https://thenewoil.tv/videos/watch/1076a1fe-b18b-4eff-88a3-0095f0cfa428 It is a sad fact that as privacy advocates, we sometimes rely on systems that can be unreliable, so backups are a critical part of good security. You don't want to lose important documents, encryption keys, and more, but you also don't want backups that just anybody can access. In this video, I will show you something that rarely gets discussed, but I believe is absolutely crucial: how to make good backups that serve their purpose while remaining secure and private. ☁️ Affiliate links: Mega: https://thenewoil.org/mega Filen: https://thenewoil.org/filen Proton: https://thenewoil.org/proton ============================= ➡️ Learn more @ https://thenewoil.org/ ➡️ Support us! Patreon, affiliate links, crypto, and more: https://thenewoil.org/en/support/ ============================= You can also view these videos on other websites: 🎥 PeerTube: https://thenewoil.tv/ 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thenewoil ⏰ Timecodes⏰ 1:05 Why not use iCloud, Google Drive, etc? 1:50 What makes a good backup? 2:00 Question 1: What do you want to back up? 2:18 Question 2: How often do you need to make backups? 2:47 Question 3: How far back do you need to keep backups? 3:23 Step 4: Come up with a system. 4:29 The 3-2-1 Rule 5:11 My backup strategy (and cloudless offsite storage ideas) 6:31 The Cloud 7:38 Nextcloud 11:44 Filen 12:43 Sync 13:10 Mega 13:37 ProtonDrive 14:32 Cryptomator (and VeraCrypt) ✅ Sources Source 1: https://vpnoverview.com/privacy/social-media/what-does-google-know-about-me/ Source 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKeKOf_FqTo; https://thenewoil.tv/w/rof7UbR585rmtSeSqkJGqY Source 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9YSSxfJU10; https://thenewoil.tv/w/sfXfy9jDmH4ZPc4hQf2kxT Source 4: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ Source 5: https://www.dropbox.com/privacy Source 6: https://policies.google.com/privacy#infocollect Source 7: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/10/31/a-mysterious-message-is-locking-google-docs-users-out-of-their-files/ Source 8: https://nextcloud.com/ Source 9: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_files/encryption_configuration.html Source 10: https://nextcloud.com/blog/encryption-in-nextcloud/ Source 11: https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/end_to_end_encryption Source 12: https://github.com/nextcloud/providers#providers Source 13: https://optoutpod.com/episodes/s2e11-nextcloud/ Source 14: https://filen.io/ Source 15: https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/pull/345#issuecomment-976415846 Source 16: https://www.sync.com/ Source 17: Affiliate link: https://thenewoil.org/mega Standard link: https://mega.io/ Source 18: Affiliate link: https://thenewoil.org/proton; Standard link: https://drive.protonmail.com/ Source 19: https://protonmail.com/blog/proton-drive-early-access/ Source 20: https://cryptomator.org/ Source 21: https://veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html Source 22: https://gitlab.com/thenewoil/website/-/wikis/Could-storage-(%22Backup%22)-Criteria Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:18:46 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://thenewoil.tv https://thenewoil.tv/lazy-static/avatars/0c319be7-3033-44b3-b3f9-e1015e57a107.png https://thenewoil.tv/videos/watch/1076a1fe-b18b-4eff-88a3-0095f0cfa428 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://thenewoil.tv/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.