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I Tried Running My Smart Home Without the Cloud—Here's What Happened

This problem extends to your home internet connection. If the internet goes down at home and you depend on the cloud for ...
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7 lessons I learned after switching from Google Drive to a home NAS

Like everybody else, Google Drive was my default cloud storage system — until the day I replaced it with a NAS. My home NAS was supposed to outsmart Big Tech, save me some cash, and get my digital ...
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Need to manage your Google Drive data? Google was no help, but this tool solved my storage mess

One of the oddest things about Google Drive cloud storage is that it doesn't provide a mechanism for you to be able to tell how much storage a given folder takes up. Google is quick with how much ...
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No One Needs to Pay for Cloud Storage. Here's How I Manage My Photos and Videos Without It

An external hard drive will help you back up your files without a cloud storage subscription. I used to upload all of my images to Google Photos. When the service debuted in 2015, Google promised free ...