Only ever used it briefly, but they were so new I didn't trust putting all that much time or data into them. It's been around a few years with few complaints, typically will be on any list talking...
Only ever used it briefly, but they were so new I didn't trust putting all that much time or data into them.
It's been around a few years with few complaints, typically will be on any list talking about "E2EE" drive storage, but hasn't had a third party security audit as @synergy-unsterile remarked.
I will say though, if you are technically minded, you could use S3-like storage, and Rclone to store files with E2EE, and Rclone gives you webdav, ftp, "virtual file system", etc for use.
You can use something like S3Drive, which uses rclone in the backend, for a 'normal' drive storage experience. Looks like they now offer storage options as well at decent prices. While the frontend and defaults aren't open sourced, the backend sync engine is through rclone, so you can have peace of mind that your files aren't locked away from you if they disappear.
I still, for the most part, use MEGA, as it just mostly works, but always try S3/Rclone every once in awhile. Getting close to finally moving it all over to S3+Rclone.
As someone who's used both, is there any reason to switch away from MEGA to this? I was contemplating grabbing the lifetime starter license as an extended trial, but I've been broadly happy with...
As someone who's used both, is there any reason to switch away from MEGA to this? I was contemplating grabbing the lifetime starter license as an extended trial, but I've been broadly happy with MEGA overall.
Only if you want to hold the keys to your data directly, such as myself. I eventually (next year) will be setting up an entire server cluster, and plan on migrating to setting up MinIO or...
Only if you want to hold the keys to your data directly, such as myself.
I eventually (next year) will be setting up an entire server cluster, and plan on migrating to setting up MinIO or something similar and having my own S3 lines, and just shifting everything over from my [S3 Provider Here] over fairly easily.
MEGA also has their own E2EE (first of its kind for the consumer market?) S3-compat object storage now, Mega S4, and that is rather enticing, especially at those prices:
MEGA S4 is available with a Pro Flexi plan with 3TB of base storage and transfer for just €15.00/month, with additional storage at €2.50 per TB.
Which is just ludicrous, but since its rather low cost + S3-compat, I actually think it would be a better (and faster) experience than through the official MEGA clients.
I will say though, if you use MEGA, check out their MEGA CLI tool, its a lot more powerful, faster, and featureful compared to their 'consumer' clients - the separation in characteristics between the two products are immense. It's obvious the MEGA devs use the CLI as a first-rate citizen in their world.
Edit: Plus, the standard MEGA Pro I plan (which is the 'standard' now, if you weren't grandfathered in to the Pro Lite plan (750GB for $5) recently), is 1TB of storage on the standard clients and site + access to the same allotted amount of S4 storage, so if you use just the S4 storage, you'll have 3TB of storage for ~$11/mo (monthly) or ~$9.70/mo (yearly).
It's an incredible offering, and the fact that they include it w/ their drive storage? Insane. And if you aren't particularly fond of the MEGA clients (like me), then S3Drive, or CyberDuck, or Rclone, are perfect for interfacing with them through the S3 connection.
Edit: Fixed pricing, added more details, and realized that I love MEGA and their offerings again.
It's been a couple years but I thought it was lacking features and I remember not liking the UI for some reason. Though at the time I was comparing it to Dropbox, which is a pretty different...
It's been a couple years but I thought it was lacking features and I remember not liking the UI for some reason. Though at the time I was comparing it to Dropbox, which is a pretty different offering in the market since they're an OG, more corporate, and not as focused on privacy
I have used it for quite a few years now with few complaints (major one was the android app being kinda janky but it's better now). I read all about the issues people had with them when they first...
I have used it for quite a few years now with few complaints (major one was the android app being kinda janky but it's better now). I read all about the issues people had with them when they first started off, but they seemed either minor for my use case or have been fixed in the meantime. If you have zero trust in them you can always just encrypt your files before uploading them there.
Overall, if it sounds appealing to you and your threat model allows for it, I would say go for it. They're pretty much what they say on the tin.
It describes itself as a “next generation end-to-end encrypted cloud storage”, has affordable prices, and apps for all OSs (even a CLI app). Sounds too good to be true.
It describes itself as a “next generation end-to-end encrypted cloud storage”, has affordable prices, and apps for all OSs (even a CLI app). Sounds too good to be true.
I use it and it's perfectly fine for my purposes. I use it as a manual backup of some things plus a way to sync files between multiple devices (Mac, Linux, iOS) I had an issue or two a while back...
I use it and it's perfectly fine for my purposes. I use it as a manual backup of some things plus a way to sync files between multiple devices (Mac, Linux, iOS)
I had an issue or two a while back but they fixed the bugs in their client and now I have a good experience. They do discount sales (Black Friday) etc and if you buy a recurring payment storage plan on sale you retain that price for as long as you keep the subscription
I don't have very specific needs or requirements other than I wanted something not hosted by one of the big tech companies. While it hasn't been audited apparently, I trust their unaudited E2EE more than I trust a big corporation
I have a Pro II plan (500GB) for 27.99 EUR yearly which given my current low budget is quite solid pricing for me
I've been using Filen for a few months now and am quite happy with it so far. I was using Tresorit before, but I uninstalled it when it permanently deleted some of the files from my disk instead...
I've been using Filen for a few months now and am quite happy with it so far. I was using Tresorit before, but I uninstalled it when it permanently deleted some of the files from my disk instead of backing them up.
I bought a one-time lifetime plan years ago (I think for $100 but not certain) for 2tb but was randomly having sync issues with my Mac. I switch to ProtonDrive but was having even more sync issues...
I bought a one-time lifetime plan years ago (I think for $100 but not certain) for 2tb but was randomly having sync issues with my Mac. I switch to ProtonDrive but was having even more sync issues more frequently so I finally switched back to Filen again a year ago and it's been great! They have made changes to how their Mac sync client works and now I don't have any issues.
I will say that when I have created public share links for clients, about 10% of the time the client says it doesn't work. I believe it's an iOS Safari thing but haven't spent too much time trying to figure it out. I end up using Proton Drive for quick public share links for clients to download a thing.
Only ever used it briefly, but they were so new I didn't trust putting all that much time or data into them.
It's been around a few years with few complaints, typically will be on any list talking about "E2EE" drive storage, but hasn't had a third party security audit as @synergy-unsterile remarked.
I will say though, if you are technically minded, you could use S3-like storage, and Rclone to store files with E2EE, and Rclone gives you webdav, ftp, "virtual file system", etc for use.
You can use something like S3Drive, which uses rclone in the backend, for a 'normal' drive storage experience. Looks like they now offer storage options as well at decent prices. While the frontend and defaults aren't open sourced, the backend sync engine is through rclone, so you can have peace of mind that your files aren't locked away from you if they disappear.
I still, for the most part, use MEGA, as it just mostly works, but always try S3/Rclone every once in awhile. Getting close to finally moving it all over to S3+Rclone.
As someone who's used both, is there any reason to switch away from MEGA to this? I was contemplating grabbing the lifetime starter license as an extended trial, but I've been broadly happy with MEGA overall.
Only if you want to hold the keys to your data directly, such as myself.
I eventually (next year) will be setting up an entire server cluster, and plan on migrating to setting up MinIO or something similar and having my own S3 lines, and just shifting everything over from my [S3 Provider Here] over fairly easily.
MEGA also has their own E2EE (first of its kind for the consumer market?) S3-compat object storage now, Mega S4, and that is rather enticing, especially at those prices:
Which is just ludicrous, but since its rather low cost + S3-compat, I actually think it would be a better (and faster) experience than through the official MEGA clients.
I will say though, if you use MEGA, check out their MEGA CLI tool, its a lot more powerful, faster, and featureful compared to their 'consumer' clients - the separation in characteristics between the two products are immense. It's obvious the MEGA devs use the CLI as a first-rate citizen in their world.
Edit: Plus, the standard MEGA Pro I plan (which is the 'standard' now, if you weren't grandfathered in to the Pro Lite plan (750GB for $5) recently), is 1TB of storage on the standard clients and site + access to the same allotted amount of S4 storage, so if you use just the S4 storage, you'll have 3TB of storage for ~$11/mo (monthly) or ~$9.70/mo (yearly).
It's an incredible offering, and the fact that they include it w/ their drive storage? Insane. And if you aren't particularly fond of the MEGA clients (like me), then S3Drive, or CyberDuck, or Rclone, are perfect for interfacing with them through the S3 connection.
Edit: Fixed pricing, added more details, and realized that I love MEGA and their offerings again.
I've tried it. Didn't inspire confidence. Tresorit is what I use now and would recommend
Would you elaborate on why it didn't inspire confidence?
It's been a couple years but I thought it was lacking features and I remember not liking the UI for some reason. Though at the time I was comparing it to Dropbox, which is a pretty different offering in the market since they're an OG, more corporate, and not as focused on privacy
I have used it for quite a few years now with few complaints (major one was the android app being kinda janky but it's better now). I read all about the issues people had with them when they first started off, but they seemed either minor for my use case or have been fixed in the meantime. If you have zero trust in them you can always just encrypt your files before uploading them there.
Overall, if it sounds appealing to you and your threat model allows for it, I would say go for it. They're pretty much what they say on the tin.
It describes itself as a “next generation end-to-end encrypted cloud storage”, has affordable prices, and apps for all OSs (even a CLI app). Sounds too good to be true.
I remember seeing this service before.
It hasn't been added to the Privacy Guides recommendations due to lack of a 3rd-party full security audit.
I use it and it's perfectly fine for my purposes. I use it as a manual backup of some things plus a way to sync files between multiple devices (Mac, Linux, iOS)
I had an issue or two a while back but they fixed the bugs in their client and now I have a good experience. They do discount sales (Black Friday) etc and if you buy a recurring payment storage plan on sale you retain that price for as long as you keep the subscription
I don't have very specific needs or requirements other than I wanted something not hosted by one of the big tech companies. While it hasn't been audited apparently, I trust their unaudited E2EE more than I trust a big corporation
I have a Pro II plan (500GB) for 27.99 EUR yearly which given my current low budget is quite solid pricing for me
I've been using Filen for a few months now and am quite happy with it so far. I was using Tresorit before, but I uninstalled it when it permanently deleted some of the files from my disk instead of backing them up.
I bought a one-time lifetime plan years ago (I think for $100 but not certain) for 2tb but was randomly having sync issues with my Mac. I switch to ProtonDrive but was having even more sync issues more frequently so I finally switched back to Filen again a year ago and it's been great! They have made changes to how their Mac sync client works and now I don't have any issues.
I will say that when I have created public share links for clients, about 10% of the time the client says it doesn't work. I believe it's an iOS Safari thing but haven't spent too much time trying to figure it out. I end up using Proton Drive for quick public share links for clients to download a thing.
I've looked at it but went with Jottacloud for storage. Not E2EE but other than that, no complaints.