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200,000 GB i need to move, suggestions? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by violetwednesday333@alien.top to c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum
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Sooo my university google email account is scheduled to be deleted on November 8th (1 week from today). I have used that account for 7 or 8 years and it’s connected to my Google Photos which is (was) unlimited due to the student status. I have 200,000 GB worth of photos and videos stored there (it’s been my primary backup for the almost decade I’ve had it) and I need to move it or lose it. Any suggestions for online unlimited cloud services? I’m not super worried about initial costs to set up I just want to know that it works and won’t delete my account or anything or consider me as abusing the unlimited storage. If such a thing doesn’t exist any suggestions for what to do lol There’s no way to recover the account because the university is essentially getting rid of all of their Google sponsored platforms.

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[–] Tavapris04@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

talk to the heads of your uni and tell them your problem and if there's a chance to delete the account after you saved the photos. btw think about deleting duplicates or smth cause that's a lot of data