For the past few years, I have been using the Free Version of Dropbox (2GB) on my 2 of my Windows Desktop computers, Windows Laptop, Samsung S-7 phone and Samsung Tab 4 10.1 to access common files where ever I am with no problems what so ever.. Today I replaced my Windows Laptop with a Chromebook and tried to install Dropbox... SURPRISE SURPRISE.. I received the message that I had more than 3 devices linked to the account and had to remove some to continue..Was explained that the maximum linked devices in the Free Account is 3, However, If I upgraded to the Dropbox Premium account, more linked devices could be added and have 1TB of storage.. ALL FOR 9.95 A MONTH.. I only have about 1.75 GB of files / documents that I want to place in the cloud..so the Premium Account does not appeal to me!!Has anyone had experience with Google Drive (Free 15GB) or something else.. Are Hard drives like the NAS My Drive worth investigating? Just seeking comments from others who might be experiencing the same thing.. Have a nice day..

USB drives are a cheap way to store lots of stuff. Some even come with built in encryption (Sandisk for one), so if you lose it, it will be hard for someone to read your files/data/info. They may not be as fast as cloud storage, or some of the high capacity external hard drives out there, but for my purposes, they work fine. They serve the backup purpose well.I have 3 X 128GB Sandisk drives, self-encrypted, and can back up around 70 GB of personal data in around 2-6 hours. It varies depending on whether or not I defrag the hard disk first, or encrypt the data first, before the Sandisk encryption kicks in, which seems to affect the data transfer process. I do it every once in a while, maybe monthly, and rotate through the 3 drives, overwriting the one with the oldest data (like GDGs in MVS O/S).

It's a free service. Do you need all those devices connected? Just pick the most critical three.

I use ImageEvent dot com. Nothing connected, you upload it yourself. It's a whopping $2 a month. No ads, no hassle. I find that things you pay for work much better than thise those you don't.

I use Google Drive for backing up some of my stuff, and it works well enough. I've never had to pull anything back out, but I'm sure it will work fine. As far as a USB drive "not be as fast as cloud storage," I'd have to say IME they are much faster than Google drive. It takes about 3 minutes to upload a 7 meg folder with several other sub-folder in it. A USB drive is going to do that in seconds. Of course if you have a very fast upload speed it may work better. I use the "cloud" for redundant storage. I'd never use it as my sole backup.

Interesting! I have 5 or 6 devices all linked to my FREE Dropbox account.

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wildtoad
Explorer II
Apr 09, 2019
My son has had good luck with google drive, as have others. I use Apple’s ICloud as we have four IOS devices and two Windows devices, and it does a great job on keeping everything in sync.
Ed_Gee
Explorer II
Apr 09, 2019
Interesting! I have 5 or 6 devices all linked to my FREE Dropbox account.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Apr 09, 2019
I use Google Drive for backing up some of my stuff, and it works well enough. I've never had to pull anything back out, but I'm sure it will work fine.

As far as a USB drive "not be as fast as cloud storage," I'd have to say IME they are much faster than Google drive. It takes about 3 minutes to upload a 7 meg folder with several other sub-folder in it. A USB drive is going to do that in seconds. Of course if you have a very fast upload speed it may work better.

I use the "cloud" for redundant storage. I'd never use it as my sole backup.
2oldman
Explorer II
Apr 09, 2019
I use ImageEvent dot com. Nothing connected, you upload it yourself. It's a whopping $2 a month. No ads, no hassle. I find that things you pay for work much better than thise those you don't.
mich800
Explorer
Apr 09, 2019
It's a free service. Do you need all those devices connected? Just pick the most critical three.
MDKMDK
Explorer
Apr 09, 2019
USB drives are a cheap way to store lots of stuff. Some even come with built in encryption (Sandisk for one), so if you lose it, it will be hard for someone to read your files/data/info. They may not be as fast as cloud storage, or some of the high capacity external hard drives out there, but for my purposes, they work fine. They serve the backup purpose well.
I have 3 X 128GB Sandisk drives, self-encrypted, and can back up around 70 GB of personal data in around 2-6 hours. It varies depending on whether or not I defrag the hard disk first, or encrypt the data first, before the Sandisk encryption kicks in, which seems to affect the data transfer process. I do it every once in a while, maybe monthly, and rotate through the 3 drives, overwriting the one with the oldest data (like GDGs in MVS O/S).

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