Cloud Data

[Snokio]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good cloud data service, I'm a cheapskate and dont like spending money unless I have to OFC. I have already used all my free 15GB of Google drive, Shall I just pay the £15 a year or is there another service that can offer more?

Thanks

[TeaLeaf]

Got your Mega (50GB) or pCloud (20GB) free accounts?  There are others too, but these two popped to mind immediately.

[smilodon]

A probable long shot but if you were in the market for a cheap Chromebook, you'll get a 100 gig free for two years when you register your first Google account.

[Chaosphere]

I am currently looking into CrashPlan as I need a lot of cloud storage for photo backup during travels... could be an option.

[BrotherTobious]

I use crash plan and it works a treat

[TeaLeaf]

I used to use Crashplan, but I came across a situation where on larger more complex directory structures it reached a point where on restore it missed certain deeply embedded files.    Crashplan response was in essence 'meh, tough'.   So I stopped using it.

[BrotherTobious]

Crashplan has just announced it is leaving the consumer market and and if you have a account with them you might get the carbonite deal.  Any one have any views on carbonite?  Used it?

[Chaosphere]

So... with them leaving the market... any good alternatives? I am looking for a way to back up many GBs of photos whilst travelling abroad.

[Penfold]

I'm still a fan of dropbox. I've tried several (including carbonite) and it's still the one I prefer.

[Chaosphere]

The problem is with 6+ months of photo and video, 1TB is not enough... I am looking for significantly more storage that I do NOT need constant / speedy access to.

[Penfold]

I thought it was 2gb free to start?

How are you planning to access the cloud storage while abroad to upload?

[BrotherTobious]

Me a lot more than 2gb and also find dropbox a little flaky from time to time

[Chaosphere]

I thought it was 2gb free to start?

How are you planning to access the cloud storage while abroad to upload?

Terabytes Pen, I need terabytes

Will have reasonable access to the internet... was banking on overnight uploading. If done every few days its only gigabytes at a time...

[smilodon]

What you need Sir is either Google Nearline or Amazon Glacier

Neither is a back up service like Dropbox or Carbonite in that they don't sync folders to the cloud. They are both archival services where you upload  your stuff to them and the data gets stored away long term. You then retrieve the data at a later date. It's the cheapest way to store stuff.

I use Google Nearline for my photography which is charged at $0.01 per gig stored per month. You pay again to retrieve your stuff at $0.01 per gigabyte. It only works for data you touch occasionally and you have to add your stuff manually, so no auto sync. It's not for regular access but as a place to dump pictures that you can retrieve when you get back I think it's ideal.

My entire photo library (ten years commercial work) costs me £4.50 a month!

[Chaosphere]

Brilliant. I had looked into Glacier but that seemed expensive. If Nearline is as cheap as this, it is the winner. Thanks Smilo I will look into it now.