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+---- Thread: Pros and cons of making backups in the cloud VS hard drive? (/showthread.php?tid=5698007)
Pros and cons of making backups in the cloud VS hard drive? - Mαxim - Aug 18, 2017
I am either going for an external hard drive or upgrading on mega.nz/other to make backups online.
What do you personally prefer and why?
* - archangel.dmitry - Aug 18, 2017
If you go for online backup solution, make sure you choose a reputable site. mega.nz is not one of them. Disadvantages include but not limited to speed, monthly fee, presence of Internet.
Offline solution have better speed, information control but require higher initial investment.
* - EliteTM - Aug 19, 2017
Make sure your backups are encrypted, and encrypted well. Since in the cloud, you don't own anything in the cloud. I personally would go with the external hard drive if I could only choose one out of the two. Since atleast with the external hard drive you can encrypt it and have physical access to the device. In the cloud, the most you can do is encrypt the files you need backup.
Also @archangel.dmitry are you referring to this article?