PSA: Paying $50 for a cloud storage audit tool was the best money I spent on my digital mess.

It found 30 GB of duplicate photos and old videos I'd been too lazy to sort through, and now my Google Drive actually loads without freezing - has anyone else tried something like that or just manually deleted stuff forever?

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wendy39114d ago

My buddy Tom spent three weekends going through his iCloud manually, just clicking through folders and deleting stuff one by one. He found a bunch of old concert videos from 2015 he forgot about, but he also accidentally trashed a folder of work invoices that his accountant needed. Took him another day to recover those from the trash. He said he'd happily pay $50 just to avoid that headache again. So yeah, I think a tool that does the scanning for you is probably the smarter move for most people.

sean78214d ago

And that work invoice thing is exactly why I'd be cautious relying completely on a tool that might auto-delete stuff without a second look. Even with the best automation, you really need something that lets you review what's flagged before it actually gets removed. Your buddy's story just proves that even a manual approach has its own hidden costs in time and stress, so a halfway smart tool that gives you a summary before you pull the trigger would be worth the money for most people.

paul28614d ago

@wendy391 your buddy's story is exactly why I'd pay for a tool that just scans and shows me a list before deleting. Manual work is a time sink and auto-delete is asking for trouble. Give me a checkpoint where I can eyeball the duplicates and keep the concert videos but ditch the junk. That's the sweet spot.