Do you store your files in the cloud?

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I’m sorry if this is the wrong place, but I need some advice or guidance.

I’m working hard on my channel and making a lot of videos, and the source files are heavy (videos).

I use Google Drive (one) with a 2gb paid account that is almost Full.

My question is, do you keep the files after the final video is created? Or delete everything.

If yes, do you put them in the cloud? Which service to use?

Thank you in advance.

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Simply HELL NO!!!

I have 3 external drives. My Files I, My Files II, and My Backups. All my stuff is save between the first two and then those are backed up onto the My Backups drive. Will never use cloud storage.

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In my opinion cloud storage is for stuff you want to share with yourself or others while on the move. And I would never use a a cloud owned by some tech corporation.

For personal stuff I rent a server with Nextcloud and may put some photos I take, or an article I am working on it, maybe the details of the hotel, so I can access them from my phone or my travel machine.

When working on a shared project, I save stuff to the KDE cloud we have for contractors and trusted community members who are working on the same thing.

But, as a @BlueUSA, we don’t do this for safety. Only convenience. For safety you use hefty external drives labelled “Backup”.

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I keep all the source files. There’s always the possibility of needing to re-upload a video to Youtube due to all kinds of unforeseen issues, or uploading the videos to new platforms, etc. I have two 4TB external hard drives.
I use cloud storage as a redundant backup for some small things, but not for the source files of my videos.

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Cloud is handy for syncing between devices and maaaaabye as a secondary or tertiary backup. Never use any commercial cloud as your primary and only storage.

I’ve seen people who made this mistake and lost files in iCloud, Dropbox and OneDrive due to sync errors. These services have anywhere from 30 days to 6 months of deleted files history to un-delete your files but it often takes more than that to realize you have lost files and by then they’re gone for good.