My 1TB hard drive took a crap reformatted it, lost all my info, and it works now. How do I use a cloud or drive online to backup my stuff so I am not relying just on physical and can dl anywhere?

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• bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You want something like backblaze or icedrive.

  They’re not cheap anymore (thanks data centers) butnyoud usually want another physical backup and also the cloud. Dont fully trust cloud providers either.

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• AnAmericanPotato@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You’ll have to pay for that much cloud storage. How much depends on your specific needs.

  Backblaze offers “unlimited” PC backup for $9/month: www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup/personal

  If you want more control, you can save some money by using a tool that can work with a wide variety of cloud storage providers, and then pick a cheaper provider, instead of using an all-in-one service like Backblaze.

  Borg Backup is a free tool that can work with lots of storage providers. This is a great option for more technical users, and there are also some GUI tools that make it easier to use like Vorta (Mac and Linux; I’m not personally familiar with any GUIs for Windows). Borg handles data de-duplication, compression, and encryption. It’s great for local backups as well as cloud backups. I’m not sure what the cheapest option here, but Hetzner supports Borg Backup in their storage boxes, which go for €3.20/month for 1TB. This

  rclone is similar, though it’s more of a sync tool than a backup tool. Depending on your setup, this distinction could be purely academic. It handles encryption, incremental syncing, and a lot of other advanced uses. Like Borg, you can choose from almost any cloud storage provider or use local drives.

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• adespoton@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Everyone else has answered your question, so I’ll answer the one you didn’t ask.

  For physical backup, you want two local network backup drives that alternate in backing up your data hourly when you’re on the local network. That way, you have three copies of the data and if one fails, you can swap it out.

  Then you ALSO want rotating backups that get stored off site (eg in a safe deposit box). Every 3 months or so, you take the one of these at home that’s 6 months old, back everything up to it, take it to the offsite and retrieve the other one.

  This means that if something corrupts your data and you don’t notice until your local backups are also corrupted, you have two older snapshots — one of which is somewhere else, so if your home gets destroyed you still have a backup.

  The cloud backups can be layered on top of this as desired; they all serve different backup purposes.

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• thagoat@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  There are a huge number of online companies to store your data. Google, Dropbox, Box, and about 100 nextcloud resellers, just to name a few. They all have tutorials on their sites to explain how to upload your files for safer keeping.

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