Comment on Anon notices what they've taken from us

• doctorcrimson@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Nah, fuck off. The cloud is a place you don’t have any control over. I remember getting angry when Windows 10 LTSC got an update that added an online backup system. I do not pay them to take a copy of my important work and documents, they should pay me for that privileges. Furthermore, it’s an absolute disgrace to see that on an LTSC copy to begin with, it’s meant to be the barebones OS that you purchase at a premium for minimal updates and changes as well as extended service lifespan.

  Fuck OneDrive, I store locally and I make local backups. What I own is mine without exception.

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  • shneancy@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    additionally I exclusively use local windows accounts. Passwords are to keep your nosy parents, partners, or kids away from your machine, if a hacker has physical access to your computer it’s jover, no amount of microsoft accounts will save you

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    • doctorcrimson@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I was recently refurbishing a laptop for a friend and I got frustrated that I had to make sure it doesn’t connect to internet during the OS setup or I’d have to start the install over again. Online accounts only stop forgetful owners from getting in, does nothing helpful.

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  • fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Get windows 10 iot ltsc, it won’t do that

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    • doctorcrimson@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      1. Press X to Doubt

      2. Eww, Internet of Things, so Gross, why don’t I just install a real bridge next to the drawbridge over the moat around my house? Welcome all the attackers in!

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      • fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I didn’t think this would be controversial, but apparently it isn’t widely known. Win10 Iot Enterprise LTSC 2021 is a version that gets security support until 2031 but will not receive feature updates, ads or any other those things. It’s essentially what windows should be.

        Here is my source: massgrave.dev/windows_ltsc_links.html

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• missing_forklift@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  if you want peace of mind, make your own backups and when you need them, you can pull them from your drawer, not from us-east-1 (currently on fire)

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• TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Fuck that bullshit.

  Google is also piece of shit about it.

  I don’t have google photos’ backup turned on but still it randomly asks if I want to turn the backup on, hoping users will slip and click ok.

  I started using Aves Libre for photos.

  f-droid.org/…/deckers.thibault.aves.libre/

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• TheSlad@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No, its kidnapping your data to keep you trapped as their customer. If you want peace of mind, you can make your own backups.

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• umulu@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I didn’t criticize anyone, I didn’t disrespect anyone, so it’s surprising getting this many downvotes and answers.

  Still, it’s your opinion, and I will still share mine.

  Local backups have their flaws, just like cloud backups.

  I have 1TB storage using my school account. I am constantly changing between devices, and I like having my files always accessible.

  Everything important, I keep in two local backups (external HDD and SSD).

  The only thing I dislike about onedrive, is the sync of desktop, documents and images folder. I have turned that off, but my docs folder still appears to be syncing with onedrive.

  Besides that, it’s the best thing for me. And like I said… “Peace of mind”. Just because you don’t like that, it does not mean it is a bad solution.

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  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m surprised your post didn’t get deleted by a moderator. Lemmy is weird about dissenting opinions.

    I don’t like OneDrive. I particularly don’t like how it integrates into everything without an easy way to turn it off. But I see the value for regular people to be forced to backed up by default.

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    • umulu@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Didn’t knew that.

      But, after getting downvoted, I searched for better solutions.

      It appears that a good option would be to encrypt my files (using 7-zip or veracrypt) and upload them to a more privacy focused cloud storage provider.

      However, paying for cloud when I have it for free does not make sense.

      But, I already started encrypting every file with 25 char password (randomized and saved using bitwarden). So, better than nothing, right?

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