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What do you use to backup files from your phone to Google Drive? Is there anything that can permanently delete the old files? (lemmy.ca)
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Curious about both android and iOS because I want to know what to recommend to friends. I'm asking about Google Drive because that's what is simplest for my peers right now.

With Facebook adding AI directly into messenger, I have some people wanting to switch to Signal. However I'm not confident in my process for backups.

Right now I'm using FolderSync which is working well. The problem is deletion, where the deleted file sticks around in the trash for 30 days, eating up storage space until I manually delete it. Since the Signal backups can get quite large, the trashed backups are enough to put me over the limit.

I didn't try WhatsApp that long, but it had a built-in feature to backup to Google Drive. I don't need that level of simplicity, but something close would be nice.

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[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Dont trust or use Google drive. Google wouldn't offer that space for free....they get something out of it.

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

They get to comb thru all your stuff. And if you think “hey but that violates so many regulations”… LMAO

All the email you send through Gmail, all your search terms. Everything Google touches of yours is theirs basically. And if you think that’s some tinfoil hat shit and they’d be caught… LMAO.