What Is The Most Affordable Way to Backup Documents Online?

idonteven on 23/08/2016 - 17:06
Last edited 23/08/2016 - 17:06

I know there's a lot about this on the internet but there's too much information and I'm just looking for the quickest solution.

Here's my situation, I'm at university and I need the easiest and cheapest way to backup all my work online so I can access it where ever I am and not having to worry about losing my work if I get my laptop stolen. I'm dealing with just documents and PDFs so I don't think storage space will be much of an issue.

I was just thinking of using dropbox and have it sync automatically every time there are changes made within the folder.

If there are any better, more efficient solutions I'll be glad to hear it. Thanks.

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  • scrimshaw on 23/08/2016 - 17:18

    http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/04/file-syncing-showdown-g…

    Dropbox is the best all-rounder. Stick with dropbox if you want multi-platform support and simplicity.

    It also has 2GB of storage which you may think is tiny…, but you can refer people to join and expand your storage. I currently have 29gigs and I don't pay a single cent.

    There are also ways of getting more space for Dropbox, for free.

    2GB though is plenty for just documents. Just turn off the Camera Upload feature when you install it, to conserve storage space.

    • lgacb08 on 23/08/2016 - 22:16
      +1

      meh, dropbox used to be good, now it's shit. 2gb doesn't get you beyond 1 semester, once you start putting a few lecture video in.

      Best way is buying a $2 telstra sim and take advantage of their 200gb Onedrive offer, just make sure to send it $1 every few month to get the account going

  • Savas on 23/08/2016 - 17:22

    I am loving my bottomless Google Drive provided by DET

  • coco1458 on 23/08/2016 - 17:22
    +2

    If you have the Microsoft 365 student subscription, you also have access to 1TB of OneDrive storage.
    It's free and 1TB is plenty of storage as well

  • Baysew on 23/08/2016 - 18:23

    Dropbox is free, enough for your current needs and works without any fuss.

  • Murdrum on 23/08/2016 - 21:16

    OneDrive integrates well with Microsoft Office so if you're using uni computers or have office on your PC, OneDrive could be a good option. I used OneDrive/Office to collaborate with 5 other people on project documents for two semesters. It's reasonably good at managing simultaneous editing, plus you get all of the advanced document features of Word compared to Google Docs.

    • idonteven on 23/08/2016 - 21:44

      With onedrive, can I create a folder on my desktop that will sync automatically with onedrive? Like I drag and drop a new document and it syncs automatically, no need for me to manually upload to onedrive.

      • ozhunter on 23/08/2016 - 22:11

        Correct, dropbox and google drive also have this feature.

      • Murdrum on 23/08/2016 - 22:17

        Yeah it can sync a folder. It's somewhat already built into Windows.

  • CleverCounter on 27/08/2016 - 14:43

    Does anyone back up their OneDrive to another cloud storage? I'm thinking about some precious photos, is there an easy way to backup the backup?

    • Murdrum on 28/08/2016 - 18:55

      Whichever service you're using, every device you sync to is a backup.

      For precious stuff I use SD cards too.

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