I have the free version of Dropbox, which I have been using for about 10 years. Thanks to various promotions at the time, I ended up with a total of 21.5 GB of free available space. Currently, I'm only using 12.6 GB for some of my most important files. The best thing about Dropbox is that they have mastered syncing files. Nobody does it better, and it has never failed me. The software is exceptionally well polished, and their online backup is clean and organized. The downside is the cost. Their cheapest plan starts at $9.99 monthly, if paid yearly ($119.88). Otherwise, it's $11.99 per month.
I also have a Google Backup plan, which is $29.99 yearly. However, I learned that you get what you pay for. Google's sync engine is nothing shy of horrible, and close to useless. The software comes across as written by amateurs, and it makes syncing folders that much harder. I won't go into details, but will summarize by stating it sucks. A lot.
BTW, I have tried Microsoft's OneDrive as well, and I simply don't like it. The short story is that Dropbox blows them out of the water as well. Part of the problem is that MS forces me to register and login Windows 10 to their servers for OneDrive to work.
After upgrading to a new SSD drive, I finally gave Google the boot after an aggravating and seemingly endless sync attempt between yesterday and today. Dropbox only took about 1 minute to sync. The files remain backed up, but the Google Backup software is currently disabled and will remain so. In short, I'm sick of it.
This Quora post summarizes my frustrations with Google quite well:
Why is my Google Drive always syncing?This quote nails it: "The REAL problem with Drive isn't the (web) UX or UI, which is quite polished - It is Google's backup and sync engine, in other words, the desktop integration. You have to experience it to believe it. And then you may need to rub your eyes and experience it again - it's that unbelievable."
My plan is to get a
paid Dropbox plan, and then slowly start moving my files over. It will likely take a few months, as I will have to do most of my backups at the end of each month, after monitoring how much bandwidth I have remaining. Once completed, Google will get the permanent boot.