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