One of most important point not discussed is Privacy Policy. For example Google Drive admits that it scans every single byte you upload (for security reasons). I'm interested if other providers also do the same?
Update: Google Drive for Desktop will have fully replaced Google Backup and Sync by October 1st, 2021. I'm using it now, and I can say that it's pretty neat. Of course, there are a few issues here and there, as the software is still new and not yet entirely released to the public. Thank you for creating this video, mate!
Thanks for providing this community service. It was well presented and the best “nutshell” on this topic I have seen to date. I would add that from my perspective Dropbox offers more integrations than any of the others. It is their competitive advantage IMHO. Many more and smaller, special purpose tools “hook on” to Dropbox than any of the others. Thanks again, excellent content.
Like you, I sold a computer consulting company in 2019, so I’m semi-retired and guilty of being an Apple fan-boy. Personal cloud storage is very interesting versus enterprise cloud and software. I’m cancelling my 20 year Dropbox account because there are too many free options. In particular 15gb with each Google account, Amazon Photos (unlimited), OneDrive included with an Office license, and iCloud (so well integrated with my Mac, iPhone and iPad). DropBox was an innovator, but no need to pay for storage these days 😁
Great review! I am currently using three out of the five - Google, MS OneDrive, and iCloud. The first two I use both personal and work related. As of late since purchasing a Surface Pro X I’ve been using OneDrive and MS Suite alot more. Their word document and excel, IMO, have better features compared to Google. But in terms of collaboration with colleagues, Google takes the cake for me, as well as backing up personal photos. And I use the iCloud as part of a family plan saving photos from my iPhone.
Can't wait to see what you have planned for 2022. I saw some bad events myself on the Azure side. GCP seems to be growing and motivated to get any and all matter of business they can. AWS seems to be roaring away and no one is catching up.
I really want to use OneDrive, but the fact that it won't let you sync any folder on ANY location in your PC is a turn off for me. You can only sync files in the same hard drive OneDrive is installed on. With Google Drive, it doesn't matter where your file is located in your PC, you can point to it.
I’m soo glad that I found your channel, I’ve been looking for the latest reviews on cloud storage. I already use iCloud & Google Photos. The reason I went with Google coz of the free 15GB of cloud storage, but since then I’ve paid & upgraded the storage. The only problem I’m getting now is that Google got rid of they desktop app on Mac & the only way to download files or Photos is to go on they’re site on a browser, which sometimes with me does crash or take too long to completely download. In the past I tried a lot of cloud storage and just wondering now is either OneDrive or Dropbox any good since they’ve first came out, coz I haven’t used either one for a long while & I’m looking for cloud storage that still uses a desktop app that I can use..
i'm pretty sure I heard you say both onedrive nor googledrive backup your data. I'm confused, I thought the whole purpose of these services is that they backup local files/folders from hard drives held on a PC to remote storage, at data centres. My whole reason for looking at this review was to consider how I can safely and securely back-up photos/media and documents held on my PC to somewhere where I would easily be able to recover them, should my hard drives fail? Can you explain? Are you saying that I could not do that?
I’m curious what you mean about not seeing some of these as backup, only as storage, as in Google for example. I see backup and storage as the same. If you don’t mind, would you please clarify this point for my simple mind? 😊 I am a big Apple user so iCloud is for sure for me but I also have PC for work. I use external drive only for work due to privacy. However, I’m currently currently doing a big photo organization (my biggest reason for cloud/storage/backup). I will continue to use iCloud and an external drive, plus one other cloud service, likely Google, but your comments on Google not being seen as backup I’m not clear on. While I love the sharing and syncing that iCloud and Google give us, I certainly also look at them as backup. Thus your comments on this make me realize I need to be more clear on this. Love your content. Thanks!
I have been using a business Google Drive account for about 3 years and have almost 6 tb on it. The only thing that is sketchy is that I have uploaded music and Google seemed to have removed .mp3 files from backed up music folders. That is the only issue I have had. Overall great experience and can't beat the price I pay for unlimited storage
Hi there, thanks for the video! Could you elaborate on the mix of cloud providers you use? What files/services do you use from which provider? E.g. pictures with iCloud, files with OneDrive? Or is there maybe already a video you shot for this? :) thanks!
Where have you been ? I only found you on RUclips tonight and after watching just two videos I subscribed. You really are the dogs bollocks regarding your knowledge and how wonderfully you explain things... Ok... I use Google Drive, have you ever done a tutorial on it? (yes, I'm a musician and not an IT genius like you! ) Either way, I'm hooked on your posts because I'm a passive tekky at heart :)
I am working in a mixed environment of people using Macs and Windows PC; iCloud is a mess when you also use it on Windows, crashing, not syncing, double folders, ... it's a real horror. My company is migrating to Dropbox.
@@PeterbFree I disagree, the quality of Dropbox is much better, the horrors and loss of files I had almost made me crazy, if you have long filenames and long folder names, it just loses those files I found out.
What I'm looking for is a Finder integration, that allows me to set syncing behavior for specific folders. Forcing a folders content to always or never be local. iCloud doesn't provide that. Does anybody have insights what does?
Hi Pete, thanks for insights. I need to share files (mostly photos) with my partners internationally, i noticed dropbox, google drive limits access from abroad because of security issues. Can you suggest any cloud which isn't so picky in terms of access, so anyone can access worldwide just having login and password? I mean without my special permit each time they try to access..Thanks
Nice video. Given that Google is doing away with unlimited photo storage, I was looking to see what are my other options. Decided to stick with Google given the scalability of their storage. I would cap out with both onedrive and iCloud 1TB / 2TB storage limit.
i need to back up personal photos. i have folders on google, one drive and dropbox but I'm looking for more organizing features. i need to know file and folder sizes and best storage for uploading folders not just files. also, when you say back up, do you mean phone backup, like an image of your apps, settings, and files on your phone? I'm using android, and want to back up my phone in case my phone dies. thanks in advance!! great video!! 😊
I’m curious what you mean about not seeing some of these as backup, only as storage, as in Google for example. I see backup and storage as the same. If you don’t mind, would you please clarify this point for my simple mind? 😊 I am a big Apple user so iCloud is for sure for me but also have PC for work. Doing currently a big photo organization (my biggest reason for cloud/storage/backup). I will continue to use iCloud and an external drive, plus one other cloud service, likely Google, but your comments on Google not being seen as backup I’m not clear on. While I love the sharing and syncing that iCloud and Google give us, I certainly also look at them as backup. Thus your comments on this make me realize I need to be more clear on this. Love your content. Thanks!
I am new to managing storage and, therefore, have various media stored in icloud and google drive; in the above video, you mentioned you use 3 cloud storage platforms so my question is: Is it because you: 1) benefit from utilizing all the free cloud storage from each OR 2) use each platform for different forms of media ?? I am trying to save money but it seems very difficult to manage media when it is in multiple places! So if you could incorporate information as to what video helps you manage your media (photos, videos, voicemails & documents, I would be so grateful!!! Victoria
Thanks for another great video. Just want an opinion....if I am willing to pay for more storage from a provider like Google for example, is it ok to also use that as backup as well? Or should you also consider a service that is more focused on backup (i am considering backup)? But considering that, in the main, these major cloud storage providers are reliable, is pretty much fine to have 2 copies these days of your data - your original/local copy and the copy in your cloud storage? Do you also use a separate cloud back-up? Or just don't bother?
Because I take pictures with my iPhone in Live mode. What’s the best option to save integrity? I saw many articles about if I save my photos i will lose the best resolution.
Hi, block level upload feature is aweome . But will it work with pdf? Lets say u having one pdf fileof 1000 pages and u made annotations on page 177, will it sync only page 177 or whole pdf? If block level uploads work with pdf then we can use our laptop and mobile phones for syncing annotations similar to amazon kindle app.
Hi, i was wondering what the best cloud service that i can use for my iphone, i want to replace it with my icloud since im having soo many problems with it. I was wondering which app id eligible for iphone, that i can backup all my photos, files, and if possible messeges
Interesting video, thanks for the reviews. If possible in future videos could you mention what OS support there is for the services. I appreciate Windows and MacOS are the main two but services supporting Linux would be useful to know.....hopefully to more people than just me :) I'd be interested in a video about online/cloud backup services too if that is on your radar. Thanks again.
Hi Pete first time viewer to your channel …thx for the great video. I am having an issue I downloaded some mp3 files from my Mac computer to google drive . When I click on the file it says “unsupported file type”. When I choose open up with ….I am seeing the file saying iCloud synchronization? I then chose cloud beats app to play file and when I open up the app it shows google drive I give permission but none of the files I uploaded to that google drive are now showing? It is just showing 8 mp3 files. Not the file I originally chose. I had uploaded about 60 files but many not showing.? Any ideas? I then go out of the mp3 app and just click on google drive app and I see all the files again? Same issue trying to play any of them.
Nice overview. You didn’t explain who needs block level update. If it is small files like code bases then it doesn’t matter. If it is large files like video it never changes. So who has large files which change? Any automated store like a database files may make sense. Only a handful of us probably do that.
Thanks for the video presentation and context information Pete - very informative indeed. I'm also an Apple fanboy and use 2Tb subscription to iCloud. However, having just bought an M1 Mac Mini with limited storage, I found out an iCloud usage problem. My approach was to logically 'segregate' my data into 2 distinct folders: the 1st, data sync'd to my apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mini) which most users will use, the 2nd a data folder holding circa 1TB of data that I just want to keep safe in the cloud - but not requred to be on my Mac Mini SSD. A not unreasonable requirement I thought... Clearly Apple thinks differently - as advised by their support team - because this is just not possible. Yes you can selectively sync files/folders on your device(s) but not the other way around! I don't have enough technical knowledge to understand why this (simple request) isn't possible. Do you have a view on which cloud provider offers this option today? I am looking at pCloud's lifetime storage, but a little expert guidance would be helpful. Many thanks.
Why are there no limitation discussions between the platforms? I know for a fact google has a 750GB daily upload limit and a download limit but not sure what that is.
Trying to move from Verizon Cloud storage. You need a PC to dl photos and videos. Just a way to keep you loyal to the brand if you ask me. Currently switching to a new service but in need of Cloud storage.
I have tried Dropbox as a photographer and we are totally frustrated. IMHO, we are being throttled. Not happy, No, Totally Frustrated. As a paying customer, I want customer service and chatting is not service....
Home network > Plug Devices into PC's and transfer files > Large external SSD Drive set to auto backup every few hours. Don't pay anyone a penny. 😂 Note: Yes I do believe a pencil, rubber and ledger is the best thing 😁
All my photos, files and data have been deleted. Didn't you say that it will be deleted in 60 days, someone please help me urgently 🥺🥺 (I had to park because I forgot the password of my account, how can I get my data back?)
I’ve been heavily thinking about getting DropBox but I’m not fully sure. I’m a 100% apple fan boy; iphone, ipad, mac and all the stuff, but I want something that works with everything. Let’s say I want to access my files from some other location like lets say someone’s phone, or the computers at the library Or just anything that isn’t Apple, I don’t iCloud would do it for me for those aspects. But DropBox seems pretty universal, so I think that’s a good option. Although my question remains, is it a good back-up solution? I mainly want something where I can store my files, lets say pictures, documents and all that stuff, so that in case for some reason, I loose my phone, or my computer or anything, I can get all those files back into a new device. And 2, can I use it to free up space on my device, like lets say my storage is full, can I delete them on the device and let them be stored on the cloud to free up space? Does Dropbox get the job done in those 2 main aspects? Great Video btw ✨✨
Given that OneDrive does not back up their database, should I be worried about putting on my files in there for it to have a probability of disappearing from the Cloud? I checked the free version of OneDrive, I noticed that if the PC app is used, the access to the drive has the functionality of allowing keep the files on my PC's hard drive (which I'm actually fine with). My worry is that Samsung is migrating their Cloud platform to OneDrive natively, I don't want my mobile phone's files to have a potential of disappearing with no backup from OneDrive. I was really appealed to OneDrive until you mentioned that. Should I rather trust Google? Won't Google use my uploads as a source to their analytics?
@@PeteMatheson If one of their datacenters has an issue then my data shouldn't be affected? So I shouldn't worry then right? Ah yes, I think I should practice the routine of backing up my files on an external hard drive then. Would you recommend an SSD for that backup?
With OneDrive I was synching to an external USB drive. Was working great. And then, I disconnected the external drive, re-connected the external drive and to my great dismay, OneDrive stopped synching. I called Microsoft who politely told me that that is the way it functions. They suggested I re-install and re-synch. Yeah...sure. Moved to Google Drive. No problem with disconnecting and then re-connecting. Drive re-synched. But...while working I would get a message that Google is "Items removed". For some reason, Drive interpreted temporary files needed for engineering finite element software for some reason have to be deleted. Drive crashed the software and I had to simply end the task in the Task Manager to continue. Call support. "That's how it functions. What's your problem?" So, I'm currently without a synchronized Cloud and am manually backing up to my old friend DropBox.
I use Google one 100GB. I found Google drive is the only platform which is reliable and compatible every where no matter what. I use GNOME desktop and only Google drive works and Next cloud works. One drive is there but don't know why it doesn't work. And Its the only reliable option for Android users I guess.
@@PeteMatheson haha np ... I had Dropbox and now have onedrive and Google one and dropping the later because I was extremely surprised and impressed the tech support from Microsoft and way underwhelmed by Google's so I'm about to drop them. I got them for my photo files and support. I was checking your vid for tips.
Why can’t you see the total photos/videos count in google photos? I know people have said look at the dashboard but it’s not accurate. It shows 12,000+ where my Apple photos shows 8,000
Is it always the case that an online sync service (eg Dropbox) means when you (inadvertently) delete a file on your PC it is also deleted on the backup? I’ve just had this with Carbonite and it’s so annoying!
@@PeteMatheson But that doesn't allow for user error. Delete something by mistake only to find the backup has deleted it too just adds insult to injury! After my earlier near -disaster, I've been setting up Exposure 6 export templates so copies of selected photos go to a folder that will sync to Dropbox and also to a local folder that I can then copy to a backup local external hard drive. Hopefully I that will protect me from my own mistakes and also if Dropbox fails - all with a nice simple routine. Would that work?
Pete, you sound as though you are Uk based and so am I. So tell me, how long do you think that it should take to upload 65.5GB to One Drive on a fibre line that runs at 7.47Mbps? Yep, that's right 20 hours, 55 minutes, 20 seconds. How long does it actually take? Over 3 days and counting. Just check the Microsoft forums, when Microsoft aren't deleting the posts or shutting down the forums. It is a basket case!
OneDrive for business is in the running for the single worst piece of "software" (it shouldn't even be called that. Vapourware may be more appropriate) I have ever used in my 30 years of working with computers. It can not even perform its most basic functions a lot of the time. The number of man-hours wasted trying to solve simple issues that almost never arise using google drive or similar is absolutely astounding. I would avoid OneDrive at all costs. Not sure about personal accounts but for business use...I would rather swallow razor blades.
Onedrive Business is great, I store my RAW image files there and whenever I need any, it's quickly available for editing. Also, it doesn't lock files like Dropbox so I'm able to save while the file is being uploaded. Plus it's cheaper than Dropbox and uploads faster than Google Drive
Not even mentioned Nextcloud? How can that be in 2021?? - Also it‘s so weird to see how unfamiliar you appear to be with opensource in the first place, like it was some little side aspect...
I've noticed there are a lot of Brit tech reviewers and Brit running shoe reviewers. They seem to really like computers and running over there in England. My guess is that they're on their computers all the time. Get depressed. Then go out running to alleviate their depression. Running in the rain most likely. While thinking about returning to their tiny apartments and pale, bird-faced wives. What a sad little country.
What I love most about Dropbox is peer-to-peer synchronizing.
Just listening to you trains me to keep track with fast speakers.
Thanks for the beautiful insight.
One of most important point not discussed is Privacy Policy. For example Google Drive admits that it scans every single byte you upload (for security reasons). I'm interested if other providers also do the same?
Update: Google Drive for Desktop will have fully replaced Google Backup and Sync by October 1st, 2021. I'm using it now, and I can say that it's pretty neat. Of course, there are a few issues here and there, as the software is still new and not yet entirely released to the public. Thank you for creating this video, mate!
I hadn't finished the video when I wrote the comment. Good to see you sharing the news about Google Drive for Desktop!
@@PeteMatheson That's awesome, man. Can't wait! Have a great week.
Thanks for providing this community service. It was well presented and the best “nutshell” on this topic I have seen to date. I would add that from my perspective Dropbox offers more integrations than any of the others. It is their competitive advantage IMHO. Many more and smaller, special purpose tools “hook on” to Dropbox than any of the others. Thanks again, excellent content.
Yo dawg love your personality, first time on your channel btw, auto play brought me here. Ily
I’m using a
pCloud lifetime plan and love it.
Same here
Same too and pCloud is the first place in other Videos Rankings 💪🏾🙏🏾
Like you, I sold a computer consulting company in 2019, so I’m semi-retired and guilty of being an Apple fan-boy. Personal cloud storage is very interesting versus enterprise cloud and software. I’m cancelling my 20 year Dropbox account because there are too many free options. In particular 15gb with each Google account, Amazon Photos (unlimited), OneDrive included with an Office license, and iCloud (so well integrated with my Mac, iPhone and iPad). DropBox was an innovator, but no need to pay for storage these days 😁
Great review! I am currently using three out of the five - Google, MS OneDrive, and iCloud. The first two I use both personal and work related. As of late since purchasing a Surface Pro X I’ve been using OneDrive and MS Suite alot more. Their word document and excel, IMO, have better features compared to Google. But in terms of collaboration with colleagues, Google takes the cake for me, as well as backing up personal photos. And I use the iCloud as part of a family plan saving photos from my iPhone.
Can't wait to see what you have planned for 2022. I saw some bad events myself on the Azure side. GCP seems to be growing and motivated to get any and all matter of business they can. AWS seems to be roaring away and no one is catching up.
I know the above isn't consumer grade products but they're a huge part of my life these days
I really want to use OneDrive, but the fact that it won't let you sync any folder on ANY location in your PC is a turn off for me. You can only sync files in the same hard drive OneDrive is installed on. With Google Drive, it doesn't matter where your file is located in your PC, you can point to it.
I’m soo glad that I found your channel, I’ve been looking for the latest reviews on cloud storage. I already use iCloud & Google Photos. The reason I went with Google coz of the free 15GB of cloud storage, but since then I’ve paid & upgraded the storage.
The only problem I’m getting now is that Google got rid of they desktop app on Mac & the only way to download files or Photos is to go on they’re site on a browser, which sometimes with me does crash or take too long to completely download.
In the past I tried a lot of cloud storage and just wondering now is either OneDrive or Dropbox any good since they’ve first came out, coz I haven’t used either one for a long while & I’m looking for cloud storage that still uses a desktop app that I can use..
i'm pretty sure I heard you say both onedrive nor googledrive backup your data. I'm confused, I thought the whole purpose of these services is that they backup local files/folders from hard drives held on a PC to remote storage, at data centres. My whole reason for looking at this review was to consider how I can safely and securely back-up photos/media and documents held on my PC to somewhere where I would easily be able to recover them, should my hard drives fail? Can you explain? Are you saying that I could not do that?
I’m curious what you mean about not seeing some of these as backup, only as storage, as in Google for example. I see backup and storage as the same. If you don’t mind, would you please clarify this point for my simple mind? 😊 I am a big Apple user so iCloud is for sure for me but I also have PC for work. I use external drive only for work due to privacy. However, I’m currently currently doing a big photo organization (my biggest reason for cloud/storage/backup). I will continue to use iCloud and an external drive, plus one other cloud service, likely Google, but your comments on Google not being seen as backup I’m not clear on. While I love the sharing and syncing that iCloud and Google give us, I certainly also look at them as backup. Thus your comments on this make me realize I need to be more clear on this. Love your content. Thanks!
I have been using a business Google Drive account for about 3 years and have almost 6 tb on it. The only thing that is sketchy is that I have uploaded music and Google seemed to have removed .mp3 files from backed up music folders. That is the only issue I have had. Overall great experience and can't beat the price I pay for unlimited storage
Hi there, thanks for the video! Could you elaborate on the mix of cloud providers you use? What files/services do you use from which provider? E.g. pictures with iCloud, files with OneDrive? Or is there maybe already a video you shot for this? :) thanks!
Onedrive for me. I used iCloud until I got a windows computer and it comes packaged with Microsoft word.
I love your videos, you deserve more subscribers. Btw I´m waiting for a video on decentralized Clous Storage, it would be great!
I do
You are underrated
This channel is underrated like Bitcoin is underrated :D
Where have you been ? I only found you on RUclips tonight and after watching just two videos I subscribed. You really are the dogs bollocks regarding your knowledge and how wonderfully you explain things... Ok... I use Google Drive, have you ever done a tutorial on it? (yes, I'm a musician and not an IT genius like you! ) Either way, I'm hooked on your posts because I'm a passive tekky at heart :)
I am working in a mixed environment of people using Macs and Windows PC; iCloud is a mess when you also use it on Windows, crashing, not syncing, double folders, ... it's a real horror. My company is migrating to Dropbox.
Save yourself a lot of money and move everyone onto Mac
@@PeterbFree I disagree, the quality of Dropbox is much better, the horrors and loss of files I had almost made me crazy, if you have long filenames and long folder names, it just loses those files I found out.
What I'm looking for is a Finder integration, that allows me to set syncing behavior for specific folders. Forcing a folders content to always or never be local. iCloud doesn't provide that.
Does anybody have insights what does?
This is an absolutely excellent video.
Quite chatty but lots of valuable info to make decisions for your own situation. Now off to check out password managers from our Pete.
I think Im going to use both. Google for photos and videos and dropbox for file sharing
That is the only issue I have had. Overall great experience and can't beat the price I pay for unlimited storage
Very helpful and easily explained. Thank you!
We have been using Sync free for years. Not perfect but they have very good support and reliability. Not good at sharing very large files though.
i will use one drive - with the 365 Version it has 1tb already AND you can the whole office programs
Thanks for this. My dropbox is nearly full after a recent family vacation and I am looking for a new storage option.
Thanks for the video it really helps me.
Very helpful. Thank you
Hi Pete, thanks for insights.
I need to share files (mostly photos) with my partners internationally, i noticed dropbox, google drive limits access from abroad because of security issues.
Can you suggest any cloud which isn't so picky in terms of access, so anyone can access worldwide just having login and password? I mean without my special permit each time they try to access..Thanks
Nice video. Given that Google is doing away with unlimited photo storage, I was looking to see what are my other options. Decided to stick with Google given the scalability of their storage. I would cap out with both onedrive and iCloud 1TB / 2TB storage limit.
i need to back up personal photos. i have folders on google, one drive and dropbox but I'm looking for more organizing features. i need to know file and folder sizes and best storage for uploading folders not just files.
also, when you say back up, do you mean phone backup, like an image of your apps, settings, and files on your phone? I'm using android, and want to back up my phone in case my phone dies.
thanks in advance!! great video!! 😊
@@PeteMatheson thank you, i appreciate your time and advice.
Thanks for the great info. What are your thoughts on Backblaze B2 cloud storage?
I’m curious what you mean about not seeing some of these as backup, only as storage, as in Google for example. I see backup and storage as the same. If you don’t mind, would you please clarify this point for my simple mind? 😊 I am a big Apple user so iCloud is for sure for me but also have PC for work. Doing currently a big photo organization (my biggest reason for cloud/storage/backup). I will continue to use iCloud and an external drive, plus one other cloud service, likely Google, but your comments on Google not being seen as backup I’m not clear on. While I love the sharing and syncing that iCloud and Google give us, I certainly also look at them as backup. Thus your comments on this make me realize I need to be more clear on this. Love your content. Thanks!
I am new to managing storage and, therefore, have various media stored in icloud and google drive; in the above video, you mentioned you use 3 cloud storage platforms so my question is:
Is it because you: 1) benefit from utilizing all the free cloud storage from each OR 2) use each platform for different forms of media ?? I am trying to save money but it seems very difficult to manage media when it is in multiple places! So if you could incorporate information as to what video helps you manage your media (photos, videos, voicemails & documents, I would be so grateful!!! Victoria
Thanks for another great video. Just want an opinion....if I am willing to pay for more storage from a provider like Google for example, is it ok to also use that as backup as well? Or should you also consider a service that is more focused on backup (i am considering backup)? But considering that, in the main, these major cloud storage providers are reliable, is pretty much fine to have 2 copies these days of your data - your original/local copy and the copy in your cloud storage? Do you also use a separate cloud back-up? Or just don't bother?
Sorry 🤣....i mean i am considering iDrive
Because I take pictures with my iPhone in Live mode. What’s the best option to save integrity? I saw many articles about if I save my photos i will lose the best resolution.
I'm also interested in this
Hi Pete! Kind of an off-topic question but how did you get the top bar widget with upload and download speeds? Looks really useful
My iCloud drive is extremely slow on my Macbook pro, any ideas? (Corr i5, 8Gb ram, wired Ethernet, getting 800mbps from ISP)
I will stick with Drop Box. When you say backup do you mean on your own storage drive, USB ports or are you talking icloud?
Hi, block level upload feature is aweome . But will it work with pdf? Lets say u having one pdf fileof 1000 pages and u made annotations on page 177, will it sync only page 177 or whole pdf? If block level uploads work with pdf then we can use our laptop and mobile phones for syncing annotations similar to amazon kindle app.
Any of these Cloud storage solutions have a native app for Apple Silicon? Given all the problems with apps running under Rosetta 2.
You must mention icedrive and pcloud because of their strong privacy. I trust them more than the major platforms pleade make a review
@@PeteMatheson thanks sirr. I'm waitinggg
Hi, i was wondering what the best cloud service that i can use for my iphone, i want to replace it with my icloud since im having soo many problems with it. I was wondering which app id eligible for iphone, that i can backup all my photos, files, and if possible messeges
Interesting video, thanks for the reviews. If possible in future videos could you mention what OS support there is for the services. I appreciate Windows and MacOS are the main two but services supporting Linux would be useful to know.....hopefully to more people than just me :) I'd be interested in a video about online/cloud backup services too if that is on your radar. Thanks again.
@@PeteMathesonGreat to hear, I shall keep an eye out in the future. I appreciate Linux is somewhat niche in the desktop space so I understand that.
Hi Pete first time viewer to your channel …thx for the great video. I am having an issue I downloaded some mp3 files from my Mac computer to google drive . When I click on the file it says “unsupported file type”. When I choose open up with ….I am seeing the file saying iCloud synchronization? I then chose cloud beats app to play file and when I open up the app it shows google drive I give permission but none of the files I uploaded to that google drive are now showing? It is just showing 8 mp3 files. Not the file I originally chose. I had uploaded about 60 files but many not showing.? Any ideas? I then go out of the mp3 app and just click on google drive app and I see all the files again? Same issue trying to play any of them.
Nice overview. You didn’t explain who needs block level update. If it is small files like code bases then it doesn’t matter. If it is large files like video it never changes. So who has large files which change? Any automated store like a database files may make sense. Only a handful of us probably do that.
Thanks for the video presentation and context information Pete - very informative indeed.
I'm also an Apple fanboy and use 2Tb subscription to iCloud. However, having just bought an M1 Mac Mini with limited storage, I found out an iCloud usage problem. My approach was to logically 'segregate' my data into 2 distinct folders: the 1st, data sync'd to my apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mini) which most users will use, the 2nd a data folder holding circa 1TB of data that I just want to keep safe in the cloud - but not requred to be on my Mac Mini SSD. A not unreasonable requirement I thought... Clearly Apple thinks differently - as advised by their support team - because this is just not possible. Yes you can selectively sync files/folders on your device(s) but not the other way around! I don't have enough technical knowledge to understand why this (simple request) isn't possible.
Do you have a view on which cloud provider offers this option today? I am looking at pCloud's lifetime storage, but a little expert guidance would be helpful. Many thanks.
You should cover Tera box
Why are there no limitation discussions between the platforms? I know for a fact google has a 750GB daily upload limit and a download limit but not sure what that is.
How does PCloud compare? It’s one of the few with a 2TB lifetime plan.
Trying to move from Verizon Cloud storage. You need a PC to dl photos and videos. Just a way to keep you loyal to the brand if you ask me. Currently switching to a new service but in need of Cloud storage.
You are right Mega is Best 👍
I have tried Dropbox as a photographer and we are totally frustrated. IMHO, we are being throttled. Not happy, No, Totally Frustrated. As a paying customer, I want customer service and chatting is not service....
Hello, can you talk more about the lifetime plans for other providers?
@@PeteMatheson Yeap, like pCloud and Icedrive
Home network > Plug Devices into PC's and transfer files > Large external SSD Drive set to auto backup every few hours. Don't pay anyone a penny. 😂 Note: Yes I do believe a pencil, rubber and ledger is the best thing 😁
All my photos, files and data have been deleted. Didn't you say that it will be deleted in 60 days, someone please help me urgently 🥺🥺 (I had to park because I forgot the password of my account, how can I get my data back?)
Which one is more safe b/w icloud and gdrive?
@@PeteMatheson thank you sir !💯
Any service offer sharing and collaboration without all sides have accounts?
I’ve been heavily thinking about getting DropBox but I’m not fully sure. I’m a 100% apple fan boy; iphone, ipad, mac and all the stuff, but I want something that works with everything. Let’s say I want to access my files from some other location like lets say someone’s phone, or the computers at the library Or just anything that isn’t Apple, I don’t iCloud would do it for me for those aspects. But DropBox seems pretty universal, so I think that’s a good option.
Although my question remains, is it a good back-up solution? I mainly want something where I can store my files, lets say pictures, documents and all that stuff, so that in case for some reason, I loose my phone, or my computer or anything, I can get all those files back into a new device. And 2, can I use it to free up space on my device, like lets say my storage is full, can I delete them on the device and let them be stored on the cloud to free up space? Does Dropbox get the job done in those 2 main aspects?
Great Video btw ✨✨
@@PeteMatheson wait, sorry, what’s “sync” and “smart sync” what’s the difference? I’m a bit new to this whole cloud service world.
Given that OneDrive does not back up their database, should I be worried about putting on my files in there for it to have a probability of disappearing from the Cloud? I checked the free version of OneDrive, I noticed that if the PC app is used, the access to the drive has the functionality of allowing keep the files on my PC's hard drive (which I'm actually fine with). My worry is that Samsung is migrating their Cloud platform to OneDrive natively, I don't want my mobile phone's files to have a potential of disappearing with no backup from OneDrive. I was really appealed to OneDrive until you mentioned that. Should I rather trust Google? Won't Google use my uploads as a source to their analytics?
@@PeteMatheson If one of their datacenters has an issue then my data shouldn't be affected? So I shouldn't worry then right?
Ah yes, I think I should practice the routine of backing up my files on an external hard drive then. Would you recommend an SSD for that backup?
With OneDrive I was synching to an external USB drive. Was working great. And then, I disconnected the external drive, re-connected the external drive and to my great dismay, OneDrive stopped synching. I called Microsoft who politely told me that that is the way it functions. They suggested I re-install and re-synch. Yeah...sure. Moved to Google Drive. No problem with disconnecting and then re-connecting. Drive re-synched. But...while working I would get a message that Google is "Items removed". For some reason, Drive interpreted temporary files needed for engineering finite element software for some reason have to be deleted. Drive crashed the software and I had to simply end the task in the Task Manager to continue. Call support. "That's how it functions. What's your problem?" So, I'm currently without a synchronized Cloud and am manually backing up to my old friend DropBox.
How about Amazon drive, is it safe to use it for pics and vid ?
I use Google one 100GB. I found Google drive is the only platform which is reliable and compatible every where no matter what. I use GNOME desktop and only Google drive works and Next cloud works. One drive is there but don't know why it doesn't work. And Its the only reliable option for Android users I guess.
May be u can include Sugarsync. It came with VPN subscription.
I keep playing the same sentence over trying to figure out what you saidtoofast!!!
@@PeteMatheson haha np ... I had Dropbox and now have onedrive and Google one and dropping the later because I was extremely surprised and impressed the tech support from Microsoft and way underwhelmed by Google's so I'm about to drop them. I got them for my photo files and support. I was checking your vid for tips.
Why can’t you see the total photos/videos count in google photos? I know people have said look at the dashboard but it’s not accurate. It shows 12,000+ where my Apple photos shows 8,000
Had Issue with one drive thats why am watching this video..
Have you done a video on Samsung Cloud?
Samsung cloud is going away, it will be replaced with onedrive
Can you talk about Icedrive?
I think Im happy google doesnt use block level updates 🤔
Google drive is the best for me.
if it possible to make an compare Dropbox VS Zoho Drive
I believe at the end all of them depend on Google products
for you the accent💕
@@PeteMatheson I need to know what is best Zoho or Dropbox cause I've team of 7 user and more and keep sys (conflicted copies) thanks in advance ✌
Where is pCloud? That was overall the best Cloud Storage. I've seen that also on the first place in other Videos and Rankings 🙏🏾
Can you copy folders in google drives?
@@PeteMatheson yes? How?^^. Because when i right click any folder i dont see "copy" option as opposed to OneDrive for example
No mention of pCloud?
Maybe use other search engines for outage news to be fair to others? Not sure Google is completely free of bias..?
@@PeteMatheson True 😂
pcloud not in list..... That's strange
Is it always the case that an online sync service (eg Dropbox) means when you (inadvertently) delete a file on your PC it is also deleted on the backup? I’ve just had this with Carbonite and it’s so annoying!
@@PeteMatheson But that doesn't allow for user error. Delete something by mistake only to find the backup has deleted it too just adds insult to injury!
After my earlier near -disaster, I've been setting up Exposure 6 export templates so copies of selected photos go to a folder that will sync to Dropbox and also to a local folder that I can then copy to a backup local external hard drive. Hopefully I that will protect me from my own mistakes and also if Dropbox fails - all with a nice simple routine. Would that work?
@@PeteMatheson I had signed up for Carbonite ... but it failed .. and they didn;t seem to know it had failed
You can always recover deleted files on the web version.
What about Mediafire? is it safe?
Dropbox truncated way too many of my critical files including my password safe, very bad, they never resolved
Pete, you sound as though you are Uk based and so am I. So tell me, how long do you think that it should take to upload 65.5GB to One Drive on a fibre line that runs at 7.47Mbps? Yep, that's right 20 hours, 55 minutes, 20 seconds. How long does it actually take? Over 3 days and counting. Just check the Microsoft forums, when Microsoft aren't deleting the posts or shutting down the forums. It is a basket case!
I use Smugmug for photos.
One must not consider iCloud at all. This thing is very platform dependent.
OneDrive for business is in the running for the single worst piece of "software" (it shouldn't even be called that. Vapourware may be more appropriate) I have ever used in my 30 years of working with computers. It can not even perform its most basic functions a lot of the time. The number of man-hours wasted trying to solve simple issues that almost never arise using google drive or similar is absolutely astounding. I would avoid OneDrive at all costs. Not sure about personal accounts but for business use...I would rather swallow razor blades.
Onedrive Business is great, I store my RAW image files there and whenever I need any, it's quickly available for editing. Also, it doesn't lock files like Dropbox so I'm able to save while the file is being uploaded. Plus it's cheaper than Dropbox and uploads faster than Google Drive
Thank you
Great info, just pls stop talking in questions
Why mohawk is default color though...:p
OneDrive is not great for photos. You have to work way too much to organize them. Google and Apple are better solutions.
pCloud Drive rocks
Not even mentioned Nextcloud? How can that be in 2021?? - Also it‘s so weird to see how unfamiliar you appear to be with opensource in the first place, like it was some little side aspect...
FFS. Get on with it! Love yourself much? Then an advert and another intro.
OneDrive is still useless in 2021.
I've noticed there are a lot of Brit tech reviewers and Brit running shoe reviewers. They seem to really like computers and running over there in England. My guess is that they're on their computers all the time. Get depressed. Then go out running to alleviate their depression. Running in the rain most likely. While thinking about returning to their tiny apartments and pale, bird-faced wives. What a sad little country.
presumptuous
@@MarkYoung_0711 We both like Paul Harrell, so we're ok with each other.
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