File storage and back-up solutions

VTSox

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Since there seems to be no end of the SOSH collective knowledge, I figured I'd toss this out here. I imagine it's a fairly straightforward answer, but I'm not sure of the best options.

Currently, I'm using OneDrive, which just syncs everything from the OD folder on my computer to my OD cloud account. It works pretty well, but I'm running out of space on both the hard drive and cloud account. Updating the computer isn't an option right now, and I'm close to capacity on OneDrive anyway.

I've looked at both MyCloud (personal NAS) or just an external hard drive. I think either one will meet my storage needs, but that doesn't provide me with a back-up system.

I've looked at Amazon Glacier, but would prefer something more automatic and incremental. Admittedly, I haven't used Glacier and might just be misunderstanding what it can do. Or am I better off spending a little more for something like Carbonite?
 

AlNipper49

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Yeah for personal stuff a big drive and something like carbonite is probably fine. Just make sure you check that it is running (often).
 

leftfieldlegacy

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I bought a new monitor from Amazon earlier this year which came with an offer of 1 year free "unlimited everything" cloud storage. Amazon usually charges $60/year for this plan.

I haven't yet signed up for this but I have a lot of photos and videos stored on my computer, currently 220 GB with much more to be added, so the "unlimited' part of this offer is appealing.

Does anyone have experience / opinions about Amazon cloud storage?