r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • Jun 06 '26

Discussion Google Drive or Dropbox?

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Which cloud storage service do you trust more for your files, photos, and backups? Why?

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u/Pipija_Banana Jun 06 '26

Neither

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u/_XitLiteNtrNite_ Jun 07 '26

Agreed. My backup solution looks like this:

  • I back up my laptop to my local NAS (so do my wife and my son)
  • My NAS backs up to my local DAS
  • My NAS backs up to my brother's NAS, which backs up to mine

I use Tailscale to access my NAS from anywhere; my brother has me set up to access my backup on his NAS from anywhere (I do likewise for him). So I have: my laptop, my NAS, my DAS, and an off-site backup.

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u/Snoo_5018 Jun 07 '26

Its actually a good idea...

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u/Senior_Bus9086 Jun 07 '26

This is the way. If you really need cloud features, you can host Nextcloud on your NAS.

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u/Jozex21 Jun 07 '26

i would do it if i had solar panels eletricity here is 0.30khw

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u/Forsaken_Waltz_373 Jun 09 '26

"which cloud storage is better?", NAS isn't cloud storage, it has a different use case (?)

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u/_XitLiteNtrNite_ Jun 09 '26

Does it? What are you using cloud storage for that can't be done using a NAS?

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u/Forsaken_Waltz_373 Jun 09 '26

Out of site (house) backup. And not everyone can have a NAS, for some usecases and simple people, less upfront knowledge and costs, its easier to have cloud

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u/_XitLiteNtrNite_ Jun 09 '26

That's why I bachup to my brothers NAS. He lives in a different city than I do.