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For most users, "your own hard drive" is a terrrible solution. They do not have a VPS that they use as a file intermediary (they don't even know what a VPS is),
by emmett 15y ago
For most users, "your own hard drive" is a terrrible solution. They do not have a VPS that they use as a file intermediary (they don't even know what a VPS is), and they don't know how to keep backups, and if they did the backups would probably be corrupted or out of date.
This is the miracle of web hosted software for most users. It's also what makes Dropbox so special.
- code_duck 15y agoI know plenty of people who use portable hard drives, flash drives and writable optic media as a backup... I don't see many downsides in that, barring catastrophic loss (which can happen to second party storage as well, though they do tend to be more professional about being careful). Of course, a burned DVD isn't going to let me access my file from the office and at home unless I take it with me, so there are drawbacks.