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Wait, is it new? I believe Google Drive for Workspace always have a file count limit, and IIRC it's as low as 500k or something, despite having "unlimited" cap
by thrdbndndn 4y ago
Wait, is it new?
I believe Google Drive for Workspace always have a file count limit, and IIRC it's as low as 500k or something, despite having "unlimited" capacity.
To be totally fair to Google, I know this precisely because there are communities of data hoarders that actively abuse various cloud storages. In Google Drive's case, They have ways to create "free" Google Workspace accounts via registration exploitation from various institutions. People use them to store PB-level data.
(For the interested, there are also ways to apply free MS developer accounts that are supposed to expire in 3 months but can be re-refresh indefinitely. This comes with 5TB "free" cloud storage x 5 (10?) separate sub-accounts.)
- Kwpolska 4y agoWhat if Microsoft changes their mind and you wake up one day with your cloud backup being nuked due to the account expiring or due to your use being non-development-related?
- thrdbndndn 4y agoAt this point people are just hoarding for the sake of hoarding. The data itself isn't really that important: collecting the entire Netflix catalog is pretty neat, but if it's gone it's fine, you can basically re-find anything in piracy world. And they usually have multiple backups.
- cableshaft 4y agoI have multiple backups, but they're all on drives in my house. If my house burns down, there go all my backups. That's why I keep all the important stuff on a cloud backup service as well.