Cloud storage

limey · 01-12-2016, 04:45 AM

Which do you use (poll) and why (post).
TVMIA

glatt · 01-12-2016, 05:17 AM

Amazon.

It was free with the purchase of a wifi router (1 year). Plus, my brother, a silicon Valley guy, has used it for a few years and liked it. I'm still getting used to the interface and am not sure how I feel about it.

glatt · 01-12-2016, 07:32 AM

I'm on a PC now and see this was a poll. Tapatalk didn't show me that.

Let me also say that I've used Google Drive when trying to send a very large attachment by Gmail, and Gmail has steered me to Google Drive to upload the item and send a link instead of sending an attachment. That has worked easily. I like how I use Google for other stuff, and the Google Drive is integrated in with that. I haven't gone beyond the free stuff they offer.

At work, we use Accellion to transfer massive highly confidential files. It's easy to use, but I don't know how it is set up behind the scenes or what makes it tick. Is it our company's server, or a 3rd party cloud server? I don't know.

zippyt · 01-12-2016, 07:55 AM

G drive , its free, easy , and accessible from most any were

lumberjim · 01-12-2016, 08:15 AM

Google Drive

Beest · 01-12-2016, 10:43 AM

I use google drive for lots of documents, but One drive for backup storage, I caught some offer where I got 100G free for a year, so I used it as an extra storage for our photos while transferring computers. It's a backup of a backup so when the time limit expires I'll just let it go.

glatt · 01-12-2016, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beest

It's a backup of a backup so when the time limit expires I'll just let it go.

This is my take on the Amazon deal I got. It was free. I have about 400GB on there. I'll probably let it go, although it's nice to be able to access my files from any device anywhere.

I guess that's how they suck you in.

fargon · 01-12-2016, 12:10 PM

I don't use the iCloud. I don't want my computer anymore screwed up than it all ready is.

footfootfoot · 01-12-2016, 12:25 PM

I generally just keep them in the sky but if they start taking up too much room or piling up then they block out a lot of sunlight so I just convert them into water which takes up much less space. Things can get tricky in the winter as they seem to take up just as much space when they are frozen as they do in the sky.

Still in beta, I guess.

Clodfobble · 01-12-2016, 02:25 PM

I use Dropbox for incidental stuff because early on a client asked me to use it for delivering finished audio files to them, so I already had it on my system. Mr. Clod uses something called Mojo (I think) as an automated backup of his main machine, which includes all our family photos and is quite a lot of gigs. Sometimes we talk about getting the photos over to a different site like Flickr, and getting a smaller account with Mojo (I don't know how much we pay for it) but we never want to do the work.

Beestie · 01-12-2016, 05:23 PM

SpiderOak.

Best synching tool I've seen from the big providers.

Plus, they don't look inside.

Pamela · 01-12-2016, 07:03 PM

I use Passport USB hard drives. I choose them for portability, convenience and because I have a low data cap that cloud storage would quickly eat up.

On the rare occasions that I use a cloud, I use Dropbox. I share pictures and video clips with friends that way but nothing secure or private. I do not trust cloud claims of privacy and security. A cloud is just a hard drive someplace else that you essentially telnet into. It can be hacked and eventually they WILL be hacked.

That's my two cents anyway.

View Poll Results: What is your preference for cloud-based storage?
Dropbox	2	25.00%
Google Drive	2	25.00%
Microsoft OneDrive	1	12.50%
Other (what, how, why?!? Please to explain in post below).	4	50.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 8. You may not vote on this poll

01-12-2016, 04:45 AM	#1
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Cloud storage Which do you use (poll) and why (post). TVMIA __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

01-12-2016, 07:55 AM	#4
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	G drive , its free, easy , and accessible from most any were __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-12-2016, 08:15 AM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Google Drive __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-12-2016, 12:10 PM	#8
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	I don't use the iCloud. I don't want my computer anymore screwed up than it all ready is. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

01-12-2016, 05:17 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Amazon. It was free with the purchase of a wifi router (1 year). Plus, my brother, a silicon Valley guy, has used it for a few years and liked it. I'm still getting used to the interface and am not sure how I feel about it.

01-12-2016, 07:32 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm on a PC now and see this was a poll. Tapatalk didn't show me that. Let me also say that I've used Google Drive when trying to send a very large attachment by Gmail, and Gmail has steered me to Google Drive to upload the item and send a link instead of sending an attachment. That has worked easily. I like how I use Google for other stuff, and the Google Drive is integrated in with that. I haven't gone beyond the free stuff they offer. At work, we use Accellion to transfer massive highly confidential files. It's easy to use, but I don't know how it is set up behind the scenes or what makes it tick. Is it our company's server, or a 3rd party cloud server? I don't know.

01-12-2016, 10:43 AM	#6
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	I use google drive for lots of documents, but One drive for backup storage, I caught some offer where I got 100G free for a year, so I used it as an extra storage for our photos while transferring computers. It's a backup of a backup so when the time limit expires I'll just let it go.

01-12-2016, 12:25 PM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I generally just keep them in the sky but if they start taking up too much room or piling up then they block out a lot of sunlight so I just convert them into water which takes up much less space. Things can get tricky in the winter as they seem to take up just as much space when they are frozen as they do in the sky. Still in beta, I guess. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-12-2016, 02:25 PM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I use Dropbox for incidental stuff because early on a client asked me to use it for delivering finished audio files to them, so I already had it on my system. Mr. Clod uses something called Mojo (I think) as an automated backup of his main machine, which includes all our family photos and is quite a lot of gigs. Sometimes we talk about getting the photos over to a different site like Flickr, and getting a smaller account with Mojo (I don't know how much we pay for it) but we never want to do the work. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-12-2016, 05:23 PM	#11
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	SpiderOak. Best synching tool I've seen from the big providers. Plus, they don't look inside. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

01-12-2016, 07:03 PM	#12
Pamela Deplorable Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 767	I use Passport USB hard drives. I choose them for portability, convenience and because I have a low data cap that cloud storage would quickly eat up. On the rare occasions that I use a cloud, I use Dropbox. I share pictures and video clips with friends that way but nothing secure or private. I do not trust cloud claims of privacy and security. A cloud is just a hard drive someplace else that you essentially telnet into. It can be hacked and eventually they WILL be hacked. That's my two cents anyway.

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