Storage
NAS vs cloud storage: costs, risks and upkeep compared
A NAS looks cheaper per terabyte until you price the disks, the power and the Saturday it fails. An honest comparison, including where NAS wins.
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Step-by-step walkthroughs for getting files where they need to go: sharing, syncing, mounting, backing up and moving between providers.
File sharing
How to receive files from clients without the email mess
Chasing attachments across threads is a workflow, just a bad one. Upload links give clients one place to put files, and no account to create.
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What is WebDAV and when is it the right choice?
A 1999 protocol that still mounts cloud storage as a folder on almost anything. What WebDAV does well, and when S3 or SFTP is the better fit.
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The 3-2-1 backup rule, explained with real setups
Three copies, two kinds of storage, one offsite. What each number is actually defending against, and setups that satisfy the rule without a second job.
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Backup vs sync: the difference that costs people files
Sync mirrors your mistakes as faithfully as your files. Where backup and sync genuinely differ, and why the answer is usually both.
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Automatic phone photo backup, explained
Your backup settings decide what happens when the phone is lost. Here is how automatic backup works and the five settings that actually matter.
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Migrate off Google Drive without downloading everything
The download-and-re-upload approach wastes days and quietly breaks Google's own formats. Here is a migration that avoids both problems.
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Team file sharing: folders, roles and permissions
Shared drives decay into a mess nobody trusts. Here is a folder structure and permission model that survives people joining, changing role and leaving.
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Back up a Linux server to object storage with cron
A backup script takes ten minutes. A backup you can actually restore from takes more thought. Here is a setup with the failure modes handled.
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SFTP vs FTPS vs FTP: which should you use?
Three protocols with confusingly similar names and very different properties. Here is what separates them and how to choose without guessing.
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Using rclone with S3-compatible storage
rclone turns any S3-compatible bucket into something you can sync, mount or script against. Here is a working config and the flags that actually matter.
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How to map cloud storage as a network drive on Windows
Map cloud storage as a network drive in Windows 11 or 10 over WebDAV, fix the 50 MB file limit and reconnect problems, and know when to use something else.
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