I've not missed cloud functionality since I worked out Proton Drive and Syncthing.
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Cloud backup has its place, just as offline physical backup does. They solve for two different problems and you need both.
Cloud backup - mindless. Set it and it regularly backs up things you do, even when you're remote. Offline backup - fairly dependable, but not updated as often. Requires over action on the part of the user. Can't use remotely if you also want to secure the created offline backup.
So best use case would be cloud backup all the time, and a physical offline backup you control at regular intervals, that you'll actually do.
Cloud backups are fine as an absolute last resort for if your house burns down and you lose all local copies of your data. But you should never trust a cloud service to keep the only copy of your data. And you should absolutely never store your data unencrypted on a cloud service. All it takes is one undesirable file (say, a movie you torrented) making its way into your backups for your account to be terminated.
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physical offline backup you control at regular intervals, that you’ll actually do.
ouch, right in my executive dysfunction!
Reminds me of when I had about 3 or 4 TB in my schools storage because hey free benefit
They removed the education free unlimited storage during my senior year and blocked access to my supposedly permanent school email because I didn't reduce my storage usage lol
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