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Ask HN: How do you store your important personal files?

3 pointsby karakanbalmost 6 years ago
Is there a common way you store important personal digital files, such as 2FA security codes, passwords from very rarely used systems, scans of personal documents? I always have the feeling of getting lost storing these stuff, and losing 2FA auth codes would be terrible for me, so I am trying to scatter them around and email them to my other accounts, but at the same time I think this is not the safest way of doing things as this increases the potential vulnerability surface.<p>Do you have any service you use or practice you follow for these kinds of long-term storage&#x2F;file-keeping needs?

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mikecealmost 6 years ago
Personally I use KeePassXC on macOS, Windows, and Linux and MiniKeePass on iOS and synch between all devices using iCloud Drive (I would use SpiderOak ONE but that client doesn&#x27;t allow uploading files from iOS and I do add entries to KeePass from my iOS device). Keeping an offline backup (or four?) of your KeePass database(s) in various locations isn&#x27;t a bad idea; encrypting the database backup(s) is also an option if you think you need it. And a printed copy of the KeePass database password in a fire safe and&#x2F;or safe deposit box could be reasonable fallback recovery method as well.<p>As for the files themselves: Dropbox, iCloud Drive, Google Drive if you don&#x27;t worry about people at the storage provider being able to reset your password and access your stuff; SpiderOak ONE if you want a zero knowledge cloud storage provider (they aren&#x27;t the only one, just the only one I&#x27;ve used).
bufferoverflowalmost 6 years ago
KeePass.