Hi
I am seriously considering using cloud storage. I've not done so thus far due to the time needed to upload the sort of files I want to place in the cloud since currently I only have an 8Mbps upload speed. However, next week we'll be upgraded to Full Fibre 500 with BT since it has arrived in our locale and this should give us 73Mbps upload.
My current plan with BT already gives me 1TB cloud storage but having downloaded and installed the cloud app on my PC I'm damned if I know how it works as I can find little to no info about it. Not to be put off I've been looking at the way other services work and quite frankly I'm very little better off - possibly apart from one, Icedrive. However, I'm beginning to wonder whether its worth the hassle for what I want to do. All I am after is a means of uploading my Macrium Reflect backup files so I know they are safe in the unlikely, but always possible, event of the worst happening.
I have three lots of files for each of three PCs that would need to be uploaded on a rotating basis one PC per week. But is this a good use of a cloud service or should I retain the system I have at the moment, i.e. multiple copies of the last weeks files and at least two/three copies of the two/three weeks prior to that (not worded very well but I hope you know what I mean). The biggest file I would have to upload is around 320GB and another at around 215GB but all others are somewhat smaller than these.
So! Is it worth spending time uploading to a cloud service and indeed is there a limit imposed on the maximum size of files. These are all things I just don't know since I am a raw beginner in all this. Therefore if anyone can put me wise it would be very much appreciated and I thank you in advance.
Tracey
I am seriously considering using cloud storage. I've not done so thus far due to the time needed to upload the sort of files I want to place in the cloud since currently I only have an 8Mbps upload speed. However, next week we'll be upgraded to Full Fibre 500 with BT since it has arrived in our locale and this should give us 73Mbps upload.
My current plan with BT already gives me 1TB cloud storage but having downloaded and installed the cloud app on my PC I'm damned if I know how it works as I can find little to no info about it. Not to be put off I've been looking at the way other services work and quite frankly I'm very little better off - possibly apart from one, Icedrive. However, I'm beginning to wonder whether its worth the hassle for what I want to do. All I am after is a means of uploading my Macrium Reflect backup files so I know they are safe in the unlikely, but always possible, event of the worst happening.
I have three lots of files for each of three PCs that would need to be uploaded on a rotating basis one PC per week. But is this a good use of a cloud service or should I retain the system I have at the moment, i.e. multiple copies of the last weeks files and at least two/three copies of the two/three weeks prior to that (not worded very well but I hope you know what I mean). The biggest file I would have to upload is around 320GB and another at around 215GB but all others are somewhat smaller than these.
So! Is it worth spending time uploading to a cloud service and indeed is there a limit imposed on the maximum size of files. These are all things I just don't know since I am a raw beginner in all this. Therefore if anyone can put me wise it would be very much appreciated and I thank you in advance.
Tracey
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