You can never have too much storage space for all of your photos, videos, music, and other files — but getting enough for all of that data and the rest of your household can cost you a small fortune if you're not careful. Soon enough, you’re spending what you would to subscribe to all of the best streaming services for data you might just want to hold onto for safekeeping but don’t necessarily access every day.

Don’t get me wrong, the best cloud storage certainly has its place, especially if you follow the 3-2-1 backup rule where you keep three copies of all of your most important data: one copy locally on your devices, one copy on one of the best external hard drives, and one copy off-site, using either your cloud storage or the best cloud backup services.

At a time when we’re all deali

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