What are some sites like Google Docs and Windows SkyDrive?
I would really appreciate if you could help me out.
I’d like a free site that would allow me to upload 10 MB documents. My computer is very very unstable, and can lose my work at any time it seems, even if I save it, but Google Docs won’t allow me to upload a document of that size, and something’s wrong with my Windows SkyDrive.
Please please help me.
Thank you
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My friend told me about a good file storage and sharing program which I have bookmarked at home. I will post it when I get there later.
https://www.dropbox.com/ offers 2gigs of storage for free and as far as I know there isn’t a limit to filesize. You have to install a program on your computer and it will place a folder where you can just drag stuff to back it up. It is very simple.
I’ve heard about Dropbox as well, though I haven’t gotten an account yet. Someone told me you need an invitation, but I could be wrong there. I’ve also heard that the amount of free storage you have access to increases as you invite more people, but if invitations are no longer necessary, that might be bunk too.
@Seelix :: It is open to anyone. And you do get more space if you refer people. Two gigs runs out pretty fast and before you know it you are paying 10 bucks a month to upgrade. It is worth it to them throw a bone if 20% of the people you refer start paying.
I heartily recommend Dropbox.
they start you of with 2GB free, a little more if you register with an educational domain address (*.edu). And there’s ways you can increase that limit by referring friends , giving them a shoutout on facebook or twitter which would net you about 250MB more space each with occasinal promos like a quest full of puzzles that will get you significantly more permanent free space.
You can live on the web client on the website just fine, but it’s big sell is that it syncronizes backups with any machine you want. The desktop app creates a folder in your “My documents” or Home folder, to add stuff to the cloud storage, you just move files to it or save to it like any other local folder. It’ll upload in the background and you’ll have access to it from anywhere, through the webpage, through desktops/laptops with the software, or even from your iPhone or Android phone. Seems like having multiple backups would work pretty well for your situation. And there is no filesize limit from what I’ve seen. You’re only limited by your space remaining and bandwidth for the month (which isn’t noticeable unless you’re publicly sharing something pretty heavy)
This is the program I was thinking of: http://ge.tt/
It is more of a filesharing program so it may or may not be what you want.
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