3TB of Cloud Based Backup Storage for US $59.99 (Approx AUD $78.50) for 'Lifetime' (100 Years) at Degoo Via Stacksocial

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PlasticSpaceman on 12/07/2017 - 18:52 stacksocial.com (112 clicks)
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Previously listed here https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/304922, now expired, but back again only this time with 3TB of storage. Before anyone states the obvious, yep who knows how long the company will be around for. They have been around for three years or so now, but there is no guarantee that they will be around until 2117 (which is when my 'lifetime' subscription ends). So there is some risk associated with the service. But. 1TB of storage on Dropbox is currently AUD$11.58/month. Degoo does not have all the features of Dropbox etc, but I figure that if it lasts for at least six months or maybe a year, then I'm ahead. My plan is to use this like my other 'lifetime' storage account with Zoolz (which I got in November '15 so am now ahead there). Basically, I will now have two cloud based remote backups of my images to protect them in case something happens to my local copies. Yes, I have multiple local copies as well - I'm not paranoid, just risk averse. ;-)

Feel free to use their 'free' account initially to trial the service before buying - just be aware that this deal is for new accounts so you'll need to use a different email address. Personally I couldn't be bothered - I just signed up, and it's already backing up the files.

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Everyday computer users are juggling huge amounts of data, so it makes sense that you're taking care of that data responsibly. With Degoo you get 3TB of supremely secured cloud storage from which to manage and share files with awesome simplicity. With high speed transfers from a database that offers more storage than Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive combined, you'll love how easy it is to keep tabs on all of your valuable data.

Send files easily to friends via email or link
Store up to 3TB of data under ultra secure 256-bit AES encryption
Replicate your backup as you perform it, giving you extra peace of mind
Perform backup to all of your devices
Get more storage space than Dropbox, OneDrive, & Google Drive combined
Keep your backup automatically up to date thanks to automatic file change detection

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  PainToad on 12/07/2017 - 19:05

  +3

  Never trust a company that offers anything for a lifetime. Especially your data. It's not a sustainable business model.

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    bargain lover on 12/07/2017 - 19:15

    Even in bulk, using AWS and GCP for storage will have to be paid for

    "Yes. We store multiple copies of each file, to make sure it's always there when you need it. We're using Google's and Amazon's ultra secure data centers to store your files."

    You'd need a minimum three copies. That kind of redundancy isn't cheap.

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    ticket65 on 12/07/2017 - 19:49

    +1

    Laurie Potter's Health Clubs is a perfect example…

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  Diji1 on 12/07/2017 - 19:35

  who knows how long the company will be around for

  The more important question is how long will it take to download my data. The answer for anything based on AWS or Azure is usually months.

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    PlasticSpaceman on 12/07/2017 - 21:15

    Depends on what is being used - glacier is definitely slow, for example. Once I've uploaded a decent amount of data, will see. Speed isn't a huge factor for me - it's a backup of last resort anyhow. Most likely I'll restore from a local backup if I ever need to do that.

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  DJS on 12/07/2017 - 20:50

  Is this only for mobile data, does it have auto sync up? Seems you can only share up to 1gb files only?

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    PlasticSpaceman on 12/07/2017 - 21:12

    Running it now on my mobile as well as a Mac, so not just mobile data. Yes it does auto sync - download the app to try if interested. Don't know about limits on sharing files, but 1gb seems pretty big frankly. For my use case (backing up photos) it doesn't really matter….. :-)

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      DJS on 12/07/2017 - 21:39

      Thanks for your feedback, I sometimes have up to a 4gb file I need to share cant be separated. The site does not have enough information

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        PlasticSpaceman on 13/07/2017 - 10:24

        Fair enough. Assuming that up to 4Gb file you want to share is your own property etc etc etc (keep in mind this service, like most, have quite specific terms and conditions with respect to storing copyright material), and if there is a restriction on individual file sizes, you can always use something like 'winzip' to split the file into multiple parts that can be joined back together later. Splitting large files can be a good idea in any case as it means should a download/upload get interrupted you don't necessarily have to start from the beginning again.

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  DJS on 12/07/2017 - 22:19

  Can you try the free option and add the stack social deal after?

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    PlasticSpaceman on 13/07/2017 - 09:50

    Absolutely, but I suspect you will need to use a different email address which is used for your account.

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      DJS on 13/07/2017 - 09:57

      ok but thats not really the answer, was wondering if you get the free 100gb and the 3tb package adds onto it.

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        PlasticSpaceman on 13/07/2017 - 10:18

        OK. Feel free to try. I do not know for certain, but when I did it there was a code that I had to put in (well, was autofilled when clicking on the link in stacksocial) as I signed up. For that reason if you want to know if you can create an account, try it out, and then later upgrade it with this I don't know. Worse case you would simply need to create a new account and re-upload any data you had done before.

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  PlasticSpaceman on 13/07/2017 - 10:11

  Update - the backup is going slowly, as I expected - this is mainly because my Optus cable upload speed is restricted. I also discovered the 'turbo' mode that speeds things up (basically need to click on 'help', then find the item that says you want backups to be faster, and enable turbo mode.). It appears to be going faster than Zoolz, if that means anything.

  I did a few test restores on 256MB of data - time to restore that was around 6 mins. I tried this with or without 'turbo' enabled, and it didn't seem to make much difference. So based on that, it would take around 24 mins to restore 1GB of data on my internet connection (usually around the 30Mbps up, 1Mbps down, mark). I currently have 600GB of photos so that would be 240 hours to do a full restore ie about 10 days. Maybe a little faster as I did those tests at the same time as the backups were running, but even so that sounds like a long time, and would not be appropriate if I was depending on it for business. But for a fall back in case my other backups failed I can live with that. Keep in mind that my data is already compressed - I suspect that if you were using it for general data such as spreadsheets and word documents etc it would both backup and restore much faster as the client would compress that first before sending it.

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    Tacooo on 13/07/2017 - 13:58

    So at that rate it'd only take a total of fifty days to restore 3TB of data they offer. What a good joke.

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      PlasticSpaceman on 13/07/2017 - 14:32

      …again it depends what you intend to use it for. There are faster alternatives absolutely, but they usually cost a lot more (eg dropbox) or require manual effort (eg replicating to an external drive and taking that to a friends house). I intend to use it as a set & forget "backup of last resort". I would only have to rely upon it in the event of a major failure with my other faster/local backups. Should that ever happen, I can always choose to download the important files first, and leave the rest to copy down over time. I'd also note that the speed is heavily dependant on the type of data being backed up, plus your own internet speed. Mine is relatively slow. At 30Mbps it would (roughly) take around 5mins to download 1Gb. So - for me - this is running at around a fifth the optimum speed - but on the flip side there are many variables (other traffic for example) that would prevent my reaching that maximum speed in any case.

      Anyhow, again for me, I don't really care about the speed. My data is on a RAID array to protect it against a drive failure, and it is also replicated to a secondary drive so I can restore the data in minutes if required. I also regularly take a backup onto another drive that I keep at work (for the particularly paranoid doomsday preppers out there, you can consider using an old microwave with the power cord cut off as a cheap faraday cage, or simply wrap the drive in aluminium foil, or probably better - get a faraday bag from the likes of Amazon). For an inexpensive off site backup, this will do the job for me. It may not do so for you or everyone else.