<p>Cloud storage is very important in my opinion. It's relatively inexpensive, and it adds a layer of protection by keeping a copy of images offsite.<br>
A few weeks ago two buildings nearby caught fire and everything inside was burned. Just thinking of potentially loosing all my work is enough to run cloud backup constantly.<br>
There are several options out there - Backblaze and Carbonite come to mind. I think they all offer an automatic constant backup option (where the utility constantly monitors for new or changed items and backs them up). So, little or nothing is lost should anything happen to the premises.<br>
My service comes with unlimited storage for a flat fee (I think it runs me less than $4 a month), and there is a useful option to let the utility figure out what types of files to back up and what to leave alone. That way, I don't have to remember to add folders to the back up, it just knows (and so far this has been working out great).<br>
It would be interesting to hear what others have to say about paid cloud backup.</p>
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<p>Cloud storage is very important in my opinion. It's relatively inexpensive, and it adds a layer of protection by keeping a copy of images offsite.<br>
A few weeks ago two buildings nearby caught fire and everything inside was burned. Just thinking of potentially loosing all my work is enough to run cloud backup constantly.<br>
There are several options out there - Backblaze and Carbonite come to mind. I think they all offer an automatic constant backup option (where the utility constantly monitors for new or changed items and backs them up). So, little or nothing is lost should anything happen to the premises.<br>
My service comes with unlimited storage for a flat fee (I think it runs me less than $4 a month), and there is a useful option to let the utility figure out what types of files to back up and what to leave alone. That way, I don't have to remember to add folders to the back up, it just knows (and so far this has been working out great).<br>
It would be interesting to hear what others have to say about paid cloud backup.</p>