Why does nobody talk about backing up password managers locally

I lost access to my password manager for about 8 hours last month when their server went down. It wasn't a big deal for me because I keep a local encrypted backup on a USB drive in my desk drawer. But I talked to three coworkers who all use the same cloud-only service and none of them had a backup plan. If that outage had lasted a couple days they would have been locked out of everything from email to banking. I use KeePass for the local copy and update it every Sunday night. Has anyone else set up a local backup for their passwords or do most people just trust the cloud?

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the_sage1mo ago

Holy crap, people actually just trust the cloud with their passwords with zero backup? That's wild to me. I'd be a nervous wreck without a local copy somewhere.

danieltaylor1mo agoMost Upvoted

Nervous wreck" puts it mildly. I figure the cloud is basically just someone else's computer, and I wouldn't trust someone else's computer with my house keys. If the internet goes down or their server takes a nap, you're just locked out of your own life.