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Free Online Storage Options

Posted on the February 28th, 2011 under Technology by admin

You can never have too much storage space and that includes digital storage.  There are any number of online places that are secure and offer you numerous gigabytes of storage for photos, music, and anything else you’d like to back up.  And you DO want to keep things backed up don’t you?

As a side note, when was the last time you backed up precious pictures or other memories?  On a somewhat unrelated note, did you know you can download your Facebook information?  Do you have posts and pictures and comments that you hope not to lose?  Then you’d better head over to Facebook>Account>Account Settings>Download Your Information and save a copy of all your information.

But what if your computer dies?  Where are all these important stuff?  Two suggestions.  Gmail from Google offers 7 gigabytes of storage you can use to upload files.  Log into Gmail>Documents>Upload (it’s a button next to the “Create New” button).  Clicking Upload will give you a screen to drag files from your local drive.

The other option is Dropbox.  Dropbox gives you 2 gigabytes of free storage and you can earn more from time to time by telling others about the service.  There is also a neat Smartphone app for both iPhone and Android phones so you can access files on the go.

There is NO EXCUSE for not backing up important files – go now, RIGHT NOW, and start backing stuff up!