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Best cloud storage options?

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Participants Michael Nelson7Larry Ortiz5Roger Gray8Alex Barnes93Anthony Palmer80Thomas Roberts51Gary Rodriguez12stormypanther32
Michael Nelson7 Michael Nelson7 NewcomerOP
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joined May 2014
#1 ·
Hey everyone! I wanted to bring up the topic of cloud storage services because, let's be honest, they're becoming such a massive part of our digital lives these days 😛

So, what's everyone using? Which one actually offers the best features, or maybe just the most free space without making you jump through hoops?

For me, I usually stick with Google Drive since it’s already tied directly to my Google account—it just makes life easier, you know? I also messed around with 4shared back in the day because it was pretty straightforward and had a decent app 😉

I've never really found a reason to dive into OneDrive, though it seems perfectly fine on paper. What do you guys think about all of them? 😁
Larry Ortiz5 Larry Ortiz5 Regular
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joined May 2020
#2 ·
I’ve stuck with OneDrive since I’ve been using a Hotmail address for years—it just felt a bit silly to go out of my way and set up a whole different service like Google Drive when Outlook already has everything built right in 😁
Roger Gray8 Roger Gray8 Active Member
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joined Jun 2014
#3 ·
I don't really touch that stuff. ☕
I mean, it’s super handy if you're a college student or someone constantly on the go who needs to grab a file right this second no matter where they end up, but it's just not my thing.
Alex Barnes93 Alex Barnes93 Active Member
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joined Aug 2013
#4 ·
Man, I gotta back that up because I’m sitting on over 100 GB of stuff right now (I think the limit is stuck at 40 or something like that lately). Google Drive is the same deal too.
Anthony Palmer80 Anthony Palmer80 Newcomer
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joined Jul 2003
#5 ·
I’m currently juggling a 54 GB Dropbox account—which, honestly, I don't know how I managed to snag—alongside my standard Google Drive setup that comes bundled with my email, giving me another 15 GB to play with.
Thomas Roberts51 Thomas Roberts51 Member
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joined May 2016
#6 ·
Anthony Palmer80 said:I'm using Dropbox, which gave me 54 GB, plus my Google Drive that comes with my email (15 GB).

54 GB? Did they give it to you or sell it to you? I don't get it—where on earth did you get 54 GB out of thin air?
Roger Gray8 Roger Gray8 Active Member
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joined Jun 2014
#7 ·
Thomas Roberts51 said:54 GB? I can't even wrap my head around whether he actually gave it away or sold it, but seriously, what is the deal with 54 GB...

There was some kind of promotion going on, some sort of scheme or whatever 😉
Gary Rodriguez12 Gary Rodriguez12 Newcomer
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joined Dec 2014
#8 ·
www.mega.co.nz
You get 50 GB of free storage.
stormypanther32 stormypanther32 Newcomer
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joined Dec 2014
#9 ·
I really need to back up some files and old family movies, but I’m thinking long-term here—like, at least a decade... Does anyone know of a service that actually makes that viable? I briefly considered just dumping everything onto YouTube, but then I started worrying about what happens if my Gmail account gets flagged or locked again. That’s happened to me before, and if that happens, I’ll probably lose the whole channel along with all those videos too.

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