[popo]

My current connection is 10M upload. So for a small data set, say, 10GB, that'll be about 3 hours. I guess incremental backups could be manageable. Once you look at the monthly costs at TB level, that'll really start to add up too. Still nothing close to just buying more hard disks. In my scenario, I never need remote access so there is no value add from going cloud, apart from the off-site backup.

 

I am quite prolific in quantity, and for sure I don't get near 100% keepers. But even after reduction, the quantity is still high. To me, the original source files are most important to be backed up, so there isn't a space saving possible there.

 

Of course, if your style is different, it might work. Just still not a practical option for me.