Want Suggestions: Configuring a Comprehensive Backup and Sync Plan That Includes Cryptomator

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Hi, I’m using Cryptomator to encrypt all my sensitive files. All Cryptomator vaults in my PC stored in pCloud and Dropbox. The vault (encrypted) is also back-up/sync in FreeNAS, External drive, mobile devices and Mega. The way I back-up/sync my Cryptomator vault

  1. In my main PC, I have 3 encrypted vaults; Personal, Family and Financial. All stored in the clouds.
    pCloud - Financial vault
    Dropbox - Family vault and Personal vault.
    Mega - All 3 Cryptomator vaults (Financial, Family, Personal)also sync here, using RealTime Sync to monitor any changes from pCloud and Dropbox vaults. Synced only in every 24 hours. I avoid syncing it in real time, the reason is, if anything happened (like accidental delete) to my pCloud and Dropbox vaults I can still access files from Mega vaults.

  2. FreeNAS and External drives also monitored and synced the 3 Cryptomator vaults using RealTime Sync. Sync only 3 times a week. Same reason as Mega, why I synced it 3 times a week only.

  3. Mobile devices (1 tablet and 2 phones) - all 3 Cryptomator vaults in my main PC (pCloud-1 vault and Dropbox – 2 vaults) are monitored and synced using SyncThing. One of the advantages of using SyncThing compared to any cloud storage services is even without internet connection I can access my vaults and also cloud storage services are limited to 2 or 3 devices only, with SyncThing I can add as many devices as I want.

I included hashfiles in all main folders in CM vaults using Exactfile. Every now and then I mount the vault from the back-up ( MEGA, FreeNAS and External drive) just to check the integrity of the files.

I set-up this kind back-up/sync two year ago until now it’s working. All done automatically. Once set-up I just forget it.

Hope that helps.