Easy to Use File Sharing Services
Different storage devices.
In this day and ages, we constantly share a piece of lives everyday. Photo and videos are not only for personal use, but we also share it to the different social media platforms. There is no need for us to save these files to various external devices. We can now upload files to an online storage so we can access these files anytime and anywhere. These applications are easy to use and you are sure you won’t lose a file ever again.
- Dropbox (Sign up here!)
- The basic account is absolutely free and you are given an initial storage of 2GB only. If that is too small for you, you can easily earn more storage once you sync your devices, social media accounts, and files. You will get an additional 500 MB of storage space when you invite your friends, and they install Dropbox on their computer. That would a total of 16GB if you have successfully invited 32 people. After that, if you still want more space, you can available their premium services. Price starts at $12.50 for the paid services.
- Personally, I prefer Dropbox because it offers a simple back up and sharing. I can send files to anyone I want and it does not matter if they Dropbox installed. I use Dropbox to save all my books. Whether I am on my desktop or on my mobile phone, I still have access to my files no matter what device I am on.
- Whether you use a Mac, Windows PC, iPhone, or Android device, there is a suitable app for it. You don’t have to worry because Dropbox will sync automatically whatever device you have. If you saved a file on your mobile Dropbox, You can also access it on your desktop Dropbox, and vice versa.
- Yandex.Disk (Access it here!)
- Like Dropbox, Yandex.Disk is also free. It is under the Yandex brand along with a search engine, translator, and many others. Once you sign up, Yandex.Disk gives you a free 10GB storage. If that it is not enough for you, you can expand your storage by purchasing additional space. An additional 1TB storage is just $10 a month. That’s so cheap for 1TB. Indeed, a great deal!
- Yandex.Disk is a cross-platform application and is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. You easily share files to your friends whatever OS they are using. You can save any file you want and access them anywhere.
- The unique feature of Yandex.Disk is that it supports documents, spreadsheets, photos, and presentations so you edit them. If your computer doesn’t have the appropriate application needed, you do not have to worry because you can easily access them and make the necessary edits.
- Mega (Visit their site here!)
- Mega is true to its name because it offers a mega huge 50GB of free storage. You may know its predecessor MegaUpload. Now, Mega is back with a vengeance. It guarantees you an end-to-end encrypted cloud storage. There is no limit on the file size of your uploads and paid services are available from €4.99 – €29.99.
- If you find registering a hassle, you can try it without an account. This is a perfect option for those urgent file transfers.
- If you wish to sign up, you can use their website or download their mobile app that is available in all major platforms. In addition, you can download the Firefox or Chrome browser extension for faster access to your files.