Windows 10: Microsoft apologizes for offending OneDrive fans, but won't restore un

Thanks for the link. Just opted in. *Smile

 

The main reason I use any cloud storage is for disaster recover purposes. What if a fire destroys your drives? Would you be able to restore all of your data after that event? When I worked at The Travelers we had contingency plans for such events and part of it was off site storage and that's how I view cloud storage.

But again.. to each his own.
Just my 2c on the use.

Jeff

 

I was only joking really. I find it useful for synching settings and I also use it to store all my portable apps so when I set up a new Windows instance I just connect it to onedrive and there they all are.

I do keep data there (and on dropbox as well) but I don't trust either of them enough not to keep a physical backup as well. You never know if T&C's will change or something will happen in the future (both MS and dropbox going out of business is unlikely I guess but you never know).

 

That's fair enough then.

By following the link OneDrive and signing on, I get my current Onedrive storage confirmed.

Manageable enough to backup to removable storage if required.

 

You realize it synchronizes between your PC and the cloud. It's in at least 2 places. Also, hard drives in your home may not protect you if your house burns down. (Happened to my sister). Cloud storage isn't necessary terrible. I am sure that MS does more backups than lots of normal folks.

 

A bit off topic but what happens if you get a crypto virus? It will encrypt onedrive right?

 

Anything that is a mapped drive (drive letter or folder) will be encrypted.

 

Something to look forward to then *Wink

 

Patrick, in my neck of the woods, houses don't burn down. They are built of concrete and to standards that the US can only dream of.

 

Totally agreed, once any truly important data is out of your hands there is no guarantee that it will be safe and secure, if not possibly disappearing all together.

I'm not telling others what to do, but the prudent thing to do is keep that critical data in YOUR hands if possible, not in the cloud.

 

Handing your valuable data over to Microsoft for safekeeping is a bit like getting a fox to guard your hen house. *Wink

 

The biggest problem with all of this, is, anything Microsoft offers or does, is always changed or abandoned in the future. What you buy today will change later. The only thing about Microsoft I trust is that they will change it or abandoned it.

Personally OneDrive has always been a pain in butt for me. I try to strip it out as best I can.

 

Hi there

Another good reason to avoid using Cloud facilities -- as in this case you can never be sure if and when the conditions change so if you base your strategy (Backups / music etc) on facilities provided by these "Cloud Providers" you could (as in this case) be stuck or have to suffer a load of inconvenience while migrating to something else.

Google might be OK for now but again even with their deep pockets you can't guarantee the same won't happen further down the line.

With local HDD space SO CHEAP these days why bother with remote providers any more -- even while travelling I can take two fairly tiny self powered USB drives of 2TB each -- cost around 90 USD each -- and getting cheaper all the time.

The cloud is still IMO "Cloud Cuckoo Land" -- might be OK for corporations but for individuals -- avoid. !!

There's plenty of methods for file sharing these days -- and with fast broadband available nearly everywhere you could even make your own server for pennies -- Linux based --Google for LAMP or Windows based Google for WAMP.

As far as losing data due to Earthquakes, floods, house fires, accidental destruction, burglars etc - it's a simple matter to have more than one copy of backup and store it elsewhere -- even an office desk at work if you don't like Banks or haven't got convenient neighbour's, friends or other family members houses to store the extra backup in.

I think though in Earthquake / flood / fire situation you'd have more to worry about than some music / video tracks and PC backups. !!!!

Cheers
jimbo

 

Hmmm.. agreed but I'll stay away from Google for personal info!
Also tho' not all have fast DSL (fibre-optic speeds) - something Redmond has still to realise... either way, personally I want my data close at hand.

 

I Agree with you ...Superfly