Re: [PCWorks] Free long-term online storage with easy download facilities
- From: "dgrossman@xxxxxxxxxx" <dgrossman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 09:18:52 -0500
Well, I looked into godaddy and xdrive, as recommended by Hugh and Eric=2E=
Thank you very much for that information, guys=2E It was a big help, and i=
t
got me started on my search=2E I had no idea how to pursue my plans=2E
Well, on the way, I got quite an education=2E I'd like to share it with yo=
u=2E
Eric had suggested Godaddy, which seems like a good choice=2E They have a
nice plan that offers 5 GB at $3=2E19-3=2E99/month, depending on the lengt=
h of
commitment=2E However, I discovered that there are many other web hosting
sites out there (I did say that I was new at this, didn't I=3F)=2E All of =
them
offer reasonable plans for a one or more gigabytes of storage=2E Are the
other sites substantially different from Godaddy=3F
While I was at it, I checked out Hugh's suggestion of Xdrive=2E It's free,=
and it offers nice storage as well - except for the "minor" message that I=
got when trying to sign up: "We look forward to welcoming you as a future
member of Xdrive, but are unable to complete your order at this time=2E We=
apologize for the inconvenience=2E" I'll try again=2E
However, some Google sidebar ads led me to a LOT of other freebie file
storage locations, including a great link to
http://www=2Efreewebspace=2Enet/guide/diskstorage=2Eshtml =2E That site li=
sts many
other file storage places=2E I was able to sign up for a number of them, a=
nd
they seemed to offer the same thing as Godaddy - but for free=2E I also
didn't have the problem signing up that I had with Xdrive=2E I think the 1=
-2
GB that those places offered will be sufficient=2E
These places are also set up for file storage and downloading by the
public=2E Each file is given a unique URL, and the upload and download
procedure is quite straightforward=2E I'm now thinking of using some of th=
ese
places as my own disaster recovery planning sites=2E
I'm also beginning to feel that there's no reason to spend up to $144 over=
three years for a paid service, when so many freebies are available out
there=2E
More - if I just upload my files to several freebie file storage sites,
then I can sleep well at night=2E Even if one or more of them will change
their terms of service or go belly-up, I'll still have the others=2E Peopl=
e
will always be able to access my files if I list several alternate servers=
- just like zdnet and cnet do on their sites=2E
It sounds almost too good to be true=2E Am I missing something here=3F
David Grossman
--------------------------------------------------------------------
mail2web=2Ecom =96 What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you=3F
http://link=2Email2web=2Ecom/Business/SharePoint
=========================
The list's FAQ's can be seen by sending an email to
PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with FAQ in the subject line.
To unsubscribe, subscribe, set Digest or Vacation to on or off, go to
//www.freelists.org/list/pcworks . You can also send an email to
PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with Unsubscribe in the subject line. Your
member list settings can be found at
//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi/l=pcworks . Once logged in, you have
access to numerous other email options.
The list archives are located at //www.freelists.org/archives/pcworks/ .
All email posted to the list will be placed there in the event anyone needs to
look for previous posts.
Other related posts:
