Clariman wrote:mc2fool wrote:c) how much of your personal data really needs to be secure/encrypted if on the cloud? E.g. spreadsheet with bank account details, obviously yes; photos of the family dog, not really...
Probably not a huge amount but I'd need to give it some thought. MS Money backup, lots of spreadsheets, some personal thoughts files (I used to type up how I felt about work and other issues to help me assess pros and cons of various actions, although I could probably delete these), stuff related to property investments etc.
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I would say that some serious thought is worthwhile. I'd start by asking if your data should EVER be considered a lump. Do you need last years photo's of the family dog instantly available? If not then store them on the NAS not the laptop. Spreadsheets tend not to take up much room, so it's not worth sorting the old ones out of the current ones. Talking books or videos, store all but the most recent on the NAS. Creative writing, well if you haven't accessed it in a year, probably NAS, or maybe not as it may take little room.
I get by with 250GB hard drives, but my NAS is a lot bigger. This makes things considerably cheaper since I like to run SSD for it's speed in my laptop.
Choosing a huge disk for a portable device I'm afraid is likely to be an entrenched habit rather than a considered opinion. If data is archived off then you are unlikely to ever run out of space.
Note this is different from talking backups. You still need to do that. The constant talk of backing up the entire partition is to easily keep paid for applications. I don't bother as I have none that ask for payment. However if you divide data and OS, you need only backup the OS when you install new apps or make changes. If you restore an old backup of win10 then you can download the updates to bring it to current condition. A fresh install of win10, rather than an upgrade, will likely create two partitions, C for the OS and D for the data.
Looking at the ideapad advertising spec's the top line is
If you love streaming music or binge watching videos online but don’t want to spend money on features you don’t need, the Ideapad 310 is the laptop for you.
Clearly intended for video's and music. Is that your main use Calriman? If so there is probably no need to store those files on your laptop most of the time. Find an old PC and somewhere to plug it in out of the way then install NAS software and a media server. Though of course your Sonos may already be doing that and save you the effort. Then stream the content from there. Simply copy a small amount of music or video back to the laptop when going on holiday.