anthonyc66•9d ago

Unpopular opinion: Digital art backups on the cloud aren't so green after all

Server farm energy usage got me switching to local drives for my portfolio.

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thomas_patel298d ago

Ever have a local drive fail on you? I keep two copies now because losing files once was enough.

anthony6188d ago

Totally get that 'losing files once was enough' feeling. I had a drive die on me years ago and lost all my photos. Now I'm paranoid about backups. I use cloud storage and an external drive, just in case. It's not worth the risk to have only one copy. Once you go through that, you never skip backups again.

sullivan.reese8d ago

Ever think about how old the physical drive itself is? Even with cloud backups like Anthony618 said, the hardware still ages out quietly. I've seen drives just give up from sitting around too long.