iCloud VS OneDrive for picture backup

[by_joao]

iCloud anyday.

 

[DPetry]

According to Microsoft's employee Arvind Ram OneDrive is designed to compress user Photos, which could lead to loss of data. You can check his answer at Microsoft own user forum:

That's not something explicit for the final user, that believes the backups are 1:1 copies.

That's just another major issue with OneDrive on top of IOS Backup Feature skipping user photos, as reported on onedrive user voice.

 

[DPetry]

That's more of an iOS issue than anything. I find most apps that rely on background uploads kind of terrible on the iPhone due to the way it governs background tasks.

Actually no, OneDrive just skips some of users photos. That's a known bug that has been around for more than 6 months and has nothing to do with background uploading.

 

[mekael]

ah ok ok

 

[Miska Hietala]

Google pictures has worked nicely for me.

 

[Closingracer]

All,

I am looking to backup my pictures from my iPhone. I have been using OneDrive and have been happy using it.

I thought I would try iCloud because it is integrated into IOS 8 and my get better all-around performance.
I have been having a heck of a time either getting used to it or maybe I am just be doing it wrong.

Which one do you prefer and why?

Thanks,
A.B.

One drive, drop box or any third party is better imo. Should you decide to move on to Android or elsewhere you can easily get those pictures. Also if you have a Windows PC it's easier to use those services


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[DPetry]

Google Photos does not make 1:1 saves. Those are (heavily) compressed images.

 

[Closingracer]

Google Photos does not make 1:1 saves. Those are (heavily) compressed images.

For the average Joe that isn't a big issue.


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[DPetry]

That's subjective / up to "joe" to decide.
I'm stating a fact.
In the future you might be sorry to have saved only compressed versions.

 

[pappy53]

Google Photos does not make 1:1 saves. Those are (heavily) compressed images.

Not really. If they are no more than 16mp, they are barely compressed at all, if any.
And I'm stating a fact.

 

[DPetry]

It is stated in the app that they are compressed.
Images over 16mpx are downscaled.
All images are compressed.
Google might say it is a "high quality compression". That's marketing talk. Compression none the less.

http://i.imgur.com/TM5fQzA.jpg

 

[Judson50]

I use one drive mainly because it uploads pics,vids and I have 35gb.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Box us my favorite. I really like how it works. The Box notes are great. I have folders and subfolders set up. The only down side is the free version has a 250 mb file size limit. So large videos go in Dropbox.

 

[razza1987]

I love box. I have it set up on both my iPhone and my Samsung galaxy. It's so great to be able to view all photos I've uploaded to it from both devices as well as my computer

 

[pappy53]

It is stated in the app that they are compressed.
Images over 16mpx are downscaled.
All images are compressed.
Google might say it is a "high quality compression". That's marketing talk. Compression none the less.

http://i.imgur.com/TM5fQzA.jpg

If you go with the original storage, they are full resolution.

 

[Closingracer]

It is stated in the app that they are compressed.
Images over 16mpx are downscaled.
All images are compressed.
Google might say it is a "high quality compression". That's marketing talk. Compression none the less.

http://i.imgur.com/TM5fQzA.jpg

Not all... You can choose original size at a price of space


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[Closingracer]

Box us my favorite. I really like how it works. The Box notes are great. I have folders and subfolders set up. The only down side is the free version has a 250 mb file size limit. So large videos go in Dropbox.

Eh that is the problem the 250mb limit. I have 100GB free in my one drive account for a while and like 50 on my Dropbox.


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[Ledsteplin]

Eh that is the problem the 250mb limit. I have 100GB free in my one drive account for a while and like 50 on my Dropbox.


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Mine is all free. 50gb Box, 3 gb Dropbox, 30 gb OneDrive. Then there's Google Photos.

 

[Closingracer]

Mine is all free. 50gb Box, 3 gb Dropbox, 30 gb OneDrive. Then there's Google Photos.

I haven't spent a dime on storage. 100GB free with bing rewards and Dropbox storage was from my Samsung note 3


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[seremify]

I use OneDrive because I get far more storage. iCloud would be ideal as most of my devices are apple but since I subscribed to office 365 to get the full iOS apps, I may as well use my included 1 TB of cloud both for me and my household. I used to use Dropbox but my free space dwindled once the back to school promotion finished so I used that as a good reason to make the shift. I have also found it very useful to access my photos and material through the website and on my Microsoft surface 3 so I'm glad I went with the MS solution.

I'm not sure if iCloud is cheaper but currently I pay for the 20gb plan under a grandfathered plan (I signed up ages ago so apple gave me a discounted option to migrate) but this is only enough for backing up my apps and data. Not enough for regular email use or photo backups.


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