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Dropbox is a PC builder’s best friend
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A Verge editor recounts how Dropbox cloud backup enabled full data recovery after two separate SSD failures on a home-built PC, arguing it is essential insurance for anyone with critical local files.
For engineers storing large project files locally, continuous cloud sync offers a practical disaster recovery path, but its viability depends heavily on upload bandwidth and recurring cost, which may not scale for larger storage needs.
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Two separate 2TB Samsung 970 Evo SSDs failed completely, and in both cases Dropbox's cloud mirror allowed full recovery of the author's work partition.
Dropbox's individual plan runs about $120 per year for 2TB, while Backblaze offers unlimited personal backup for $99 per year with no file size restrictions.
The approach requires sufficient upload speed, the author averages 20Mbps, and may not work for users on asymmetrical connections with poor upload bandwidth.
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