So I am looking for some sort of drive where I can store whatever files I'd like, but it should be accessible from both my Windows PC (which stays plugged in at my parents house) and my M1 Macbook. Specifically I would like to be able to access the files from anywhere while on my Macbook.
The use case that I am mainly thinking of is whenever I need to share files from my mac -> windows or vice versa. I am a university student so I have a lot of files that I would like to be able to access on both easily, rather than having to download two sets of the same slide set just so i can have them on each device. There are a other use cases but accomplishing this would ensure the remaining use cases are fulfilled.
I spoke with a friend of mine who goes by the name of ChatGPT. Chad recommended that I either use a NAS or a personal cloud storage solution such as NextCloud or OwnCloud. Another one of my friends also recommended me to use a NAS. I'm leaning towards getting a NAS but I am going to be open minded.
I was looking for some advice or recommendations on what I should do to accomplish the task at hand. I am open to any new ideas so please feel free to write whatever you think might aid me along my journey.
Edit: I forgot to state how much storage space I am looking for. Currently I have slightly less than a TB of files on a portable hard disk. I would like to transfer these files to whichever system I end up choosing. Hopefully start of with about 1-2TB and scale if needed.