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Moving away from Google services, 8 years in

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Re: Moving away from Google services, 8 years in

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Post by storafrid »

Replacing Google Photos with hard drives? What. And replacing Google Drive with a client-based sync tool...? Maybe too high expectations but I was hoping for some level of similar functionality.

Would be interesting to get advice on how an actual user of the Google ecosystem can do this kind of move. There are a lot of applications to research, e.g. Photoprism for replacing Google Photos. A bit overwhelming to review the options and make feature/setup comparisons, considering how many products I use on a daily basis. But it would be nice indeed, to own the data. If the overhead is manageable.

Re: Moving away from Google services, 8 years in

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Post by LazyR0B0T »

shaicoleman wrote: post #2

A few recommendations: * Google Authenticator => Aegis Authenticator https://getaegis.app/ * Google Maps => Windy Maps / Maps.me https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.seznam.wind... https://maps.me/

I would recommend Organic Maps. Description: "Organic Maps offers fast offline maps app for travelers, tourists, hikers and cyclists based on top of crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap data and curated with love by MAPS.ME founders."

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.organicmap...

And those that use F-droid

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.organicmaps/

Re: Moving away from Google services, 8 years in

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Post by vaillancourtmax »

storafrid wrote: post #3

Replacing Google Photos with hard drives? What. And replacing Google Drive with a client-based sync tool...? Maybe too high expectations but I was hoping for some level of similar functionality. Would be interesting to get advice on how an actual user of the Google ecosystem can do this kind of move. There are a lot of applications to research, e.g. Photoprism for replacing Google Photos. A bit overwhelming to review…

(author here)

Thanks for the feedback!

I realize I wasn't actually using Google Photos, so my recommendation of hard drives likely isn't realistic for most people. TIL about Photoprism, I'll look into it.

For Google Drive, an actual solution for a typical use case would be something like Nextcloud (self-hosted or not, doesn't matter). My own use case was only about sharing a single file between two machines, so Syncthing fit the bill perfectly.

Again, thanks for sharing your thoughts :)

Re: Moving away from Google services, 8 years in

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Post by vaillancourtmax »

LazyR0B0T wrote: post #4
shaicoleman wrote: post #2

A few recommendations: * Google Authenticator => Aegis Authenticator https://getaegis.app/ * Google Maps => Windy Maps / Maps.me https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.seznam.wind... https://maps.me/

I would recommend Organic Maps. Description: "Organic Maps offers fast offline maps app for travelers, tourists, hikers and cyclists based on top of crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap data and curated with love by MAPS.ME founders." https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.organicmap... And those that use F-droid https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.organicmaps/

Thanks! I read good things about Organic Maps, I'll try it out.

Re: Moving away from Google services, 8 years in

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Post by vaillancourtmax »

shaicoleman wrote: post #2

A few recommendations: * Google Authenticator => Aegis Authenticator https://getaegis.app/ * Google Maps => Windy Maps / Maps.me https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.seznam.wind... https://maps.me/

Thank you for mentioning Aegis, a few other folks have recommended it as well. Looks promising!

Re: Moving away from Google services, 8 years in

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Post by hanklazard »

vaillancourtmax wrote: post #5
storafrid wrote: post #3

Replacing Google Photos with hard drives? What. And replacing Google Drive with a client-based sync tool...? Maybe too high expectations but I was hoping for some level of similar functionality. Would be interesting to get advice on how an actual user of the Google ecosystem can do this kind of move. There are a lot of applications to research, e.g. Photoprism for replacing Google Photos. A bit overwhelming to review…

(author here) Thanks for the feedback! I realize I wasn't actually using Google Photos, so my recommendation of hard drives likely isn't realistic for most people. TIL about Photoprism, I'll look into it. For Google Drive, an actual solution for a typical use case would be something like Nextcloud (self-hosted or not, doesn't matter). My own use case was only about sharing a single file between two machines, so Synct…

To get your data offsite, swap one of your photo drives with a safe deposit box … I think I pay about 50$ per year at BofA. It’s handy for a few bar drives and for critical important docs.
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