Hi, I am looking for some cloud storage to keep there all my pictures, documents mainly books in PDF but also all sort of other general files

I am having my eyes on:
sync.com - based in Canada, all data encrypted, up to 5 gb free then $60 annual charge for 200gb
pCloud - based in Switzerland, you need to buy extra plan to have all data encrypted (which I am looking to do anyway) free storage up to 10gb, 50$ annual for 500gb but they also have some plans that you pay one off charge for lifetime but I need to double check that

Both of them seem to be having good privacy policies, sync.com offers encryption even on flee plans, pCloud you need to upgrade to have that

anyone has any other, better recommendations or have anything against the 2 mentioned above as long as privacy and user data safety is concerned?

good to have

  • android app (most of them have anyway)
  • 2FA
  • encryption
  • privacy oriented policies
  • good transfer of data and quick access from different platforms

Thanks

    Mwk I'm not using much cloud storage (beyond the free tiers), but usually I see these 3 providers getting discussed and recommended in the privacy communities:

    • Tresorit
    • Proton Drive
    • Cryptpad

    Given that you haven't mention them I thought it's worth adding them to your list. I can't say anything about pricing or speed though without further research.

    Mwk Honestly, I recommend encrypting your files in the cloud yourself with something like Cryptomator or Picocrypt rather than trusting their server-side encryption, they still hold the decryption keys.

    Google One is reliable and that's what I'd recommend, the prices are very fair (I can't give them to you because I'm in euros), you can use 2FA and the Android app, as I mentioned before, you should encrypt your files yourself.

    Password protect your files before you send them up.
    If you have amazon prime then you could use their photo storage if you used Stenography
    Keep all of your unlock passwords in a password manager

    Just a suggestion, for me I have a Raspberry pi along with a 2tb hard drive hook up to it- running on my home network, running nextcloud on my phone. Which does all my backups I need, even my calendar and contacts.

      beammer335d If you are comfortable with computers, go that way. Although I would recommend alternatives to NextCloud.

      beammer335d so how does that work exactly? all the data is stored in your own drive at home but at the same time accessible online on other devices?

        Mwk Yes, exactly. Your data is stored where it belongs : your place.
        But you shouldn't start digging that rabbit-hole unless you are comfortable with computers for two reasons

        • it is an extremely time-consuming hobby,
        • although your data is private (at your home) it all depends on you to make it secure, and it's the jungle on the Big Bad Web !

          troika Can't find a place to sign up. Looks like you're forced into using the service via a phone or tablet.

            router99 I use Android Firefox and need to change it to desktop site in the settings to find the registration interface.

            Maybe have a look at Filen dot io. Up to 40GB free storage. Open-source and privacy minded as far as I'm concerned... They host in some European country, perhaps Germany...

            Eirikr70 although your data is private (at your home) it all depends on you to make it secure

            While I agree with that statement, I would also like to mention that with external providers you have to rely your trust in their abilities to secure the data. Like Lastpass, who are just incompetent, any cloud service provider could suffer the same fate. Having a home cloud has the huge benefit of being one random domain and not being noticed in the sea of the internet really helps. A single person is not a very lucrative target (unless you're a VIP and your threat model includes targeted attacks), so big cloud providers being attacked is way more likely.
            From my personal setup I've only seen bot traffic that gets handled by fail2ban. I keep my containers up to date, I have 2FA, I have SSH blocked from the outside and I sleep well at night.

              splattergames Right. Anyway, an unsufficiently protected home setup would be discovered by public crowlers such as shodan.io and its vulnerabilities exposed, so bad bots could easily take control. That is why security should always be a concern for a self-hoster, and thus why I discourage computer-non-comfortable people to self-host.

              8 days later

              check filen
              made in Germany
              they have now a blak friday sale, also with very good lifetime deals.
              the android app have some glitches, anyway is good enough