I use Google and Dropbox more like thumbdrives. Dropbox automagically takes pics and vids off my cell phone. When it syncs on my desktop, they are then (by a sc

I use Google and Dropbox more like thumbdrives. Dropbox automagically takes pics and vids off my cell phone. When it syncs on my desktop, they are then (by a schedule) moved to a closer-to-permanent location and the spool is deleted. 10 Terabyte drivers are super cheap, and come in USB formats. My moat, which serves as first-stage backup, is a 10Tb drive hanging off of a Raspberry Pi at home. Everything ends up there. And that drive is the only drive I actually back up. Very simple. Google I use only for stuff I might have to occasionally show other people. I don't use external services for things I wouldn't be able to easily replace. Never have. Never will.