![]() ![]() ![]() (Image credit: Amazon) Amazon Drive interfaceĪs we've said, there are a few confusing aspects to Amazon Drive, not least that the software you download to your computer is called Amazon Photos – that suggests that it just deals with your photo library, but in fact the tool will secure any folder or file irrespective of type. It’s best to think of the service as a digital photo library, with the option to archive files in the Amazon Drive section of the cloud service. ![]() The inability to edit files online also presents its own limitations. Users looking to store documents in the cloud will be disappointed with the lack of file versioning - a feature of both Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. If you're going to make use of Amazon Drive, it's likely to be because of Amazon Photos (and we wouldn't be surprised if Amazon Drive gets phased out, eventually). Again, the focus seems to be on media backups.Īmazon Drive actually has a link to Amazon Photos right in the main navigation bar, and if you make the jump over you get a few extras: smarter search, photo editing, and more. Actually, you don't get many of the features offered by competing services – features like selective syncing, scheduled backups, or an online office suite you can use in your browser. No live phone support is a deal breaker for me.There's not really any two-way syncing, file versioning, or complete backups for your devices. So far I am enjoying this and am at peace that my files are secure. I have a lot more to learn about the interface as it has a lot of options, as repeated full backups, or syncing, and other back up options for servers etc. It did give me problem and partially backed up over 3 TB of my back up drive (which took 5 days to process and that is not bad actually). So far I have backed up all phones without a hitch, and 2 1 TB laptops with no problem. I finally dove into the deep end and subscribed and the prices are far more affordable than 5+ years ago. My fear was also privacy of my data and the fear that online backup is complicated and fails. It was time to buy a new local backup storage, when my laptop crashed and I lost crucial data I should have backed up on the cloud. I have had several laptops crash but had always been lucky to avoid data loss by constant local backups. ![]() I had heard about Idrive 5 years ago and when doing cost comparison always found them to be the best bang for the buck. ![]()
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