Syncing with versioning is a solid backup of each state of a file and any changes it undergoes. Depending on how long you have it set to keep those changes, it can be an even better backup than a once daily backup. If you get hit with a deletion or corruption, just reload the previous version that isn’t deleted or corrupted.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 days ago
You’re conflating syncing with backing up, and unfortunately that very thing is what confuses so many not-tech savvy people into thinking cloud syncing is the same as an actual recoverable backup.
If you found a service that does actual hard backups with versioning and still makes accessing those fils as easy as cloud storage, awesome! Post links to that.
That is a valid offsite backup solution. Google Drive is not.
9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Google Drive and OneDrive offer versioning as far as I can tell.
Google drive does up to 100 versions or within 30 days.
If you are looking for longer term backups of versions, you will need to hard backup at least once every 30 days, which can also be stored on Google Drive.
biscuitswalrus@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I feel like you understand the text book but didn’t know the application.
rekabis@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Every syncing service I know of offers versioning. Some offer a high degree of versioning customization (retention, etc.) with their paid tiers, making said sync indistinguishable from a hot backup.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That doesn’t make syncing the same as backing up, that’s an actual backup service with a sync feature added to it.
By all means, share links to such services if you have any.