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Cloud storage and external hard drive

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  • 03-06-2020 5:31pm
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    torrevieja
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    Hi folks bit torn between whether to go for cloud storage or external hard drive,

    With some people saying a hard drive can stop malfunctioning u should do both etc

    I’m also not really sure at this stage what I might need but definitely would need 1 Tb

    What’s ur opinions and recommendations on this,

    Thanks


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    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,619 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    I'd consider both.

    Any important data I'd back up twice.


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    torrevieja
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭torrevieja


    Any particular cloud provider


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    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,619 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    There's a few free ones, don't Google give you 15gb?

    Thats a lot of data.

    Do you know how much you have to store?


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    torrevieja
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭torrevieja


    Well my hard drives are nearly at 3/4 1 tb


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    smuggler.ie
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    Consider:
    O365 subscription = 1TB One Drive + Office apps on 5 PC's
    G Suite = 1TB Drive + whatever.
    Dropbox = 2TB


    other options potentially available....

    Edit: if 5+ users on G suite - storage is unlimited!....
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    torrevieja
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭torrevieja


    smuggler.ie wrote: »
    Consider:
    O365 subscription = 1TB One Drive + Office apps on 5 PC's
    G Suite = 1TB Drive + whatever.
    Dropbox = 2TB


    other options potentially available....

    Edit: if 5+ users on G suite - storage is unlimited!....

    Thanks Smuggler, Just wondering someone said Two way Authentication was important with Clouds, Also anyone used Pcloud?


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    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    I would use two HDDs for two backup sets, and store them separately.

    But then I dislike trusting my files to someone else!


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