Human life style is changing periodically because of technology improvement. Say for example 10 years back we used to keep TECH information in Diary (Note book) but after a certain stage we migrated Diary to online blog. The same thing is happening now for storing/keeping & sharing files (Word docs, images, videos, music, movies, etc,..) in local PC, external hard disk & pen-drive into online (free cloud storage). Why, we migrated along with the technology? Cloud storage services are good for storing & sharing files with someone. Also it will sync data automatically to all your devices (From web to local pc, mobile, tab & local pc, mobile, tab to web). In this article, we are going to cover Top-10 FREE (Famous) Cloud Storage providers.
1) Google Drive
First place goes to Google Drive because google is the trusted product in Internet. Google Drive offers FREE 15GB Storage. In Google Drive you can upload any file, edit (word, xls, etc..,) and share it to anybody.
- Google Drive
- Sync Clients are available on PC, Mac, Mobile versions for Android and IOS
2) Dropbox
Dropbox is the famous cloud storage service which is very simple to use. Dropbox offers FREE 2GB Storage and you will get Upto FREE 16GB Storage by referring friends. In Dropbox you can upload any file and share it to anybody (Non dropbox users can view the files & floder). Alternative way to increase your Dropbox storage 1. Link with Facebook & twitter account to get 250MB (each 125MB), 2. Take a tour of Dropbox to get 250MB, 3. Setting up mailbox to get 1GB & 4. Enabling camera upload to get 3GB).
- Dropbox
- Sync Clients are available on PC, Mac, Blackberry, Android, IOS, windows phone
3) OneDrive
OneDrive is a Microsoft product which is recently renamed from SkyDrive. OneDrive offers FREE 15GB Storage and you will get Upto FREE 20GB Storage by referring friends. In OneDrive you can upload any file, create & edit (word, xls, etc..,) and share it across to anybody. Alternative way to increase your OneDrive storage 1. For every referral you will get 500MB, 2. Link your mobile device with OneDrive to get 3GB.
- OneDrive
- Sync Clients are available on Windows PC, Mac, Blackberry, Android, IOS, windows phone
4) Box
Box also one of the most popular cloud storage. Never compromise the safety or confidentiality of your personal files. With Box, not only do you get mobile access, an online workspace, and fast, reliable sync across all your devices, you get the same secure services trusted by global businesses to protect their confidential information. Box offers only FREE 10GB Storage and you will get Upto FREE 50GB Storage based on promotional offers you qualify. In Box you can upload any file and share to anybody.
- Box
- Sync Clients are available on Windows PC, Mac, Blackberry, Android, IOS, windows phone
5) Mega
Mega is the big one and I personally like because they offer more space compare to others. MEGA was architected around the simple fact that cryptography, for it to be accepted and used, must not interfere with usability. MEGA is fully accessible without prior software installs and remains the only cloud storage provider with browser-based high-performance end-to-end encryption. Mega offers about FREE 50GB Storage. In Mega you can upload any file and share to anybody.
- Mega
- Sync Clients are available on PC, Mac, Android, IOS
6) MediaFire
MediaFire is the cloud storage service. MediaFire is an online storage and collaboration company focused on providing the world with a complete and easy-to-use solution for managing their digital stuff online. MediaFire offers FREE 10GB Storage and you will get Upto FREE 50GB Storage by referring friends. In MediaFire you can upload any file and share to anybody. MediaFire is the only online storage solution to offer unlimited downloads, download resuming, zero wait times and more, all for free.
- MediaFire
- Sync Clients are available on PC, Mac, Android, IOS
7) Amazon CloudDrive
Amazon CloudDrive is one of the top cloud storage service. Amazon CloudDrive offers FREE 5GB Storage. In Amazon CloudDrive you can upload any file and share to anybody.
- Amazon Cloud Drive
- Sync Clients are available on PC, Mac, Android, IOS
8) Copy
Copy is sister company of Barracuda, We know about Barracuda network security and they introduced the cloud storage service via copy. Copy offers FREE 15GB Storage and you will get FREE 5GB Storage by every friend referral. In Copy you can upload any file and share to anybody.
- Copy
- Sync Clients are available on Windows PC, Mac, Blackberry, Android, IOS, windows phone
9) Bitcasa
Bitcasa is the cloud storage service. Bitcasa uses the top tier AES‐256 and RSA‐2048 encryption ciphers for data storage, combined with convergent encryption which allows us to de‐duplicate encrypted data. The result is complete privacy and security, or what we call zero‐knowledge encryption. Meaning that even Bitcasa employees cannot access or determine what files are in any given user’s account. Bitcasa offers FREE 5GB Storage. In Bitcasa you can upload any file and share to anybody.
- Bitcasa
- Sync Clients are available on PC, Mac, Android, IOS
10) Apple iCloud
Apple iCloud is most popular cloud storage service. Apple iCloud offers FREE 5GB Storage. In Apple iCloud you can upload any file and share to anybody.
- Apple iCloud
- Sync Clients are available on PC, Mac, Android, IOS
This is Ramya it is my first article in 2g. Stay tune with us will come back with new TECH news.
