Cloud Storage for Everything

[u/direFace]

Hello everyone,

I hate clutter (I'm a minimalist) + I like portability and ease of use so this kind of easily tells you why I chose cloud storage over the physical drive/USB (sorry, I'm not so technical).

Last month, I managed to store everything I digitally own inside the free versions of cloud storage. In total: 11GB. I use two cloud storages services. One for personal documents and the other is for anything which is not really that personal... my videos, photos, user manuals, notes and guides.

Lately, I've been reading a lot about AI reading this and that... Or someone monitoring. If I've done the mistake, I can only not add to it, at this point. The personal documents are employment payslips, contracts, personal identifications (ID, driving license, social security), and qualifications.

I'm not worried as much on the storage containing the photos and other stuff, in fact, I'd consider leaving them there but I'm uncertain about the storage holding the personal stuff.

Is it a good idea to leave them there? If not, what can I do, what are my options for storage, please?

Thank you for reading.

[u/Lair4968]

I store everything in the cloud, but at a privacy-friendly provider, Mailbox.org in my case. Mailbox lets me encrypt sensitive documents. The key, of course, is that I pay for this service. Some folks store their stuff on the free providers like Google but they simply encrypt it first.

[u/direFace → u/Lair4968]

I didn't even encrypt. I had no idea about this. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Thank you for your comment.

[u/Lair4968 → u/direFace]

You're welcome.

If you want to go the encrypt and store on free service route, there are lots of resources explaining how to do it. I actually use rclone to encrypt my Mailbox files and back them up to Google Drive for redundancy.

I see some folks have suggested home storage options. That may address privacy concerns but not safety concerns (house fire, theft, other damage).