[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Anyone using PCloud backup service?
Mitchell I. Wolfe
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Wed Aug 31 18:59:07 PDT 2022
"What your email address says about your computer skills."
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On 2022-08-31 16:17, Robert Primak wrote:
> First to the point:
> PCloud is well respected, but lacks the type of desktop integration
> Dropbox, OneCloud and Google Drive can give us. Otherwise, the service
> gets a 3.5 stars out of 5 from PC Mag in their October 2, 2019 review.
> There may have been changes since then, but for the price, this service
> looks sweet indeed.
>
> Now about the Spam labeling:
> Drew has his own domain. Google has been cracking down on Spam harder
> than ever since a gang of (unnamed country) people started hijacking
> gmail addresses and spewing out huge volumes of spam. All of us with
> gmail accounts have noticed both the spam outbreak and the remedial
> steps Google has taken to tighten up their spam filters.
>
> Sorry Drew, you got caught in a dragnet not aimed at you or your
> domain.
>
> Drew is legit, and so are his email messages to our mailing list.
> Others may be similarly affected. In my Yahoo account I do not see any
> spam flags surrounding Drew's messages from our mailing list. Also, our
> mailing list itself may be getting flagged for similar reasons.
>
> Sorry, Steve, your domain is off the beaten path, so Google is flagging
> you (and us).
>
> Blame it on the (country redacted).
>
> -- Bob Primak
>
> On Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 08:04:47 AM EDT, Harry Forsdick
> <forsdick at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Alan,
>
> I get that warning on at least half of the messages sent to our list.
> Not sure what is triggering that message.
>
> -- Harry
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 7:27 PM Alan Millner <armillner48 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> Drew, I am getting fraudulent pfishing emails from your address, I
> think you have been hacked.
>
> Alan Millner
> amillner at alum.mit.edu
> 781-862-7893
> 48 North St., Lexington MA 02420 [1]
>
> On Aug 30, 2022, at 5:51 PM, Drew King <dking65 at kingconsulting.us>
> wrote:
>
> Right now I'm paying $7.00 a month to do unlimited backup on only one
> computer and P cloud would let me do all of my devices for $4 a month
> or $8 a month approximately to get either 500 gigabytes or two
> terabytes of combined storage.
>
> I need to back up 2 Windows computers, 2 clouds, 2 Android devices, and
> a Linux VM.
>
> I can pocket $3 a month and back up all of my devices, whereas
> backblaze is limited to one.
>
> I'm very curious to see how granular the software is on the Android
> platform because I have an Android tablet with 128 gigabytes of storage
> and i want to be able to select what i want backed up.
>
> Right now, I'm syncing my Google Drive and OneDrive with each other.
> Insurance in case I lose access to one of the two cloud sources for any
> reason.
>
> The 2TB plan would let be backup both to Pcloud, eliminating my need to
> sync.
>
> I'm figuring it's time to update my backup system. Not everything is
> getting backed up.
>
> drew.
>
> On 8/30/2022 5:17 PM, Steve Isenberg wrote:
>
> I've been using pcloud for several years, and it's ok.
> I stopped using Dropbox as my primary cloud backup when they limited me
> to 3 devices unless I pay.
> As I'm running Apple machines, I'm using iCloud and I'm approaching the
> point where I'll have to pay for extra space.
> -steve
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 5:10 PM Adam Broun <abroun at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hadn't heard of pcloud but it looks interesting. I use Backblaze B2
> (not their personal backup product) and have been happy with it...costs
> me about $5 a month for about 1TB of stuff.
>
> On Aug 30 2022, at 3:24 pm, Drew King <dking65 at kingconsulting.us>
> wrote:
>
> All,
> I'm looking into new backup cloud storage services, and a colleague has
> recommended a service called pcloud. Anyone using it, or know someone
> who does? Happy?
>
> I'm currently using Backblaze, which is nice for having unlimited
> storage, only it's for one computer. It's a bit out of date regarding
> what they offer.
> Pcloud would back up all of my devices, and Google Drive / OneDrive.
>
> https://www.pcloud.com/
>
> --
> Drew King
>
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