Why You Should Use More Than One Cloud Storage Service (and How to Choose Them) ...Middle East

I'm not going to get into the details of that particular case here, but it's a reminder that you really need more than one backup to be fully sure that your digital safety net is big enough. From hacks to floods, the number of ways that your files can be destroyed are many and varied, and we've written before about the dangers of relying on just one backup for the files that are most important to you.

Choose your cloud storage services

Not all cloud storage services are created equal, and you'll need to do a little planning when it comes to picking which ones to combine. Apple's iCloud Drive service works perfectly on Apple devices, for example, but support is more patchy for Windows computers and non-existent for your Android phones and tablets.

Dropbox is one of the better choices for additional backups, because it's not associated with any of the big three as far as mobile and desktop platforms go: Apple, Microsoft, and Google. It works efficiently and quietly in the background across Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS, and integrates neatly with all of them. Proton Drive is another good alternative to the big three.

Dropbox settings on Windows. Credit: Lifehacker

Look for the extras you get as well: Pay $20 per month for Google AI Pro (previously Google One AI Premium), and not only do you get 2TB of cloud storage to play around with, you also get access to the best Gemini AI models. With Microsoft OneDrive, meanwhile, you can pay $10 a month for both 1TB of storage and all the desktop Office apps.

Keep everything working together

Check inside the settings for your chosen apps, and you should find you can configure which folders are included in the backup. The clients for Apple iCloud, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive can all sync files from your desktop as well as your user account folders, for example—it's just a question of picking the right folders from a list.

Configuring folder backups in OneDrive on Windows. Credit: Lifehacker

With two-way syncing configured on your selected cloud storage services, any changes made locally will be synced to the cloud, and vice versa. There's always the danger of accidentally deleting files—which will delete copies in every location—but all the major cloud storage apps will warn you about mass deletions, and keep deleted files for several weeks in case you need to bring them back.

Try and keep costs down

One way to try and keep costs down is to share one or more cloud storage services with other people. Many of the big providers offer family plans, so you can share the financial burden with a loved one—or maybe they can keep a second backup for you, and you can keep a second backup for them, to avoid paying twice over. Look out for bundled services too, like Apple One.

The Google Drive client for Windows. Credit: Lifehacker

If you're unable or unwilling to sign up for another cloud storage provider, consider creating a secondary backup on an external hard drive, and regularly refreshing the files on it: You'll still be able to access it if something happens to your cloud storage. Just make sure it's not in the same physical location as your laptop or desktop, because fire, flood, or theft could quickly wipe out both copies of your files in one go.

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