Filip Troníček • 5/30/2026

Saying no to free unlimited cloud storage

This article describes the author's journey of relying on Google Workspace for Education's free unlimited cloud storage, accumulating terabytes of data over years, and then facing the reality of storage limits and graduation. The author details the decision to build a NAS (Network Attached Storage) as a backup solution, exploring options like Backblaze, and the technical process of migrating and managing large-scale data. It covers data hoarding, rclone usage, and the challenges of transitioning from free cloud storage to self-hosted infrastructure.

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