Originally Posted by
tazman
As it happens, I am very good with computers. I used to build them a few years ago. Very useful machines.
I still don't trust them as I am well aware as to how many different ways things can go wrong.
I save my data in hard copy and in files on at least three different hard drives(two computers and an external drive) in various places around the house.
I type my data into a word processor and print the pages so I have printed data at hand when I need it.
My main computer is away from my loading room so I need to have things available in more than one place plus backups.
I don't trust cloud services. They are run and maintained by people I don't know who are in it for money. They would sell your data in a heartbeat if they believe they won't get caught at it. They would "lose" it if presented with enough incentive.
The cloud servers are just as susceptible to hacking as any other computer. It just takes enough effort and the right approach.