnerable to scenarios like the one discussed here very recently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31652650 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31652650 ("I've locked myself out of my digital life")
    - effingwewt 4y ago
      I would recommend none of the above, I was giving OP a better way of having their stuff online. The article you referenced was getting locked out of accounts. We are speaking of having documents backed up, not google accounts. The best way period would be to periodically backup to an external HD or even SD cards. People need to get over this cloud bullshit years ago. All of these problems have been solved since the advent of the internet, these are all self-imposed problems.
      - em-bee 4y ago
        The best way period would be to periodically backup to an external HD or even SD cards. and where do you store those? you really want multiple backups, and an encrypted cloud storage is one of them.
        tremon 4y ago
        I have no trust in the longevity of data on SD cards. What's the expected lifetime of the data on these, and has it been studied/verified?
        suifbwish 4y ago
        In a heavy fireproof box along with the birth certificate, and other important papers. If you want extra protection put that box in a larger safe. This really isn’t a difficult question to answer. If you are trusting a third party to store your things, when something happens to their service or they terminate your account randomly you have only yourself to blame.

em-bee 4y ago

always keep a copy outside of your home. my own writing is replicated on almost every device i have. it's the most valuable to me. more so even than photos which are just memories.

effingwewt 4y ago
Still zero reason to have on the cloud. You can sync the files between your devices, or even better set up your own home server for close to $0. Why do people always forget the 'cloud' is just someone else's computer. Nothing important should ever exist solely on the 'cloud'. I wouldn't even trust a backup copy sent to email, yet I see that constantly as well.
- cywick 4y ago
  If you keep your files only on your devices and a home server, you are making yourself vulnerable to scenarios like the one discussed here very recently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31652650 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31652650 ("I've locked myself out of my digital life")
  - effingwewt 4y ago
    I would recommend none of the above, I was giving OP a better way of having their stuff online. The article you referenced was getting locked out of accounts. We are speaking of having documents backed up, not google accounts. The best way period would be to periodically backup to an external HD or even SD cards. People need to get over this cloud bullshit years ago. All of these problems have been solved since the advent of the internet, these are all self-imposed problems.
    - em-bee 4y ago
      The best way period would be to periodically backup to an external HD or even SD cards. and where do you store those? you really want multiple backups, and an encrypted cloud storage is one of them.
      - tremon 4y ago
        I have no trust in the longevity of data on SD cards. What's the expected lifetime of the data on these, and has it been studied/verified?
      - suifbwish 4y ago
        In a heavy fireproof box along with the birth certificate, and other important papers. If you want extra protection put that box in a larger safe. This really isn’t a difficult question to answer. If you are trusting a third party to store your things, when something happens to their service or they terminate your account randomly you have only yourself to blame.