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Commit e58122c0 authored by Ben Anderson's avatar Ben Anderson
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Update keepingData.md

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......@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ Let's start by offering some advice on where _not_ to keep your data:
* in your git/hub/lab repo because:
* your repo will bloat
* you may accidentally publish it via github/gitlab
* every time you make new or save new data git will try to synch it with your repo. This will _hammer_ your internet connection and make your git commit process almost unusuable
* unless you're smart with `.gitignore` every time you make new or save new data git will try to synch it with your repo. This will _hammer_ your internet connection and make your git commit process almost unusuable
* github/gitlab will refuse to store data of any useful size
* on Dropbox/Sharepoint/oneCloud/whatever or similar because:
* it may breach your [institutional policy](https://library.soton.ac.uk/researchdata/storage) on data storage
* every time you make new or save new data your Dropbox/Sharepoint/oneCloud/whatever will try to synch it. This will _hammer_ your internet connection
* unless you're smart with `.gitignore` every time you make new or save new data your Dropbox/Sharepoint/oneCloud/whatever will try to synch it. This will _hammer_ your internet connection
* only on your laptop/PC because:
* they crash and you'll lose it
* you'll lose it and someone could find/steal/disclose it
* you'll lose the laptop and someone could find/steal/disclose the data
* on a usb drive because
* see previous
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