What is spider oak?

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End-to-end encrypted sync. You can use it like Dropbox or iCloud. I've used it for a few years. They have gone through some changes since this article, but it looks like they have settled. I haven't used them recently because of the cost. They are famous for a Snowden endorsement:

https://siliconprairienews.com/2014/08/snowden-endorsed-spideroak-doesn-t-want-the-key-to-your-private-info/

I see “contact for pricing” on the website. Sounds expensive 👀

Looks cool!

$6/mo. for 150GB storage, which for stuff like the OP is fine. At least when I had it, they were very precise as far as security concerns. It is the only service I've ever had where if you delete it, it is gone, without annoying follow-ups. You disappear. Their 2TB isn't that much more than Google One. My only concern is the health after their split. It looks like 2 years ago they hit a rough patch. That was after my time with them. My experience with their GNU/Linux client was good, which is another rarity.

https://crossclave.com/one/

Interesting. What do you mean by health after their split? The company split up?

If you go to spideroak (com), it has a different focus. There is a link to crossclave (com) for the download of One. Both sites also reference refactoring. Crossclave has working like moving products to on-prem, etc. Is One orphaned? Are the suits selling out to the money machine of the day and sacrificing the original product? I don't know. All of this happened since I used it. While I was trying to figure this out, I found somebody on Reddit who was leaving SpiderOak One and referenced this list:

https://comparisontabl.es/cloud-storage/

It is a familiar story. For some reason companies can't just stick with what they do well. You would think that a Snowden certification on the product would get you a rock solid brand. That was why I originally got it.