BleepingComputer wrote the following post Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:38:49 +0100 Google Drive users are reporting that recent files stored in the cloud have suddenly disappeared, with the cloud service reverting to a storage snapshot as it was around April-May 2023.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-drive-users-angry-over-losing-months-of-stored-data/ Perhaps we can finally dismiss the notion that storing things "in the cloud" is safe now? It's never been true, even though it's rarely as bad as this. You need backups, and you need to have multiple vendors if you do want to use cloud as your storage model.

Also this:

A notable aspect of the situation is that Google's support forums are backed by volunteers with limited insight or understanding of the cloud service (...)

Why would anyone work for free for one of the worlds most profitable companies? And one as shitty as Google on top of that. That really baffles me.

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