![]() ![]() I keep the most recent disk at home and copy files to it throughout the year. The only thing I've thought about adding is perhaps using PAR2 to add some bitrot protection. I wrote some simple scripts to copy the contents to a new drive, compare hashes of the copy to the source, and store the hashes for any new files on the new copy. I probably should have purchased a few more disks over the years since I went >18 months between generations and sometimes 24-30 months. I've spent less than $2,000 on drives in ~20 years. I think I have ~10 generations of disks in play right now. They go back to ~100GB parallel-ATA drives in external USB enclosures. I don't follow this exact procedure, but I do something similar. I know that if my data is not in the cloud, it will not be compromised by the inevitable failure of the cloud to protect it. ![]() I wish this approach was taught more often. My approach comes from 3 years of designing airplane parts. I clearly judge risk differently than you do. If you say that in the airplane design business, you'll get your knuckles thwacked with a ruler. The principle is not "could it fail" but " when it fails, how do we ensure the plane won't crash?" It's a completely different mindset. ![]() > Will leak it is a bit too strong and harsh If outsiders can penetrate the system and download terabytes, it ought to be even easier for insiders. Also, people keep finding security flaws. I've seen enough reports of employees charged with viewing customers' private data to be skeptical that this can't be done. > None of the employees have direct access to your data The better solution is to keep a local copy using steps 1-3 and also upload them to "your chosen service". if you've got terabytes, good luck trying to download it No arguments here - although the paid tier accounts should guarantee this does not happen. will scan it looking for anything they don't approve of this week, and take "corrective action" True, but you could mitigate it by using the paid tier accounts. And if you want to be even more confident, go for Google Suite or Microsoft 365 account and this is guaranteed to not happen. None of the employees have direct access to your data - neither emails, nor images. will allow employees of said cloud provider to browse your dataĪgain, false. Of course, I would never upload any 'private' or 'confidential' images there. Although, I have a basic trust in their security as opposed to not even using their services for this fear. ![]() Will leak it is a bit too strong and harsh. will give it to any government for the asking Imaging Google or Microsoft "selling" a business's images in Photos or Drive. If you want to be extra cautious, you can create a cloud storage account or an account with personal domain and their privacy policies are even strong. Neither Google, Amazon or Microsoft do this. will sell your data to anyone at any time can shut off your access at any time, by accident or on purpose, and you have no recourseĪbsolutely, which is why steps 1-3 help here. buy a new drive every year and copy it forward Is there a good solution for posterity? For example, once I die, and if my family were to become unable to pay the hosting bill, is there any way to guarantee these heirlooms remain intact and available? What is your system for backing up family photos and videos to stand the test of time? Is it adequate to put everything in cloud storage and forget about it? Do you reassess every couple years and adjust to the new landscape of storage services? Is it unavoidable that we'll be paying $100+/year forever for a few terabytes of cloud storage? The easy integration with Nest Hubs makes for nice digital picture frames around the family homes. We're using Google Photos for cloud storage. My current methodology for our immediate family is aligned with the common back up advice - one local copy, one off-site copy (at grandma's house,) and one in cloud storage. We've mostly digitized everything, but some segments are just sitting on external hard drives in closets - waiting to eventually break or become corrupted. My extended family has several terabytes of family photos and videos from over the years. ![]()
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