13 Free online backup and file sharing service
If you are trying to get around the attachment size limits in email or simply want store your files off your computer to make sure that if disaster struck there is a backup copy stored somewhere else, there are a handful of free and paid services that make it easy to host your private files.
These online space can typically be accessed via web browser or a dedicated program. Besides your backup copy, if you move between computers or travel, you will also be able to get access to your precious files from anywhere with an internet connexion.
Dropbox: Dropbox will give you 2GB of free online storage space for your files.
Drop.io: Drop.io offers a great deal of customization, such as password protected file sharing, and choosing how long you want your files to be available.
Adrive: Adrive offers a huge 1 Terabyte of data storage to paying customers. Free accounts get a genereous 50GB of storage space online.
Syncplicity: Free users get 2GB of online space to store their files. They have business options available as well.
Wuala: With Wuala you need to offer part of your hard disk to store other people’s files and in exchange you can store your files on their computer. Everything is then encrypted and the files distributed accross multiple computers.
SpiderOak: This free online backup gives you 2GB of space, and it works with Windows Mac OS X and Linux.
Mozy: At Mozy you get 2GB of free online backup space. Like all the other services paid for larger storage space is available.
ZumoDrive: Online backup storage space for your photos, music and documents. Zumodrive gives you 2GB of storage space for free.
MyOherDrive: Receive 2GB of free online backup storage. It also allows file sharing of your files through links.
Backupify: It supports online backup of WordPress, Google docs, Picasa, Gmail, Flickr and many more. Free plan gives you 2GB of storage space.
SugarSync: The free 2GB of data storage online has some limitations but still good value for money
Fabrik: Currently only works in Windows as it needs you to download a backup client, but this will allow you to schedule backups. Frabrik gives you 2GB of online storage for free.
All of these services encrypt the data transfer from your computer to their servers, but some of them will not use encryption for storage. If you need a really secure encrypted storage data backup, to which not even the company can have access, then consider Secure Backup.
Secure Backup: Not free but it will store your data encrypted using AES256 bit, and not even the company can access it without your password which only you know and can not be retrieved by them.
Enjoy..........
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