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Old 12-21-2023, 11:44 AM   #15
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Cloud is not at all a good backup solution:
1) Too slow (though incremental for an ereader would work).
2) No assurance of privacy
3) Opaque security
4) How do they backup (many don't!)?
5) Needs internet.
I use cloud for encrypted backups and have unlimited storage (terrabytes) just for current changes. Speed is irrelevant as it is just backup of changes.

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Having everything also on laptop/desktop/tablet etc and backing that up to a USB drive (or two), even leaving a copy at someone else's house.
I make local backups too on 2 (1 backup is no backup!) external SSD's regularly.

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