Storage for PhD files

[DaveStatteo]

Hey sorry if this is in the wrong place, wasn't quite sure where to put it. 

 

I'm just starting my PhD in sports analytics and will need to set up some sort of storage solution for my projects and it would be easier if everything was stored in one place rather than across, git, one drive, local storage ect. 

 

My requirements 

- Working across 3 computers 

- Most likely need to give supervisors access 

- Storing R code, largeish data sets, word docs, PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, large video files 

 

What would be my best storage solution for this? I thought possibly a NAS but got advised just to use online storage 

 

Any help much appreciated

 

Thanks,

Dave

 

[tkitch]

how much storage (data wise) do you need?

 

Cuz if you need 5GB of storage?
Go online, cuz why the fuck wouldn't you?

If you need 5+TB?  then yeah, a NAS will be way more reasonable.

[Eigenvektor]

Do you want backup copies of those files? Because I'd want backup copies of my writing etc.

 

I'd consider using a private GitLab or GitHub repo for some of these files, at the very least the R code. This way you get independent copies on each machine the code/docs/data is checkout out on, with the ability to easily keep it in sync. And you get versioning and the ability to work on alternate versions (i.e. branches) if you want to try out stuff before adding it to the "official" version.

[DaveStatteo]

46 minutes ago, tkitch said:

how much storage (data wise) do you need?

 

Cuz if you need 5GB of storage?
Go online, cuz why the fuck wouldn't you?

If you need 5+TB?  then yeah, a NAS will be way more reasonable.

It's my first week and I already have 3GB just of basic data sets. Wouldn't be shocked if I end up with a 300gb worth if I start incorporating videos into the projects 

[DaveStatteo]

35 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

Do you want backup copies of those files? Because I'd want backup copies of my writing etc.

 

I'd consider using a private GitLab or GitHub repo for some of these files, at the very least the R code. This way you get independent copies on each machine the code/docs/data is checkout out on, with the ability to easily keep it in sync. And you get versioning and the ability to work on alternate versions (i.e. branches) if you want to try out stuff before adding it to the "official" version.

Absolutely will need back ups, but the writing will likely be updated into a OneDrive periodically. 

 

Yeah I've got a gitlab account, I guess I was just more looking for one central hosting place that I could have everything whenever I need it rather than having multiple different cloud solutions depending on the file

[K.a.l]

Degoo, one of the top-notch AI-based cloud storage service providers, offers 10TB with subscription fees. However, you can get 100GB of free storage with it. This secure cloud storage allows you to store, access, and share your files, photos, and movies through a web browser, tablet, and smartphone. 

mediafire is an online thingy that gives tons of storage.. i dont remember much but i guess its 1tb ....

.. if youre into that

google drive is shit if your files are large ones... >2gb