Addy Bross 🌈 they/them @aebrossbooks.bsky.social

Hey y'all, saw this on Insta and thought I should pass it along, just in case ppl are using JUST Google Docs and might want to back things up or pull things down from their Drive.

You can check out the Insta & see the screen caps here: www.instagram.com/p/C48JN_Trvx...

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Tru Skies @trudieskies.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 26, 2024 at 14:15 UTC

What the actual fuck?

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Laika L Gagarin @laikalgagarin.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 26, 2024 at 19:59 UTC

jesus christ, im so fucking getting tired of the internet trying to be fucking purified of adult content(Hell not even adult content anymore).

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Sevencrown37/Syntaxerror37🔞 @sevencrown37.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 27, 2024 at 17:25 UTC

Oh crap! I compose my stories on google docs to have access on multiple machines and share drafts with clients. I do back up finished works, but I've got plenty of WIP in my drive

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Lupuseverto @lupuseverto.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 27, 2024 at 01:41 UTC

I'm assuming this an expansion of googles "no adult content in shared/public folders Drive policy. Still horseshit.

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Wil @rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com [ View ] Mar 27, 2024 at 14:16 UTC

I don't see any screenshots regarding the person claiming they lost access to those documents because of their content, or that they actually lost access to their documents.

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Baj Mihal @bajmihal.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 27, 2024 at 12:13 UTC

But they have saved the text for AI training purposes, no doubt

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Dan Lansdowne @danlansdowne.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 26, 2024 at 22:40 UTC

Do we know if OneDrive is safe?

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Amanda/Inkling 🏳️‍🌈 @inkling42.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 26, 2024 at 18:26 UTC

That's so utterly stupid (on Google's part). I feel like that's just generally a terrible business decision. And now I'll go make sure I have everything backed up in my Other Cloud.

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Just call me Ash @ash.ashtardeza.com [ View ] Mar 26, 2024 at 15:40 UTC

What the hell? Google Docs isn't my daily drivers, but I didn't use it a lot in communication with my editor. It's a pretty good way to share notes, suggest improvements, etc. Now I wonder if this also applies to GSuite (the paid version).

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Aubrieta E Rose @aubrietarose.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 27, 2024 at 01:08 UTC

Thank you for the heads up. Another day, another load of puritanical rubbish. 🙄

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The Mummer's Dracolich @mummers.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 26, 2024 at 14:47 UTC

Well shoot.

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Runamerone @runamerone.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 26, 2024 at 22:21 UTC

I explicitly keep copies of all my work, be it commission or personal or professional, in at least 4 computers as well as on 3 different external drives and on an online server. That way even if it goes away on like 6 places I still have 2 more.

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Stripeback (Going to AC!) @stripeback.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 27, 2024 at 03:56 UTC

What alternatives are there?

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 26, 2024 at 14:21 UTC

Wow, is it just me or does it seem like writers who write explicit content are being run off of more and more platforms and programs? Seems like a new warning every day

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ERINN HARPER ⚡ STORMBRINGER @inkandincense.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 26, 2024 at 15:02 UTC

Yet another reason why I never write on cloud services... 🙃 But if this is truly the trajectory they're taking, how the heck are editors & proofreaders supposed to do their jobs??

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com [ View ] Mar 26, 2024 at 15:01 UTC

Wtf is no place safe anymore? 💀💀💀

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Clarke "METRO Mutt" Macbeth @votemacbeth.org [ View ] Mar 27, 2024 at 23:42 UTC

google.com/takeout && there's a neato software called SyncThing which syncs your things

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@ralanr.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 26, 2024 at 19:50 UTC

Um...holy fuck. I only share explicit works with a few people on Google Docs. It's often turned into another file format before posting or being shared. I don't really understand the screenshots. Did she lose it without even sharing?!

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nathaniel clearwater @gantai.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 29, 2024 at 18:53 UTC

ugh. if the files are shared with ppl with links and others can't randomly stumble across it, what does it matter? dreamwidth still allows erotica and has post privacy settings with comments if folks want at least one way to get erotica beta'd

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lindwyrme @lindwyrme.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 27, 2024 at 01:52 UTC

Idk if this'll be seen by anyone but does anyone happen to have writing programs that aren't Word that are also free?

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Tonks Moriarty 🏳️‍⚧️ @tonksmoriarty.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 27, 2024 at 09:41 UTC

Reminder that the .gdoc file is nothing more than JSON formatted data LINKING to what's stored online.

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CryptidTiger ✨ Comms open! @cryptidtiger.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 26, 2024 at 16:08 UTC

Are there any other writing tools people recommend? I've been looking for an excuse to move away from google anyways At one point I found the Campfire Writing tools while looking for places to organize all my RPG writing, and their prices look very reasonable, but it also looks too good to be true

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