Feb
8

10 of the Best Online Storage and Sharing Tools


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If you work primarily from your computer (or computers) you’ve no doubt got a huge number of papers, files, notes, and various pieces of information that you need to store. If you’re like most people, you spend way too much time trying to locate and organize everything so that it’s readily available but not in your way.

If you collaborate with others on projects, the problem of file storage gets even more complicated. Everyone working on the project needs real-time access to the files.

Online file storage solutions are the perfect way to keep everything you need within easy access, even when you work from a different location or computer. Here (in no particular order) are ten of the best ways to organize, store, and share your files online.

1. Basecamp. This online collaboration tool allows you to set different permissions for users on different projects and define milestones and to-do lists.

2. GoDaddy. Featuring plans from $7/year to $20/year, GoDaddy is basically an online network drive that lets you store up to 2,000 MB.

3. Box. There are options for individuals, businesses, and enterprises to store, share, and collaborate.

4. MediaMax. Store music, photos, videos, and files. Get 25 MB free, or sign up for a paid account for up to 100 GB of storage.

5. AllMyData. Unlimited storage for one price, or get 1 GB for free.

6. Scribd. Free unlimited storage for files. Also, publish, share, and embed your files anywhere.

7. Savefile. A free and simple service offering uploads of up to 60 MB. This is a great way to share files without resorting to emailing them.

8. iStorage. Pricier than the rest, but iStorage offers a multi-layer support system for uploading, storing, and sharing files.

9. FileSend. Simple, uncomplicated, and free file sending up to 120 MB.

10. OmniDrive. With a wealth of features and a friendly interface, OmniDrive offers 1 GB on free accounts and unlimited storage on Pro accounts.

8 Comments so far

  1. Sal on February 9th, 2008

    We use DeskAway.com - upload and share files with permissions: keep it ‘private’, ‘public’ or share it with only 2 people in your team!

  2. Sergey Petrov on February 12th, 2008

    Could you please tell what criteria you used to compile this list?

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  4. johansur on October 30th, 2008

    Do you have some online storage that can upload via http? and maybe can zip all file we want to download?

    Please message me if you have one

  5. Manu on January 14th, 2009

    Skydrive is I think the best, with 25GB of storage, all free.

  6. Corene Stancil on February 22nd, 2009

    Great post, thanks :)

  7. Jerald on March 2nd, 2009

    Why would one pay for box.net (5GB for $8) or any other service when SkyDrive has 25GB for FREE? It’s a valid question…. does Box have any significant advantage that is worth $8/year?

  8. Dejan on July 9th, 2009

    Because box.net works perfectly. It supports drive mapping, folders, sharing, …
    I use it for 2 years and it just works great!

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