• littlecolt@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

    Microsoft is already trying hard. My poor mom did not notice all her files are on OneDrive. Now she has two laptops with everything remote on OneDrive. It’s has some advantages, but it’s annoying in so many more ways.

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      2 years ago

      It’s not annoying at all. It’s peace of mind. People are just not used to it

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        1 year ago

        No, its kidnapping your data to keep you trapped as their customer. If you want peace of mind, you can make your own backups.

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        2 years ago

        I didn’t criticize anyone, I didn’t disrespect anyone, so it’s surprising getting this many downvotes and answers.

        Still, it’s your opinion, and I will still share mine.

        Local backups have their flaws, just like cloud backups.

        I have 1TB storage using my school account. I am constantly changing between devices, and I like having my files always accessible.

        Everything important, I keep in two local backups (external HDD and SSD).

        The only thing I dislike about onedrive, is the sync of desktop, documents and images folder. I have turned that off, but my docs folder still appears to be syncing with onedrive.

        Besides that, it’s the best thing for me. And like I said… “Peace of mind”. Just because you don’t like that, it does not mean it is a bad solution.

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          2 years ago

          I’m surprised your post didn’t get deleted by a moderator. Lemmy is weird about dissenting opinions.

          I don’t like OneDrive. I particularly don’t like how it integrates into everything without an easy way to turn it off. But I see the value for regular people to be forced to back up their data by default.