Owning your own files
Table of Contents
1 What kind of files?
These are the most common file formats.
- PDF: There are plenty of free softwares
- Google native format - document, slides, sheets: Use libre office
- Images: Plenty of free softwares
- Txt: You can open them anywhere anyways
Do not worry about the file format. You will not lose you ability to open your files.
2 How to download?
The most simplest way is to use the download feature and you will get a zip.
3 How do we sync and backup?
Ensure that you have backups and redundancy.
- Build habit to take backups yourself.
- Buy atleast 2 external hdd.
- Syncthing for my personal files, that are not big like videos.
- Prefer physical connection over wifi.
- rsync to take backup of backup.
4 How my backup strategy likes?
Laptop 1 —physical connection over usb—> Backup 1 –rsync–> Backup 2 Laptop 1 —Syncthing—> Laptop 2 Laptop 2 —Syncthing—> Laptop 3