Comment by goodburb | Hacker News Reader

Comment by goodburb | Hacker News Reader

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I disagree that their motive is business only, unlike the majority if not all cloud services, exporting your photos from the service is real-time, and officially supported, you're not tied or locked in to the company as with GPhotos/iCloud where takeouts strip/alter metadata, full export and slow taking weeks which is painful. Only FAANG seem to offer takeout services, but they're bandwidth and storage waste. The main reason people avoid backups is because they're tedious.

iCloud on a Mac with optimize photos off is the closest without encryption, but trash is 3-way sync with day limit and hence not a backup...

Jottacloud/Koofr/OneDrive have full featured desktop sync and infinite time trash locally but the mobile gallery is unpolished, no on-device AI search, and no encryption.

While other clouds allow 3rd-party clients, some hide and prevent the phone gallery from being synced offline when using the API. Using Rclone or others is complicated.

Synology NAS (with C2) and Ente seem to be the only ones to keep your photos portable and intact while having a true local backup, Ente being much easier to setup.

This reads like a weird rambling ad...

How is any of that related to the article and their intentions with publishing it?

Edit: It seems like the comment was edited. (?)

No, I don't work for ente... I posted the article here.

Parent comment opposes cloud backups for probably valid reasons, but nowhere it was mentioned in the article, the commenter altered the text, they didn't even mention using their service or "cloud", suggesting that the parent commenter is talking about cloud backups generally. I provided my feedback on using different cloud services since it seemed unfair.

Original: "At Ente, we're all about preserving memories (digitally, that is), but we know that those physical snapshots hold a special place in your heart."

"6. Digital backups Here's where Ente's expertise shines! While we're all about those physical originals, having a digital backup is like photo insurance.

Scan at high resolution (at least 600 dpi)

Save as TIFF for top quality

Store copies in multiple places "

"Remember, at Ente, we're all about keeping memories safe in the digital realm. But we know that those physical photos hold a special kind of magic. By following this guide, you're ensuring that the smiles, the awkward hairstyles, and the love captured in those images will continue to tell your family's story for generations to come."

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