If there’s one thing that I’m not running out of is a need for online storage – and this isn’t a surprise since I’m constantly creating new apps, content, and digital artifacts.
As such, I’m always interested in trying out new online storage solutions that may replace my existing solutions (like Dropbox), and here are two that I’ve recently found that provide 10GB+ free.
Check them out and let me know if you use them:
Windows Live SkyDrive:
Windows Live SkyDrive actually gives you 25GB right out the gate! This is fairly considerable!
No need to install anything (which is nice) and you simply drag-and-drop your files into folders.
Done and done.
Humyo:
Humyo is the other free resource that gives you 10GB for free. You can pay for the desktop client but it’s got a decent web-interface before you drop some coin.
What else are you guys using?
Jeff Grosse says
I’m a big fan of Dropbox. The reason is, I’ve got my files immediately at-hand no matter which computer I’m at. The challenge with most cloud storage solutions is that the files are not quickly accessible on your local machine without downloading them, which often times cripples you with bandwidth throttling imposed by the storage vendor. Dropbox files are local to each machine I’m on as well as on their website and work across my Mac, multiple PCs, and my iPhone without ever thinking about it.
I’m also a fan of drop.io, though I use it far less than Dropbox.
John Saddington says
drop.io was a fav of mine too. it’s fallen by the wayside though.
Tim Smith says
I paid for the full version of Humyo after it was recommended by my manager. Turned out to be a really wise decision. My laptop stopped working and the recovery process of copying the files to the new computer was really easy.
The only problem was that the file dates were set to the day they were downloaded onto the computer rather than the original creation date.
I like Dropbox a lot, and it’s revolutionised the way I work on the move (esp with Mac and Linux clients) but Humyo felt like the better product for my main backup.
The other thing worth commenting on is that I’ve had to deal with Humyo’s customer service a couple of times and they were helpful and sorted out the issues quickly.
Tim
John Saddington says
thanks tim for the rec!
oschurch says
I’ve used JungleDisk for easy syncing and backup on multiple platforms for clients. No free minimum allocation, but you only pay for what you use on RackSpace or Amazon.
I personally just use s3fox (a free firefox plugin for Amazon’s S3 service) and pay for what I use with Amazon (for about .12/GB). I keep regular backups on a local drive, but really important stuff or something I need remote access to I just throw it up on S3. I also automate backups for client work through s3cmd. I use a modified version of this script:
http://www.guyrutenberg.com/2008/10/11/wordpress-backup-to-amazon-s3-script/
Kevin
http://opensourcechurch.com
Brian Nicholson says
Now that SugarSync (www.sugarsync.com) offers 10 GB free and allows synchronization with more devices, I’m considering dropping Dropbox. I’m always running up against my Dropbox limit. I’d be interested to hear anyone’s take who’s recently used both services.