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Cloud Backup (lemmy.world)

I finally got the dreaded over storage warning from google today. What is everyone moving to these days? People were moving to dropbox advance but i heard its not really unlimited anymore. I have 30TB of data that can't be reproduced (family videos and photos). Any recommendations? I prefer not to spend $100+ a month on backups but if i have to do it then i'll do it.

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[-] ChojinDSL@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago

Build a NAS. If you've already got one, build a second one as backup. It's cheaper in the long run than most cloud storage solutions. Especially when you factor in the time it would take for a complete restore.

[-] Tenpoundhero@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also I believe that backblaze can do NAS backups now relatively affordably.

[-] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Last I looked it was .005 GB/Month. That adds up quickly when you have 30TB.

[-] Tenpoundhero@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That’s a very fair point, they also offer the setup where you can rent a hard drive and ship the initial “upload” (with 30TB that can still be an issue).

Edit: just realized you’re not talking about the cost of data transfer but monthly storage cost. I’ll look again but last I checked the server/NAS bulk unlimited tier was a set cost up to x TB

[-] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

When I looked last time I didn't see anything about different pricing on NAS backup. But I also didn't look very hard.

[-] Tenpoundhero@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Last I looked it was .005 GB/Month. That adds up quickly when you have 30TB.

Nope. so just looked and you were bang on. So for OP, $150+ including some bulk download if needed.

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