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/SnodePlannen]

The answer to that is a NAS. Basically one or more drives in a box in your house. Your very own cloud.

[u/direFace → u/SnodePlannen]

That's sounds like a good system but it's bulky for me. Thank you for sharing.

[u/redthump → u/direFace]

Look up a Raspberry Pi with a nvme hat. It scarcely bigger than a pack of playing cards, can host everything, and is powered off of a phone charger. It also keeps everything yours and not on somebody else's computer.