Places to Store and Share Your Files on the Web: Part I
This is the first of a several part guide to web-based services offering free or inexpensive storage and sharing options. Here we go:
eSnips
5GB of free storage
Make saving, sharing pages easy. Very fast.
Clip portions of pages, entire pages.
Multimedia file types. Stream some file types directly from eSnips.
Share with anyone of the web or specific group.
MediaMax
25GB of Free Storage, Download/Share Up to 1GB (Free)
Of course, the most inexpensive fee-based plan is also worthy of note. LEAST Expensive Fee-Based Version
$4.95/100GB of Storage
Download/share 10 GB/month
Send files up to 1 GB in size
Share, Hosting, Streaming, Backup
Software available BUT NOT REQUIRED
Inbox.com
5GB of Mail Storage, Free in U.S., UK, and Canada
You can also use this space for files including images.
More storage for a fee.
Mozy
2GB of free storage
No credit cards required.
SSL included. LEAST Expensive Fee-Based Version
$4.95/month for Unlimited Storage
SSL
Automatic or scheduled backups
Clients for PC and Mac
OmniDrive
Nice integration.
1GB of Free Storage
Integration with Zoho services.
LEAST Expensive Fee-Based Version
10 GB of Storage
20 GB of Bandwidth
SSL
$40/month.
Clients for PC and Mac
Box.net
Easy Mobile Access
Free
1 GB of Stoage
10MB File Size Limit or LEAST Expensive Fee-Based Version
5 Gigabytes
1GB File Size Limit
No Bandwidth Limit
XDrive
Part of AOL
5GB of Free Storage
or LEAST Expensive Fee-Based Version
50 GB for 9.95/month
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