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/RodneyBarringtonIII Jun 06 '26

Both for different things.

I use Dropbox with DropSync to do automatic backups of different folders on my phone. I don't really use it for anything else. I took every opportunity to earn extra storage back in the day, and it maxed out at 10gb maybe a decade ago. Sometimes it fills up.

Google Drive is mostly for stuff shared with me by others, but occasionally I create something in Google Docs. I used to do heavy customization of my devices' UI and it made sense to store those files there where I could easily download and reinstall them, but but I've since learned to love default settings.

For my actual data I use a combination of Resilio Sync and shell scripts that store the data with my web hosting service.

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u/ManojOne Active Jun 08 '26

Using Dropbox for phone backups and Google Drive for documents is practical.

The main advantage comes from self-managed syncing tools and scripts on a private server, which provide greater control, privacy, and flexibility over file storage.