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We are digital librarians. Among us are represented the various reasons to keep data -- legal requirements, competitive requirements, uncertainty of permanence of cloud services, distaste for transmitting your data externally (e.g. government or corporate espionage), cultural and familial archivists, internet collapse preppers, and people who do it themselves so they're sure it's done right. Everyone has their reasons for curating the data they have decided to keep (either forever or For A Damn Long Time (tm) ). Along the way we have sought out like-minded individuals to exchange strategies, war stories, and cautionary tales of failures.

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What's your longterm data (photos+videos) storage solution? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by PrizeRush4743@alien.top to c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

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Hi, I've read some similar threads about it but I would like to get a fresh opinion about your preferred cloud for storing years of photos & videos. I am currently using an iPhone and a Windows laptop (not intending to buy a MacBook prospectively).

Up till now, I've been saving my files on Google Drive (multiple accounts), I'm considering to switch to iCloud permanently. Do you have any better recommendations?

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[–] thagomizer_ 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

photos: Once a year I print 3 photo books, and keep 1 at my house, 1 at my families house, 1 at an extended families house. The photo book is also one of my cheesy holiday/bithday gifts. So its both a backup strategy and a way to keep my pictures forever. The thought of having to keep digital photos safe for years/decades makes me sick. I know how to keep books dry though.