jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I would use BackBlaze - cool name.

Seriously, looking at their pricing, what they offer, and articles I've read, that seems like a good way to go. A cloud service isn't like a camera or a car that you can look at and test. You pay your money, and you hope your data is there when you need it. Don't ignore free storage from Amazon, Google, DropBox, etc.

Free -
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/free-online-storage/

https://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-cloud-storage
https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/306323/the-best-cloud-storage-providers-and-file-syncing-services
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-cloud-storage-services-compared/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/whats-the-best-cloud-storage-for-you/
https://www.1and1.com/digitalguide/server/tools/best-cloud-storage-providers/

Some warnings -
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/reasons-avoid-cloud-services/

CPR Loc: Nature Coast of Florida

A 2 tb drive is the size of a pack of cigarettes and costs less than $100 bucks. Why would you take a chance on Cloud Storage??
I understand folks that need to share their photos with co-workers and the Cloud makes sense for that.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Because the cloud is orders of magnitude more reliable and the perfect solution (provided you have decent internet access) for multiple off-site copies of your data for disaster recovery (DR) storage.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

In case my house burns down and destroys the computer and external drive, or if someone breaks in and steals the computer, or if there is water damage to the computer from a destroyed roof during a hurricane,...
It's off-site.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

After checking with a few, I went with Back Blaze. ( https://www.backblaze.com/ ) I've been with them for years. Carbonite was a bit bidder when I was searching around, but they limit daily uploads. Back Blaze doesn't. Additionally, Back Blaze tests and reports on hard drive technology. I wouldn't purchase a hard drive without checking their stats on HD failures.
--Bob

edrobinsonjr Loc: Boise, Idaho

I use IDrive and really like it. Select the folder/s to back up and schedule the backup process once and forget it.
Recent ads show 5TB for 6.95 the first year and 69.50 thereafter.
Ed

Bogin Bob Loc: Tampa Bay, Florida

Backblaze - automatic and reasonably inexpensive.

I second Backblaze - fast

Marionsho Loc: Kansas

Welcome to the forum, devil-dog.
Marion

Bipod

My friend Ivan says it doesn't matter: he can hack into all of them.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Keep in mind that regardless of the cloud service you use, maintain at least one local backup of everything that's important to you, and preferably two backups.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

I looked into all of the major ones about a year ago and went with Dropbox for its ease of use, file sharing and the good chance that they would be around a long time. I'm very happy with it. It's more expensive than most at $100/year for 1 TB or $200 for 2 TB, but that's still a minor expense compared with the rest of the photography hobby. I looked seriously at Carbonite, but the file sharing is limited at best, and we have a large family that we share photos with all of the time. There is a phone app that gives you access to a thumbnail of every photo you have stored on Dropbox that you can download whenever you want; this is in addition of being able to access your photos with anything that has an internet connection. If you are like me and have multiple folders with duplicate photos (like all and best of folders), the duplicates don't count against your total storage. I also have two external hard drives that I rotate off-site in case of fire or break-in. A little paranoia isn't a bad thing when it comes to your digital information.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Some people question the cost of a backup drive or two, or the cost of cloud backups.
The real question is "What are your files, not only photos, worth to you?".

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States