Personal Cloud Storage

[Fringe]

Morning all ,

Looking for some personal Cloud storage that me and my Family can use to upload photos and videos and access when needed.
We have looked at Onedrive and Google Drive but was wondering if there was any better alternatives ie price wise

 

[Whitewater]

I’ve used OneDrive for a few years because it comes with Office; it backs up all the important files on my PC via the desktop app and the mobile app uploads all my phone’s photos.

 

[Vandle]

Same. I use Onedrive via my office subscription. I work for myself now so my file storage system needs to work and find it syncs across all my devices really well. I occasionally have to give it a nudge to sync via the desktop app on my main PC but other than that I find it has been faultless. My only slight issue is that it sometimes gets confused between my 2 MS accounts (my work one and my hotmail one) as even with hotmail you get some free storage, I'd like to able to merge them (maybe you actually can) but it's not a big deal. I dont use it for personal photos though.

I'm actually thinking on paying for some icloud storage too just for photos form my phone, I know Onedrive will back them up however in the event of losing my phone (I have not done this in 30 years though) I think it will be easier to get them back. It also further separates my personal and business use. Really cheap too.

Will keep an eye on this thread as keen to hear others opinions.

 

[CooK1E]

We've opted for Google drive, as all of us are on android phones. The £1.50 a month for the upgraded storage amount is enough for us. I use it to sync to my desktop and don't really notice any issues.

 

[Minstadave]

I’ve used OneDrive for a few years because it comes with Office; it backs up all the important files on my PC via the desktop app and the mobile app uploads all my phone’s photos.

Same, 6TB for £40 a year is a steal.

 

[MarcLister]

Same, 6TB for £40 a year is a steal.

Is that by using the Family plan for 1TB per user? I'm paying £80 for the Family plan. How can I change to pay £40?

 

[Minstadave]

Is that by using the Family plan for 1TB per user? I'm paying £80 for the Family plan. How can I change to pay £40?

I just buy a years sub whenever they're on offer, it's usually about £45 for 15 months. You can stack 6 years.

Yes each of 6 users gets 1TB.

 

[MarcLister]

I just buy a years sub whenever they're on offer, it's usually about £45 for 15 months. You can stack 6 years.

Yes each of 6 users gets 1TB.

Cool, thanks. Do you check on HUKD? Might try to do this next time to save a few quid. Is stacking buying it 6 times in one go?

 

[Minstadave]

Cool, thanks. Do you check on HUKD? Might try to do this next time to save a few quid. Is stacking buying it 6 times in one go?

That's exactly what I do. Just have an alert setup and pick one up every now and again.

Stacking is just adding codes to have a few years banked. Doesn't have to be in one go.

 

[D-Ranged]

I use Google drive too, had it since I got my first pixel and pay for the yearly 2tb plan. I use it almost every day for photos and documents.

 

[MarcLister]

That's exactly what I do. Just have an alert setup and pick one up every now and again.

Stacking is just adding codes to have a few years banked. Doesn't have to be in one go.

Brilliant. Thanks. I'll get onto HUKD this weekend and get an alert set up. Happy with the 1TB I'm currently using but if I can reduce the price to nearly half what I'm paying now then I'll be even happier.

I use Google drive too, had it since I got my first pixel and pay for the yearly 2tb plan. I use it almost every day for photos and documents.

I use OneDrive and Google Drive. My Google Drive plan is the £80 2TB and I use both for backing up photos from my phone so I have two lots of backup in the cloud.