Syncthing Beats Google One for Free Storage

A writer has ditched their Google One storage subscription in favor of Syncthing, an open-source sync tool that backs up files automatically.

The decision was motivated by a desire to rely less on Google and experiment with deGoogling one's life.

Syncthing isn't designed as a true backup solution, but its file versioning feature can be used to create a basic backup of historical versions of files.

The writer uses Syncthing to back up photos and videos, taking advantage of the tool's peer-to-peer sync system, which allows for automatic syncing across devices when they are online.