Every day the video or photo files occupy more storage on our devices, this can be a problem for many people who cannot expand themselves with external storage. This problem is much more worrisome in the case of mobile devices, of which we make daily use and not only accumulate multimedia files, but the same system and applications are filling our memory little by little.
To avoid the fact of having to erase information that we consider important, such as photographs or videos of important moments, we can make use of the online cloud. It may seem risky to have all our information on the internet but it is the opposite, It is much safer than having it in the terminal, that in case of theft or loss it will be impossible to recover it. In this article we will mention the best systems to store our information for free without the risk of losing it.
This storage method not only allows you to save your photos or videos, it will also be useful if you need to share a document or invoice, since when you upload it to the cloud you will have access to it from any device. For example: upload a document or file that we have on our mobile terminal to use it on a computer or tablet. We must bear in mind that its free aspects are not unlimited, therefore in this article we will detail the capabilities offered by each of the options.
Amazon Cloud Drive
Amazon has its own cloud storage service, with its free and paid version. The Personal service from Amazon Cloud Drive price quotation, with which you can have files up to 5 GB. The payment services will allow you to have more space that can be 20GB, 50GB, 100GB, 200GB, 500GB, and up to 1000GB cloud storage. HERE you can download it.
How does it work
- You should have an Amazon account and you install one of the clients. In your operating system, a folder called «Cloud Drive». All you put in that folder is saved in Cloud.
- If you have other devices, such as another computer, you install the client on this second computer from Amazon Cloud Drive. Everyone your files will be available, Besides that will sync both ways.
- This service is also available for Smartphone or tablet iOS or Android. Facilitating the transfer of information or files between both systems.
Google Drive and Google Photos
Google offers what is my favorite service for private use. Google Drive offers up to 15 GB for free, whom you will have access from any web browser or application for Smartphone or tablet. In the case of Google photos, the free offer is more attractive if possible, since we will get it completely free unlimited storage of our high-quality photos for life.
Advantages of Drive
- Incredible accessibility and synchronization.
- With the guarantee of Google's own servers.
- The size of the files that you can upload is very large.
- It has full compatibility with the most diverse versions of Excel, Powerpoint and Word, the main tools of the MS Office package.
- Implement the automatic save, so the problem of losing files you are working on and losing due to computer failure is a thing of the past.
- Does not need any maintenance for your part. Google will be in charge of keeping the systems always updated.
Advantages of Photos
- Activate the automatic synchronization on our Smartphone It makes life much easier for us, making a backup copy of our photos or videos is made every time we connect to it.
- Unlimited storage totally free.
- Lets organize, share and manage photos and videos with one touch.
- It is compatible with all kinds of devices. iOS o Android.
- It is easy to use, with an intuitive interface.
- Incorporates the powerful technology of google searches. Thus, you can search for your photos using any keyword. When searching for "dog", for example.
- It has a function that scan old photos, remove glare and distortion, preserving their colors and appearance.
dropbox
A classic among the classics, with a lot of fame but, as you will see, it may not be the most affordable option. They offer you 2 GB storage free in your cloud, which you can expand up to 18 with more or less simple tasks. Despite being one of the most famous and old platforms, it has become totally out of date since in principle it offers you an absurdly fair capacity, which will be nothing as soon as you store files.
Even so, if you can meet some requirements to reach 18gb of storage, reaching 16GB is simple, you just have to invite contacts to create an account. In this way, despite its initial storage, we will have a fully usable service, since it is compatible with both iOS y Android.
Its payment method is not at all attractive for a particular use, since it is one of the most expensive services in the sector, with a monthly payment of € 11,99 or annual payment of € 119,99. For business use, things change, since it has advantages that no other has.
One Drive
Another of the longest-running services in the sector is the formerly SkyDrive, service of which I was a user until they changed the free plans. On November 2, 2015, Microsoft revealed that the unlimited storage plan for Office 365 Home, Personal and University packages was being removed and that storage Free OneDrive will be reduced from 15GB to just 5GB.
This fact was the cause that many users switched to the payment method or migrated to other platforms that offer more free storage, even so it is a good platform that for a cost of € 2 per month will give you access to 100GB of storage.
Advantages
- Quickly open and save OneDrive files in apps Office such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
- Find photos easily thanks to automatic tagging.
- Receive notifications when a shared document is edited.
- Share albums of your favorite photos and videos.
- Highlight, sign and annotate PDF files with your OneDrive.
- Get access to your most important files Without connection.