If you can’t afford a dedicated NAS solution, but don’t trust cloud providers to look after your data either, why not add an extra layer of encryption to that data using a free client-side tool like Cryptomator (https://cryptomator.org).
Cryptomator creates a special ‘vault’ – a virtual drive inside which all your most sensitive files can be stored, which resides in your cloud folder. The vault’s contents are encrypted by Cryptomator before they leave your PC, and the encryption keys remain off limits to your cloud provider (or anyone else). The vault itself functions like a regular USB drive, although there’s a performance hit as files are individually encrypted when copied into the vault or updated inside it. Rather than save directly to the folder, then, use it as a secure…
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APC (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2019