It’s always good to have a backup. If you sync your data with an cloud service, it will probably sustain a nuclear attack.
Hardware fails always at some point, most times, at an inconvenient moment.
Spreading is another way to lower risks from loosing
data, but you need to know ‘where’s what’
Automation is key here, for not everyone has the discipline to even save or backup.
So you might close the lid of your laptop while the sync process isn’t finished and wondered where the changes are on your other device.
That part is (also) hidden on Mac devices, for it wants a ‘user’ friendly way to deal with.
This works well if your internet connection is good and the (changes) of the data is relatively small, like templates and other resources (component libraries and material lists)
Trimble Connect in combination with Trimble Connect Sync offers another possible way to share/backup your resources, and you are much more ‘in control’.
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