Re: [PCWorks] Free long-term online storage with easy download facilities
- From: David Grossman <dgrossman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:03:06 +0200
Thank you, Hugh.
I'm new to this.
Would a paid web host offer better, easier, or faster file storage options
than a freebie site like googlepages?
David Grossman
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Hugh Vandervoort
> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 9:57 PM
> To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PCWorks] Free long-term online storage with easy
> download facilities
>
>
> Why not just get a web host?
> Godaddy will give you 100 GB for two years at $5.94/month.
> Most of the online sites I've fooled with have extremely slow upload and
> download speeds.
> There's a Google hack that will allow this in your gmail account , but I
> think the limit is 10MB for a single file.
>
>
> David Grossman wrote:
> > I would like to store several hundred files in a free online
> file storage
> > site. Most of the files range between 1-13 megabytes in size.
> > I want people to be able to download selected files easily
> (they should not
> > have to deal with more than "Save File As" from the online file storage
> > site).
> > I am not concerned about security. None of the files contain
> confidential
> > information.
> > I checked out a number of free online storage sites. I have two
> concerns:
> >
> > 1. Many of them are new. How can I tell which sites have backing and are
> > likely to be around for at least a year or two?
> > 2. Many of them will delete files that have not been downloaded within 3
> > months. While some files will be downloaded frequently, I
> cannot make that
> > commitment with other files. Which of the reliable download
> sites will store
> > files for an unlimited amount of time?
> >
> > Is there any reason why I should not use a website like Googlepages for
> > long-term storage? I would need several Googlepages websites, because of
> > their 100 MB limit. I didn't see any warning against this in
> their TOS, but
> > they may object because the website was not intended to be used for file
> > storage.
> >
> > Do any PCWorkers have experience with these sites?
> >
> > David Grossman
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