I had to choose between a cloud backup and a local drive for my photos last month
I stored all my family photos on a single external hard drive for about 12 years. My nephew who works in IT kept telling me that was asking for trouble. So I finally sat down and looked at two options: a cloud subscription for $120 a year or a second hard drive for $80 one time. I went with the cloud because I figured if my house ever had a fire or flood, a local drive would be gone too. The first week I was nervous about upload speeds and privacy, but it actually worked fine. I still keep the original drive as a backup, but now I sleep better knowing things are stored offsite. Has anyone else made this switch and found it worth the monthly cost?