Recommendnation for cloud backup service

Enigmaman

I am looking for recommendations for a cloud backup service that allows automatic syncing of new files and subfolders in already uploaded folders.

OneDrive does not have this feature. Google backup and Sync keep crashing on my computer.

DropBox sales assure me they do have this feature, but I was wondering if there was a service cheaper than the $9.99 per month that they charge?

Chino

Enigmaman wrote: »

that allows automatic syncing of new files and subfolders in already uploaded folders.

What do you mean by "already uploaded folders"? If by "already uploaded" you mean "already synced" then it's difficult to see why you feel that OneDrive doesn't do what you require.

By the way, these cloud services are only providing a means to make your files available across multiple devices. You shouldn't be relying on them for your backups.

grumpycrab

Enigmaman wrote: »

...a cloud backup service that allows automatic syncing of new files and subfolders in already uploaded folders.

OneDrive does not have this feature.

Where does Ondrive say that it doesn't do "new files and subfolders in already uploaded folders"?

wongataa

I use Backblaze for backing up online.

Enigmaman

What I mean is. e.g.:

I uploaded a folder to OneDrive support forum called "Work".

It syncs across all devices. I subsequently add a subfolder Work/May and maybe sub-subfolders Work\May\Accounts.

One Drive will not detect changes like this automatically. I would have to drag any new subfolders/files across automatically.

And it says so here:

https://forums.windowscentral.com/ask-question/486381-one-drive-upload-all-files-within-folder-automatically-new-post.html

OK, now we've established that, does anyone have any helpful suggestions?

grumpycrab

Enigmaman wrote: »

One Drive will not detect changes like this automatically.

I'm tempted to say rubbish but I don't wish to offend. I've just tried it. Works fine. I guess you've tried it?

If it helps, client version is 19.043.0304.0007 (March 25, 2019).

stragglebod

Enigmaman wrote: »

What I mean is. e.g.:

I uploaded a folder to OneDrive support forum called "Work".

It syncs across all devices. I subsequently add a subfolder Work/May and maybe sub-subfolders Work\May\Accounts.

One Drive will not detect changes like this automatically. I would have to drag any new subfolders/files across automatically.

And it says so here:

https://forums.windowscentral.com/ask-question/486381-one-drive-upload-all-files-within-folder-automatically-new-post.html

OK, now we've established that, does anyone have any helpful suggestions?

That person is an idiot. They've synced a folder on their computer to Onedrive, then created another folder outside the synced folder, and is surprised it hasn't synced too.

I have not added the subfolders within a folder that I have already added to OneDrive, no, nor sub-subfolders subsequently added within sub-folders, etc.

IvanOpinion

I have been using pCloud for a few years now across multiple computers and mobile devices and have had no issues. The advantage is that you can select any folder to be synchronised, you do not have to use a specific folder.

Dataless

Never liked OneDrive

Not quite the same but I like Mega.nz, 50gb free, use it on phone and laptop but I upload manually.

Enigmaman

grumpycrab wrote: »

I'm tempted to say rubbish but I don't wish to offend. I've just tried it. Works fine. I guess you've tried it?

If it helps, client version is 19.043.0304.0007 (March 25, 2019).

Well you just did say rubbish.

So why does Microsoft admit in the thread quoted above that it does not sync automatically?

Doshwaster

I sort of get the OP's point here but it's not a workflow I had ever considering using with OneDrive. Whether it's a flaw in the the program or a feature it was never supposed to have is a matter of interpretation

OneDrive works seamlessly when all of your work is in one big parent folder (usually c:\users\<name>\OneDrive) and everything is a subfolder. Any new files or folders will automatically be synced. If you don't work that way, or don't want to, then OneDrive may not be for you.

It's also important to understand the subtle difference between a sync tool and backup. If you delete a file from the online Onedrive or another client it is gone. OneDrive is not designed as a permanent backup which will keep your files forever and return your computer to a fixed point in time. Backup tools make a copy of your data, they don't sync it.