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Title: Cloud
Post by: Broadback on Sep 08, 2020, 11:26:45
       Any suggestions and help appreciated. the information seems (to me) very complicated. Is it?
Title: Re: Cloud
Post by: zappaDPJ on Sep 08, 2020, 12:14:18
In simple terms it's just another form of storage so instead of storing information locally on your PC, it's stored elsewhere, on more powerful computers that form part of the cloud. Microsoft's OneDrive is one example of a cloud based storage system. It allows you as an individual or a group of users to share files from any device.
Title: Re: Cloud
Post by: nowster on Sep 09, 2020, 13:43:11
Cloud made simple:

Title: Re: Cloud
Post by: Broadback on Sep 09, 2020, 14:28:09
Silly me, I was looking for complicated, it is as simple as having an additional drive, then treating it a such.  :slap:
Title: Re: Cloud
Post by: robinc on Sep 10, 2020, 07:16:51
Quote from: Broadback on Sep 09, 2020, 14:28:09
Silly me, I was looking for complicated, it is as simple as having an additional drive, then treating it a such.  :slap:

Yup, it's an additional drive - that you do not own - which can be switched off with no notice................ :rant2:
Title: Re: Cloud
Post by: Technical Ben on Sep 16, 2020, 12:58:36
Quote from: robinc on Sep 10, 2020, 07:16:51
Yup, it's an additional drive - that you do not own - which can be switched off with no notice................ :rant2:
Switched off? No, never. They would not do that. Why would they turn it off and delete your data without warning, when they can instead charge you extra to keep it... *then* switch it off.  :)x

(I do use Dropbox though, but mainly to sync up photos/docs between computers and my phone)
Title: Re: Cloud
Post by: robinc on Sep 17, 2020, 06:35:04
I used to use Dropbox but found pCloud to be much easier - managed to squeeze up to 15gb by recommending and signing up my various email addresses!!