Reloading how, using a service or redownloading? Because if it’s redownloading… yeah. That would take awful lot of time.
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Time is not the real obstacle, it is the cost; we pay for a monthly quota (no unlimited plans); I get 140 GB for 5 USD monthly.
Is it some sort of a 4G/5G broadband? Also, what is the speed? If it’s slow speed, it will take forever and ever and on top of that it will cost you, not to mention I am not sure how you will remember all files (if they are songs or something).
Unless everything is neatly on a cloud storage and you can just select and download at once.
The HDD seems like the better option.
It is ethernet.
Slow; does not exceed 15 Mbs/sec.
Peazip has a nice feature of exporting a list of the file names inside a folder in txt file.
Agree; I considered getting one as my SATA HDD had a fault making Crystaldiskinfo to display caution for a huge numer of reallocated sectors.
Got a refurbished 2 TB SATA HDD for 38 USD and the seller copied the 1.4 TB data from the old one to for extra 2 USD
Is that metered connection and not unlimited data on home internet? That's a tough situation to be.
Another thing with the cloud backup is, you pay for both the upload and download of data. So it eats your monthly allocation too. Not sure if this is a regional thing or ISP dependent
Yes, it is.
Long time ago (15 y ago or more), we had free plans (of course for very slow speeds 512 Kbs/sec or less), but to reduce the monthly payment, neighbors used to illegaly share the same subscription using cables across the building.
And consequently, ISP decided to apply the quota plan instead.
Cloud storage is more suitable for areas with good infrastructure and high speeds.
In order to backup a 7 GB W iso with 1 Mbs/sec upload speed, it will take ages.
And most of the time, the speed is asymmetrical. Download is way way faster than upload which is just a fraction of it.
Hope things get better after changing from copper to fiber-optic cables; I started using internet with dial-up speed of 64 Kbs/sec.
I started with 28 KBPS Sony External Modem. Everytime someone will ring our phone, internet gets disconnected.
Imagine if this cloud backup happened during that era. It will be for ages.
Almost everything went online when the speed went faster. Ecommerce,Schooling, Work from Home etc.
Imagine if this cloud backup happened during that era. It will be for ages.
Almost everything went online when the speed went faster. Ecommerce,Schooling, Work from Home etc.
When I replaced my older desktop PC's platter drives about 2-3 years ago, I went with the 860 and 870 EVO SSD SATA drives. They had a excellent reputation and have been performing wonderfully.
Can recommend these two: Have had these for some years now and they are on all day long without any problem.
SeagateExpansion Desktop 8TB
Seagate Backup Plus Hub 8TB Desktop Hard Drive
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I carry my portable HDD wherever I go. Back up's are no good if they burn down with the building. So being portable has it's uses.
SSD or m2 SSSD. They are cheap enough now and you can get a Samsung 500GB/1TB from anywhere $50 for a 2.5" SSD to $100 for a m2.
