Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors

On Sat, 1 Feb 2025 19:17:31 +0000, Andy Burns wrote :

I'm aware that with removable SDcards, you have a choice to "adopt" it as an extension of the internal storage, or keep it separate as external (and removable) card, no doubt you do the latter.
 I just find I don't use my phone as portable storage, I have USB devices or cloud storage for that.

(f'up noted)
:) I get your point, but now you're introducing privacy + immense cost.
USB devices are fine, as I use my entire Windows computer file system as my
"USB device" given I robocopy daily from the P: drive (which is the phone).
But what about the cost & privacy implications of permanent cloud storage?
How much does 256GB of that cloud storage cost anyway?
For the rest of your life?
And what are the privacy implications?
And the implications for the environment?
Let's see about the cost since that's easier to calculate:
 <https://duckduckgo.com/?q=how+much+does+256gb+of+cloud+storage+cost>
Taking only the quick basics, it's over $10 per month.
 Google Drive: https://one.google.com/about/plans
 Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/plans
 iCloud: https://support.apple.com/en-us/108047
Say you live another couple of decades, that 256GB of permanent cloud
storage costs you roughly around $2,500 USD (about 2,000 British Pounds).
For what costs you 2,000 pounds, I get for about ten US dollars.
(Actually, I get all my sd cards for free from Amazon Vine, but YMMV.)
And what are the privacy implications of your editor using someone else's
computer to store the files that rightly belong on your personal device?
I feel sorry for people who store their editing files on someone else's
computer simply because I'm well aware of the privacy & cost implications.
But I certainly fully & completely understand your position that you don't
need to pop out an sd card (nor can you on your phone) to double storage.
Still... most Android phones have an sd card slot for a good reason... (as not everyone is wealthy enough to throw away their phone every few
years or to pay thousands just so they don't have to throw it away).
In summary, you don't need it because you're wealthy enough to buy a new
phone every few years and/or to buy increased cloud storage forever at an
immense cost over that of an sd card (with some added lost-phone benefits).
But not everyone is that wealthy...
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Nor is it kind to the environment.