Cloud storage advice

[Steve_H80]

I'm currently using Google cloud for my backup, the 200Gb annual pay plan. My subscription runs out in June so am considering jumping ship to another provider, preferably UK/Euro based for security.
I'm only using about 160Gb, many of the plans seem to jump from 50/100Gb to 1Tb.

I'm looking for recommendations?
I'm running Linux so something with a Linux interface would be nice, but that's not a deal breaker - I'm quite happy to work through a browser.

[redstar1]

I'd recommend sticking with Google, or as an alternative, onedrive (nautilus has onedrive support, not sure about on Mint).

[bitchstewie]

Google, Dropbox, OneDrive, for most people there are very few reasons to look beyond those three IMO.

Enable 2FA job done mostly.

[Arnold Cunningham]

bhstewie said:

Google, Dropbox, OneDrive, for most people there are very few reasons to look beyond those three IMO.

Enable 2FA job done mostly.

For conventional stuff, I agree with this. I've used all three both at home & work and they're similar enough - I've ended up with OneDrive just because it's included in my office 265 subscription.

For bigger stuff, I use backblaze. I have my media drive backed up via backblaze - I have about 40TB on there. Only advantage of backblaze is unlimited capacity for a fixed price.

[bigpriest]

Arnold Cunningham said:

my office 265 subscription

I think that sums up its current performance quite well

[Arnold Cunningham]

Whoops!

[Mark Turmell]

Not OneDrive, avoid like the plague, you’d be better off buying a couple of £5 usb drives.

[Cliftonite]

Mark Turmell said:

Not OneDrive, avoid like the plague, you’d be better off buying a couple of £5 usb drives.

Why your aversion to OneDrive?

[Mark Turmell]

Cliftonite said:

Why your aversion to OneDrive?

Because MS like to lock accounts and have no robust appeals procedure.

For enterprise use it’s the default application, but for personal, no way.

[Monsterlime]

Tresorit (Switzerland) and pCloud (Switzerland) both have decent Linux interfaces. pCloud starts at 500GB, Tresorit at 50GB but both are priced similarly to Dropbox/Google etc.

Tresorit is fully encrypted and they do NOT have access to your data. pCloud, by default is not, but you can add it if you want.

I use both, although for different things and picked up a 'lifetime' account with pCloud a few years ago, which has now paid itself off effectively.

Both apps work well on desktop Linux (Arch btw), both support syncing although I think there are more options for backing up folders in pCloud (but not within the encrypted aspect).

They have both been around for a good few years, so while are clearly not as big as Dropbox, Google etc, seem to be doing ok and do not look like they are about to disappear.

[QJumper]

I can also say that I'm happy with pCloud.

Currently they charge £199 for a 500gb lifetime plan, but got mine some time ago on a deal.

[Steve_H80]

Thanks guys, plenty of food for thought.

[James_N]

Agree with stick to google but I wish they did a 500gb plan. After 200gv it jumps quite a bit with nothing in the middle.

[the-norseman]

Proton do 5gb, 200gb, 500gb and 1tb.