I do feel for someone in this scenario (whatever the specifics of it are) but this should serve as a strong reminder to anyone: "Cloud sync" services ARE NOT A

I do feel for someone in this scenario (whatever the specifics of it are) but this should serve as a strong reminder to anyone: "Cloud sync" services ARE NOT A BACKUP. You want to use cloud sync for convenience? Great. It works well (mileage may vary by provider). Just don't expect it to be any safer than just having a single copy of those files on your PC or thumb drive or iPad or whatever.