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UPDATED Google Drive users are reporting files mysteriously disappearing from the service, with some netizens on the goliath's support forums claiming six or more months of work have unceremoniously vanished.

The issue has been rumbling for a few days, with one user logging into Google Drive and finding things as they were in May 2023.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Perfect example of why letting some company that doesn't give two shits about you, hold your important documents or whatever is a stupid idea...cloud storage is inherently bad and no company can be trusted more then storing your own data at home on a secure drive or two.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago

I don't use any any Google services for good reasons, but I wouldn't trust myself more not to lose my data than Google.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

You need an encrypted cloud copy. 3-2-1 backup with duply to wasabi (AWS bucket-like). Otherwise you're hosed if you have a fire/tornado/theft/etc.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Lololol every neckbeard nerd a few minutes before they lose years of family pictures.

I definitely wouldn't have ever lost that data 🤣🤦‍♂️