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Re: What do people do with thier pictures? (modern life, media and backing up)

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Post by deafpolygon » Sun, Sep 01, 2024, 6:32 AM UTC

knckl wrote: post #8

I should start with the fact that a) I am paranoid about data. b) I don't trust any of the public cloud providers. Not in the sense to keep all my data with any of them and not having a backup copy elsewhere. At the center of my set up is a Synology NAS (2x 8TB RAID 1). I use it as a personal "google drive" via the Synology Drive app. The Synology Drive app is installed on my phone (as well as on my wife's) and is au…

How much does all that cost you?

Re: What do people do with thier pictures? (modern life, media and backing up)

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Post by knckl » Sun, Sep 01, 2024, 10:42 AM UTC

deafpolygon wrote: post #21

knckl wrote: post #8

I should start with the fact that a) I am paranoid about data. b) I don't trust any of the public cloud providers. Not in the sense to keep all my data with any of them and not having a backup copy elsewhere. At the center of my set up is a Synology NAS (2x 8TB RAID 1). I use it as a personal "google drive" via the Synology Drive app. The Synology Drive app is installed on my phone (as well as on my wife's) and is au…

How much does all that cost you?

There is an upfront cost for the NAS and the hard disks which will vary depending on where you live.

NAS (Synology DS723+) - £450 1x 8TB Iron Wolf - £161 (£322 for RAID 1)

Wasabi Sys charges me $6.99 per TB (I pay around $8 for my critical data only) Hetzner Storage Box is ~£11 per 5 TB (I backup my critical + non critical data here)

So after the initial cost of the NAS and the drives, I spend £18 a month for backup storage.

I am not including the electricity cost because the NAS is pretty efficient. (21 watts during data access)

Re: What do people do with thier pictures? (modern life, media and backing up)

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Post by knckl » Sun, Sep 01, 2024, 10:45 AM UTC

knckl wrote: post #22

deafpolygon wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How much does all that cost you?

There is an upfront cost for the NAS and the hard disks which will vary depending on where you live. NAS (Synology DS723+) - £450 1x 8TB Iron Wolf - £161 (£322 for RAID 1) Wasabi Sys charges me $6.99 per TB (I pay around $8 for my critical data only) Hetzner Storage Box is ~£11 per 5 TB (I backup my critical + non critical data here) So after the initial cost of the NAS and the drives, I spend £18 a month for backup…

I forgot to include the external hard drive that I back up to once a year.

It was around £150 for an 8TB drive.

Re: What do people do with thier pictures? (modern life, media and backing up)

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Post by deafpolygon » Sun, Sep 01, 2024, 4:59 PM UTC

knckl wrote: post #22

deafpolygon wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How much does all that cost you?

There is an upfront cost for the NAS and the hard disks which will vary depending on where you live. NAS (Synology DS723+) - £450 1x 8TB Iron Wolf - £161 (£322 for RAID 1) Wasabi Sys charges me $6.99 per TB (I pay around $8 for my critical data only) Hetzner Storage Box is ~£11 per 5 TB (I backup my critical + non critical data here) So after the initial cost of the NAS and the drives, I spend £18 a month for backup…

Assume a 5-year lifespan (probably longer) with no issues.. (450+322)/(12*5) that's a grand total of 30 pounds a month for storage. Considering the average consumer doesn't use more than 1TB, it's still cheaper at 10 / month and requires zero technical knowledge or skill.