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minus-squareDFX4509B@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·19 days agoHow is deleting locally-stored files on your home PC going to save water, when your hardware sips resources vs. any AI datacenter in existence?
minus-squareExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·19 days agoMost people save these thing in some sort of cloud storage solution.
minus-squareSaltySalamander@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·19 days agoNo, most people do not store their files in a cloud storage solution.
minus-squareExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-219 days agoYeah they do, it has absolutely become the norm and has been for several years. It may not be the norm among Lemmy users, but general public absolutely do use cloud storage for especially pictures.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 days agoI’m not sure that’s true any more. Microsoft all but forces you to use OneDrive by default these days.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoWhat are you, some kind of nerd?
How is deleting locally-stored files on your home PC going to save water, when your hardware sips resources vs. any AI datacenter in existence?
Most people save these thing in some sort of cloud storage solution.
No, most people do not store their files in a cloud storage solution.
Yeah they do, it has absolutely become the norm and has been for several years. It may not be the norm among Lemmy users, but general public absolutely do use cloud storage for especially pictures.
I’m not sure that’s true any more. Microsoft all but forces you to use OneDrive by default these days.
What are you, some kind of nerd?