Cloud storage vs Physical Hardisk

[cherynsq]

Hello EDMW!!

I have been struggling to get my Pc to read my hdd which holds around 400gb of photos / data

went to a shop for diagnosis and he said my hdd is corrupted . Will need data extraction / recovery as the computer can only see it as a usb , but non readable or writable anymore .

What I’m concerned now is , I still have 1tb of travels photos on my computer which I initially wanted to put into the hdd . But seems like I now have to find alternatives:

1) buy google drive storage and expand my google photo space to 2tb

2) buy another hdd but this time , maybe every 3 years have to buy another hdd in anticipation of failure

Which is the better choice and why ? I’m really so sad now

 

[phunware]

Both

Because I used to have online photo album and all the photos gone when the site ceased service

 

[titusilvering]

Both

Because I used to have online photo album and all the photos gone when the site ceased service

Become admin of cloud can see all the leaks and uncensored

 

[pwongkk]

Physical harddisk backup on NAS.

And if you are as adventurous as me, you can even set up a 2nd NAS to backup the first NAS in another location, thus having multiple copies of backup.

 

[tootired]

Hello EDMW!!
I have been struggling to get my Pc to read my hdd which holds around 400gb of photos / data
went to a shop for diagnosis and he said my hdd is corrupted . Will need data extraction / recovery as the computer can only see it as a usb , but non readable or writable anymore .
What I’m concerned now is , I still have 1tb of travels photos on my computer which I initially wanted to put into the hdd . But seems like I now have to find alternatives:
1) buy google drive storage and expand my google photo space to 2tb
2) buy another hdd but this time , maybe every 3 years have to buy another hdd in anticipation of failure
Which is the better choice and why ? I’m really so sad now

buy a few hardisk and store in dry cabinet and power up every 3-4months. hard disk can last very long but keep away from humidity and constant operation.


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[Apparatus]

Cloud storage

Your data can be read by others
Provider can close down anytime especially for small provider
Speed might be slow
Costs of renting such a service can be high for a reputable provider
No worry of troubleshooting system failure as everything is maintained by the provider. No extra costs incur for HDD replacement
Learning curve is simpler
How often do you use cloud service? Is it worth your monthly subscription?

Personal HDD/SSD

All data controlled by you. No one can read them
Needs backup of storage HDD for redundancy. May need a NAS to backup another NAS
Speed decided by what PC system you have, HDD you buy and Ethernet/Fiber speed you are running
Can consider using the more expensive but faster SSD for storage
Pretty expensive setup for a comprehensive storage solution
Will need to replace failed HDD/SSD after a few years. Need to consider this cost
Need to have knowledge in NAS and RAID array
Backup system failure will need troubleshooting by you

 

[Lchlch]

Hello EDMW!!

I have been struggling to get my Pc to read my hdd which holds around 400gb of photos / data

went to a shop for diagnosis and he said my hdd is corrupted . Will need data extraction / recovery as the computer can only see it as a usb , but non readable or writable anymore .

What I’m concerned now is , I still have 1tb of travels photos on my computer which I initially wanted to put into the hdd . But seems like I now have to find alternatives:

1) buy google drive storage and expand my google photo space to 2tb

2) buy another hdd but this time , maybe every 3 years have to buy another hdd in anticipation of failure

Which is the better choice and why ? I’m really so sad now

Going for cloud need to pay monthly fees? How much?

 

[Dr Stephen Strange]

Don’t be the next Edison Chen.

 

[Apparatus]

Going for cloud need to pay monthly fees? How much?

Depends on which provider you subscribe to. Read their website for subscription fees

 

[chopra]

Icloud for my ios photos
Legacy photos are in my hdd. I dont feel like hosting into cloud as they are of v poor quality… i also dont see the photos as often

 

[cslkelvin]

Upload to Facebook or ig set to private?

 

[starry_starry_night]

Physical harddisk backup on NAS.

And if you are as adventurous as me, you can even set up a 2nd NAS to backup the first NAS in another location, thus having multiple copies of backup.

Nowadays NAS expensive or not? Since now got the global storage crisis

 

[Jo13jo]

Become admin of cloud can see all the leaks and uncensored

No encryption one meh?

 

[jkohlc2]

Follow 3-2-1 protocol of back up


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[Hello_Kitty]

i using cloub, but recently i found one issue. When i want to send a photo and video to my friends, the phone need to download the full photo/videon from the cloud first then can attach to the messenger. If attach from phone, it is instant

 

[cherynsq]

Google AI plan pushing discounts and expanding storage space recently

 

[game goondu]

Hello EDMW!!

I have been struggling to get my Pc to read my hdd which holds around 400gb of photos / data

went to a shop for diagnosis and he said my hdd is corrupted . Will need data extraction / recovery as the computer can only see it as a usb , but non readable or writable anymore .

What I’m concerned now is , I still have 1tb of travels photos on my computer which I initially wanted to put into the hdd . But seems like I now have to find alternatives:

1) buy google drive storage and expand my google photo space to 2tb

2) buy another hdd but this time , maybe every 3 years have to buy another hdd in anticipation of failure

Which is the better choice and why ? I’m really so sad now

Really depend on yourself...
Whether u want to spend time to set up nas , redundant nas... etc...

I old.uncle... become.lazy now...

I just pay for Google storage... 100gb now..
Take photos with phone.. auto upload to Google cloud... oldest photo inside is 2003...

Already used 91%... going to pay for 200gb soon...

 

[d3n]

buy SSD instead of HDD, the fail rate i think better

 

[Mclairs83]

cloud..

i have 8TB NAS that run truenas with Immich as local storage.

 

[coyote]

Hello EDMW!!

I have been struggling to get my Pc to read my hdd which holds around 400gb of photos / data

went to a shop for diagnosis and he said my hdd is corrupted . Will need data extraction / recovery as the computer can only see it as a usb , but non readable or writable anymore .

What I’m concerned now is , I still have 1tb of travels photos on my computer which I initially wanted to put into the hdd . But seems like I now have to find alternatives:

1) buy google drive storage and expand my google photo space to 2tb

2) buy another hdd but this time , maybe every 3 years have to buy another hdd in anticipation of failure

Which is the better choice and why ? I’m really so sad now

It's really up to your individual preference. Pay google and trust them with your private information or manage the data yourself.

Have you heard of Raid-1 and so you know how to manage raid-1 array?