Top free and paid online data storage options available

Online data storage offers a host of advantages as compared to storing data locally on hard drives. For starters, it’s cheaper than buying hard drives, many services offer some amount of space for free, your data can be accessed from anywhere you have an internet connection, you won’t have to worry about hard drive crashes and all your digital information remains protected in case of theft, fire or natural calamities

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4SHARED.COM

Free Space 10 GB

Extra Space $10 for every 100GB

OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:

Download resume, zip files online , zip file previews, social media file sharing, QR codes for files, folder password protection , video streaming, apps for Windows/Mac/Linux, Android, Symbian, BlackBerry & iOS.

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ADRIVE.COM

Free Space 50 GB

Extra Space $14 for 100GB

OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:

Folder uploads, file history recovery (overwritten files can be recovered), integrated Zoho document editor, remote URL fie transfer from external websites , Windows/Mac/linux desktop apps.

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BADONGO.COM

Free Space Unlimited

Extra Space Unlimited

OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:

Widgets to embed uploaded files into blogs/forums, files can be sorted by type, uploaded music can be streamed via integrated music player, Windows/Mac desktop software, iPhone app, social network plugins.

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BOX.NET

Free Space 5 to 50GB

Extra Space $15 for every 500GB

OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:

Mobile apps across platforms, upload and download from mobile browser, password protected sharing, access from third party apps, sync desktop files.


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DROPBOX.COM

Free Space 2 GB

Extra Space $20 for every 100GB

OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:

250MB free for every successful friend referral, apps for Windows/Mac/linux, iOS, Blackberry &Android , share folders, recover deleted files.

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ELEPHANTDRIVE.COM

Free Space 2 GB

Extra Space $20 for every 500GB

OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:

File version history saved for 1 year, Windows/Mac desktop apps, automated backup, military grade encryption.


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SPIDEROAK.COM

Free Space 2 GB

Extra Space $10 for every 100GB

OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:

50GB free space for every successful friend referral, mobile apps for iOS and Android, preserves all file versions, 2-factor authentication for extra security.

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SKYDRIVE.LIVE.COM

Free Space 25 GB

Extra Space NA

OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:

Direct links to folders, files & photos, private, shared or public folders, photo captions, set permissions for each folder.

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MEDIAFIRE.COM

Free Space Unlimited

Extra Space $9, $19 or $69 per month for ad-free MediaPro account

OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:

50GB free space for every successful friend referral, mobile apps for iOS and Android, 2-factor authentication for extra security.

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FILEFACTORY.COM

Free Space 500 GB

Extra Space $12 for 30 days, going up to $99 for 730 days

OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:

Free file storage for 90 days, 2TB space for paid accounts, resume downloads, download via torrents , unlimited storage time.

EMAIL PROVIDERS

Most popular email providers offer a lot of storage space that can double up as online storage. Although the attachment file size limit may not allow you to store very large files like movies, you can use it for all types of documents , music & photographs.

GMAIL - 7.5GB+

25MB attachment limit

YAHOO – Unlimited

25MB attachment limit

WINDOWS LIVE – 5GB+

25MB attachment limit

MAIL.COM - Unlimited

50MB attachment limit

GMX MAIL – Unlimited

50MB attachment limit