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maccard
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Ask HN: How should I back up data on devices if I'...
Dropbox and Google drive will happily delete your files if you copy over them by accident. They're not really a backup service.
rPlayer6554
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Right now I just have Dropbox, but soon I plan to get a NAS and just have it sync to Dropbox. That way I get the convience of Dropbox while also still having a backup if Dropbox fails.
justusthane
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That's still not a backup though. If you delete or corrupt a file from your NAS, that change will be synced to Dropbox.
Backup and sync are two different things.
aborsy
on Oct 5, 2021
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But Dropbox has file version history and folder rewind.
codazoda
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Dropbox allows you to restore previous files, for a time, using their web interface.
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