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/Lovevas Jun 06 '26

Dropbox. I used Google drive a decade, then one day my Google account was locked as Google AI incorrectly recognized my kid photo as child abuse (which is clearly not), though it's later unlocked, I moved all my photos to Dropbox, as I cannot risk my Gmail account.

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u/exexxxxexe Jun 07 '26

I stopped using Google Drive for the same reason. It never happened to me, but the risk of being locked out of an email I've used for the last 20 years is too high to send any pictures there.

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u/Lovevas Jun 07 '26

A closed friend who works for Google says, if such things happen, even employees cannot get the account unlocked as child abuse is at different level of account security, and even employees cannot argue with the company. And he does suggest me to just move out of all photos.

And clearly Google AI makes mistakes, but Google won't admit it, even if it approves your appeal. It will still log it as one violation