The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Intrepid_Detective on 2025-05-28 14:25:01.
Hey all, thought this would be a good place to ask this. I am thinking about moving my massive amounts of data (around 40TB give or take) to somewhere that I can access it a bit easier than having to take a hard drive with me when traveling (which I do a lot of for work)
I obviously don't take everything with me on every trip but I do have files that I need to work on for client projects, some which are complicated reports with a lot of support files like videos, heat maps etc. There are plenty of times when I'm working on something large for a client and will have a flight delay or something that gives me extra time - I'd love to spend it being productive but as luck would have it, I don't seem to have the files I need with me because they are on a drive I left home etc.
I have looked at a number of solutions - Dropbox, Box, etc but none have a large enough plan for the amount of TB I need. I was considering Sync which has the least expensive of them for "unlimited storage" but I'm not thrilled with having some lags in updating things I've deleted etc (I had to contact them twice now when they have said my account is full even though it was not...they had to reset it from their end...I just don't have time or patience for that)
The other option I was looking at was something like the UGREEN NASync with 4 bays which supposedly has its own cloud capabilities so you can access your files anywhere. But two things are giving me pause - I don't know anyone who is using one personally to ask for real experience with it, and it's a big up front start up cost (the unit itself is $500 and you still have to buy the drives so that's another $500-$1000 depending on which ones you buy etc). I don't have a problem with spending that much for something that I know will just WORK and I don't have to think about...but again, the lack of knowing anyone who's used one of these (or similar NAS devices from other brands) and can give me some real "good, bad or other" feedback is what has stopped me from pulling the trigger.
As a point of reference, I work in a field that is quasi law enforcement/government adjacent - quite a few of our clients are in these fields so file security is also very important.
I did search here prior to asking but couldn't find any posts that were recent or that addressed the personal cloud solution specifically.
Open to any and all suggestions...especially from people who "get it" like I think this sub does. (You have no idea how many people have just said "Why don't you just delete a bunch of stuff and use Dropbox or something??" LOL)
Thanks in advance!