How many of you avoid cloud storage?

Question

I'm curious. I'm considering a move away from cloud - especially with the political climates in the US now.If you've never made the leap to cloud, why?If you've moved to cloud, but moved back off cloud - what was your rationale?Any other thoughts on cloud storage? (doesn't matter what service it is - sync'ing your data on someone else's machine).

reportgunner · Accepted Answer

I don't share my data with anyone so I don't need cloud storage. SSDs are so cheap at this point that I just buy a new SSD every few years and install a fresh copy of Windows there. Old drive gets unplugged and "archived" on the shelf.
If I need to access the "archive" I use a SATA to USB cable and plug the drive in.
I avoid large capacity drives (my biggest one is about 200GB) and use spacesniffer so I'm forced to keep the data I store lean.

JohnFen · Answer

I've never used cloud storage in any real way, primarily because it doesn't solve any problems I need solving. My own servers meet all my "cloudlike" needs. I would be hesitant (but not dead set against) using such storage because of security, privacy, and availability concerns.

jqpabc123 · Answer

If you've never made the leap to cloud, why?No need for personal data.I have all the storage I need locally --- for both active use and archive and it is all fully under my control.

LinuxBender · Answer

My experience in the corporate world of endless compliance audits reinforced all the risks of leaking my data over 3rd party vendors. Storage is very affordable. I just keep many encrypted copies of my junk locally and one copy goes in the truck.

stop50 · Answer

Im using since a few years my own cloud based on Nextcloud,