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People lose access to gmail and google photos all the time too, fwiw.

• duskwuff 2y ago
  I think the point navjack27 is trying to make is that YouTube is fundamentally the wrong tool for the job. It's intended to be a platform where users can share content, not a data storage service.
  • retrac 2y ago
    Yes. I would extend that. An external hosted service - Google, Microsoft, whatever - wrong tool for the job. Great for easy access but not really a long-term repository. You can lose access to the account through so many ways. And there's no guarantee these services will always be there. Get a few flash drives. Do some backups. Maybe even store some "offsite" with a relative. Just have to remember to update periodically.
    • shiroiushi 2y ago
      >Get a few flash drives. Do some backups. I'd advise using mechanical HDDs instead. The portable USB-connected ones are quite inexpensive these days. The problem with flash is that it loses charge over time and your data can disappear. This shouldn't happen if you plug it in and power it up regularly, but for something you want to just store and forget about and maybe look at again in 5 or 10 years, it's not a safe storage method.