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Jakub
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I'm not sure about Google Drive, but Dropbox provides a way to recover previous file versions, a feature that wouldn't be impacted by the ransomware, since it relies on a file copies on the Dropbox servers. So it'd certainly be a way of protecting your data.

However, recovering everything over your internet connection is a relatively slow process. Personally, I would use a NAS device, but wouldn't map it as a network drive (because those can - and will be influenced if a ransomware is activated on your computer). I would use it via FTP / SFTP, probably with a script that syncs the files on a regular basis. This way you have the files locally, which makes restoring from an attack less of a problem. It is probably cheaper too.

Also, if you prefer Dropbox-like experience, you might want to try ownCloud on your own device - it also keeps the previous versions of file, allowing you to roll back in case of file damage or corruption. Keep in mind that storing multiple old versions of a file takes space on your NAS's disk(s).

I'm not sure about Google Drive, but Dropbox provides a way to recover previous file versions, a feature that wouldn't be impacted by the ransomware, since it relies on a file copies on the Dropbox servers. So it'd certainly be a way of protecting your data.

However, recovering everything over your internet connection is a relatively slow process. Personally, I would use a NAS device, but wouldn't map it as a network drive (because those can - and will be influenced if a ransomware is activated on your computer). I would use it via FTP / SFTP, probably with a script that syncs the files on a regular basis. This way you have the files locally, which makes restoring from an attack less of a problem. It is probably cheaper too.

I'm not sure about Google Drive, but Dropbox provides a way to recover previous file versions, a feature that wouldn't be impacted by the ransomware, since it relies on a file copies on the Dropbox servers. So it'd certainly be a way of protecting your data.

However, recovering everything over your internet connection is a relatively slow process. Personally, I would use a NAS device, but wouldn't map it as a network drive (because those can - and will be influenced if a ransomware is activated on your computer). I would use it via FTP / SFTP, probably with a script that syncs the files on a regular basis. This way you have the files locally, which makes restoring from an attack less of a problem. It is probably cheaper too.

Also, if you prefer Dropbox-like experience, you might want to try ownCloud on your own device - it also keeps the previous versions of file, allowing you to roll back in case of file damage or corruption. Keep in mind that storing multiple old versions of a file takes space on your NAS's disk(s).

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Jakub
Jakub
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I'm not sure about Google Drive, but Dropbox provides a way to recover previous file versions, a feature that wouldn't be impacted by the ransomware, since it relies on a file copies on the Dropbox servers. So it'd certainly be a way of protecting your data.

However, recovering everything over your internet connection is a relatively slow process. Personally, I would use a NAS device, but wouldn't map it as a network drive (because those can - and will be influenced if a ransomware is activated on your computer). I would use it via FTP / SFTP, probably with a script that syncs the files on a regular basis. This way you have the files locally, which makes restoring from an attack less of a problem. It is probably cheaper too.