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10 cloud storages. The best cloud storage services with plenty of free disk space

All owners of Apple equipment receive 5 GB in the “native” iCloud cloud service. Due to various restrictions, using this cloud is not always convenient, and the allocated space quickly runs out, and iCloud does not get along well with other people's systems.

Pricing for additional iCloud storage:

50 GB: 59 rub.
200 GB: 149 rub.
1 TB: 599 rub.
2 TB: RUB 1,490

For convenient data exchange between different platforms, gadgets and users, it is better to connect to a third-party service. The choice of clouds today is very extensive, there are both market old-timers and daring newcomers, corporate players and small companies.

The conditions and tariffs for each service change quite often; we offer the most up-to-date information as of the moment.

Dropbox

One of the most popular services is not very willing to give away space in the cloud. When the company supported and developed the Carousel and Mailbox applications, you could get several gigabytes of disk space for connecting programs to your account and uploading data.

Another 3 GB was given during testing of the automatic data upload function in the application.

Dropbox also had prize gigabytes when purchasing Android smartphones. However, they were issued for a year or two.

Nowadays there is no smell of such generosity; to get an additional place you will have to invite friends. Finding someone who has not yet registered with Dropbox is quite a quest. There are schemes involving creating fake accounts and changing the MAC address of the network card, but sooner or later the fake friends are exposed and the space in the cloud is taken away.

Prices for additional storage in Dropbox:

1 TB: $9.99 ($8.25 if paid annually)
2 TB: $15 ($12.50)
Unlimited Space: $25 ($20)

2 upon registration + up to 16 GB (500 MB per friend).

Result: the most common cloud service is not as generous as it was a few years ago. You can expand your space only with the help of real friends who do not yet have an account.

Google Drive

Google initially provides 15 GB of cloud storage (versus 2 GB for Dropbox), which will be enough for most users. In terms of popularity and prevalence, the services are almost equal, although initially the advantage was on the side of the “blue box”.

Most applications that support cloud synchronization today work with both services.

If 15 GB is not enough, you can expand the space up to 1 TB! This is not difficult to do, we even have it ready. From my own experience, I can say that in a week or two you can contribute to the development of a mapping service and receive a bonus place.

Unfortunately, the space will have to be vacated in two years.

Sometimes Google runs one-time promotions that coincide with holidays or memorable events. There is no referral program.

Prices for additional space in Google Drive:

100 GB: 139 rub.
1 TB: 699 rub.
10 TB: 6,990 rub.
20 TB: RUB 13,920
30 TB: RUB 20,990

How many GB can you get for free: 15 upon registration + 1 TB for 2 years.

Result: the cloud is maximally integrated with other Google services (mail, documents, photos) and the Android operating system, and upon registration they provide a respectable 15 GB. You can expand the place, but for a limited time.

Cloud Mail.Ru

A few years ago, the service literally exploded the cloud storage market by distributing 1 TB to users. Despite all the shortcomings of the Mail.ru cloud (low data transfer speed and lack of WebDAV), many now use this place to store a family photo archive or music collection.

There were other manifestations of generosity, when 25 or even 100 GB were given upon registration. Currently, new users are provided with only 8 GB of free cloud storage. More space is available only on a paid basis.

Considering that mail.ru is a very popular email service and most active Internet users have had accounts for a long time, many have already received 100 GB or more for everything they need.

Prices for additional space in Mail.Ru Cloud:

64 GB: 69 rub. (RUB 57.5 if paid annually)
128 GB: 149 rub. (125 rub.)
256 GB: 229 rub. (190 rub.)
512 GB: 379 rub. (315 rub.)
1 TB: 699 rub. (582 rub.)
2 TB: RUB 1,390 (RUB 1,158)
4 TB: RUB 2,790 (RUB 2,325)

How many GB can you get for free: 8 GB upon registration.

Result: not the most convenient cloud with unstable speed. The Mail.ru mobile application is just becoming more convenient and functional. If you haven’t upgraded the cloud here before, there’s no point in starting it now.

Yandex.Disk

At the moment, Yandex is the most active player in the cloud market. There are regular promotions and bonus space giveaways to expand the initial 10 GB.

Users can receive bonuses when purchasing and using equipment from different brands or by connecting to Yandex partner services. You can read about all current and past promotions.

Now the next “cloud distribution” is taking place, you can get +32 GB to your existing space. To do this, just enable automatic photo uploading in the mobile application. A few minutes after activating the option, the bonus will be received and you can disable uploading.

Prices for additional space in Yandex.Disk:

10 GB: 30 rub. (25 rubles when paid annually)
100 GB: 80 rub. (67 rub.)
1 TB: 200 rub. (167 rub.)

How many GB can you get for free: 10 upon registration + 32 GB on promotion.

Result: an excellent domestic player in the cloud storage market with good speed and a convenient application. Promotions are regularly held to upgrade your cloud for free.

OneDrive

Microsoft's service recently cut space for new users and abandoned many old ones who did not have time to confirm their desire to use the same amount. So instead of 15 GB, OneDrive now only has 5 GB available.

A serious corporate service does not deal with such nonsense as referral links and promotions with partners. You can only get a bonus place when purchasing devices or applications from Microsoft.

Pricing for additional OneDrive storage:

50 GB: 72 rub.
1 TB: 269 ​​rub. (RUB 224 if paid annually)
5 TB: 339 rub. (283 rub.)

How many GB can you get for free: 5 GB upon registration.

Result: It is convenient to use the OneDrive service in extremely rare cases when there is no need to synchronize data with mobile operating systems (competing solutions clearly win there), and the emphasis should be on working with Microsoft products, in particular with the Office 365 service.

Mega

The cloud service, originally from New Zealand, immediately offers 50 GB for all new users. No restrictions or pitfalls, just take it and use it.

There is a convenient mobile application, good encryption, and a paid extension can be paid for using the Bitcoin cryptocurrency.

Prices for additional space in Mega:

200 GB: €4.99 (€4.16 if paid annually)
500 GB: €9.99 (€8.33)
2 TB: €19.99 (€16.66)
4 TB: €29.99 (€25)

How many GB can you get for free: 50 GB upon registration.

Result: for those who need a lot of space at once and without additional movements.

What to choose

Which cloud should you choose in 2017 if you haven’t used anything like it before?

  • If there are another 10-15 people like you nearby who have not used the clouds, choose Dropbox– you’ll immediately upgrade your account using the referral program.
  • Perfect for use in conjunction with an Android device and Google services Google Drive. 15 GB out of the box is not available everywhere.
  • To quickly share photos in My [email protected] or Odnoklassniki, connect to Mail.Ru cloud.
  • If you need a good high-speed cloud for the future, this is your choice Yandex.Disk. You will immediately receive 10 GB + 32 GB for the promotion.
  • For Microsoft fans, we exclusively recommend OneDrive.
  • When you need to quickly “merge” a large amount of data into the cloud, choose Mega. 50 GB without file size restrictions and good speed.

This is what the main players in the cloud market look like now. Some have already built up a sufficient customer base and are trying to force them to switch to a paid subscription, others are only increasing the number of subscribers, and others do not even understand why they need all this.

Hello friends! Today's article is about Mail.Ru cloud storage. Let's look at how to use the cloud via the web interface:

How to upload files there and share links to them;
How to create folders and configure access to them;
How to move, rename and delete files.
How to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations directly in the cloud.
And other subtleties of use.

The beauty of any cloud storage is that it gives you additional space to store your files online.

No need to clutter up your computer again.

It’s convenient to share files with other people (just open access via a link).

And since I have a mailbox on Mile, I decided to use this storage as well. Moreover, 25 GB of memory is available for free here. Insert from 2018 - now they give 8 GB for free.

In general, this is all theory. And we will move on to practice.

Watch my video instructions for working with the Mail.Ru cloud below:

So, as you already understand, to gain access to the cloud on Mail.Ru you need to register a mailbox here. By doing this, you create your account through which you can use other Mail services, including cloud storage.

Although it is not necessary to register a mailbox, you can use Mail to log into your mail located on another service. I showed this in the video (watch from the 11th minute 46th second). Thus, your mailbox, for example on Yandex, will open in the Mail.ru interface and you will also be able to use the cloud.

To go to the cloud, being on the main page of Mail.Ru, you need to click on the “All projects” tab and select “Cloud”.

Initially, pictures and a video file are already loaded there, which you can delete. Delete files perhaps in several ways. If you need to delete several files at once, mark them with a checkmark and click on the “Delete” button at the top.

Or right-click on the file and select “Delete”. Again, if you have marked several files, they will all be deleted.

And one nuance - in the Mail.ru cloud there is no recycle bin into which deleted files go, as on the same Yandex disk. From there we can restore them. We delete it from the cloud immediately!

To add files from your computer to the cloud, use the “Download” button in the upper left corner.

You can upload using the “Select files on your computer” button, or drag them into the upload window with the mouse. There is a limitation - the uploaded file size is up to 2 GB.

Next to the “Download” button we see the “Create” button. We use it for creating folders, documents (Word), tables (Excel) or presentations (power point) directly in the cloud.

If you want to organize your files in the cloud, then create special folders for them. To move file to folder, select it with a checkmark, right-click, select “Move”.

A window will open in which you can select a folder to move or immediately create a new one.

Generally, we can use the right mouse button for different actions on files– delete, move, copy, download, generate a link for other people or send by mail. It is very comfortable.

By the way, if you need download several files from the cloud at once. You select them with checkmarks and they will be automatically packed into one archive for downloading.

If you open access to a file for a while, and then want to delete this link, then select the desired file with the mouse, right-click and select “Delete link”.

All your files to which you have shared access can also be found in the “Sharing” section.

If a link to a file from the Mail.Ru cloud was shared with you, then you can download it immediately or save it to your cloud. You will have the option to specify a folder (where you want to save this file) or you can create a new folder for it.

Now a few words about setting up access to folders. You can share any folder with the ability to edit. That is, other users will also be able to add files to this folder.

To set up access to a folder, check the box and click on the “Set up access” tab.

Editing access can only be made available to individual members you invite via email.

If you are going to send an invitation to a user with a mailbox other than Mail.ru, then he will receive the invitation only if he logs into his mail via Mail. More about this Here.

This user will see the following invitation in their mailbox:

Having accepted it in his cloud, in the “Sharing” section, he will find the folder that you opened for him and will be able to add his files to it. You, in turn, will see all the changes he made in your folder.

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Hello, dear friends of the blog site. Today, as promised, we continue the topic of cloud data storage.

The last article was the beginning of this extensive topic.

And I will present to your attention the best free cloud storage. Now many companies are trying to create clouds for the convenience of transferring and storing heavy files.

Rating of the best free cloud storages

In order not to get lost in searching for good sites for saving files, I have provided a list of the most popular free cloud storages.

I would like to note that these Internet storage sites are extremely popular among most users. And for blogging and further monetization of personal platforms, this is a good bonus in the deck of necessary platforms. So, meet the 9 best cloud data storage services.

  • 1. Cloud Mail ru

Cloud Mail ru (http://cloud.mail.ru) - complete trust, as well as the maximum volume of disk array (100 gigabytes for data storage).

This service is the undisputed leader in the family of cloud storage services on a free basis.

Wherever you are, you can always use the necessary file using a laptop or personal mobile device as a working tool.

The Mail ru cloud is designed for any platform, be it Windows, Linux 64-32 bit, MacOS, Android.

You can study this service more clearly and get the full amount of necessary information at http://help.mail.ru/cloud_web.

By the way, just recently this service announced a new opportunity for developing shared folders with other users. You can mutually drop the necessary information into the created folders.

How will this method be useful for you? This is a potentially convenient option to successfully complete an archive with photos from memorable events.

Your cooperation will provide an opportunity to collect your favorite photographs in a common folder and carry out group work on the development and completion of documents.

Any interesting moments from the life of common parties can be sent to the archive of a common folder. This is a good opportunity for students to complete various manuals and notes.

In other words, this option is quite convenient and efficient.

Mega

  • 2. Cloud data storageMega

Mega cloud data storage, with the ability to use 50 GB for personal needs. Once you manage to invite one of your visitors to the service, you will receive additional gigabytes.

As they say, there is a good opportunity to get additional free memory thanks to advertising of this service.

All your files are encrypted on your personal computer, and Mega has no way to view the backed up data set. Web address https://mega.co.nz.

So, you have 50 GB in reserve and attract interested users to Mega to increase the disk array. Believe me, an excellent service for most bloggers.

MediaFire

  • 3. File storageMediaFire

MediaFire File Storage (https://www.mediafire.com). 10 GB of personal space. You get 8 GB of load for announcing the service on social networks or from invited clients.

SkyDrive

  • 4. Online data storageSkyDrive

Internet data storage SkyDrive is designed for the Windows 8 platform.

The idea to create this service belongs to Microsoft, which allows you not to worry about the lack of interaction with this operating system and installed programs developed for this platform.

With a license for Windows 8-8.1, the SkyDrive service gives you 25 GB of personal storage. Without a licensed program, the client has a smaller memory size - 7 gigabytes.

Copy

  • 5. Network storageCopy

Network storage Copy (https://www.copy.com), with the ability to accept 15 GB for personal needs. The cloud interface includes a full set of necessary functions, which allows you not to get lost when visiting this service for the first time.

Copy cloud storage works with all platforms and also gives you the ability to encrypt your files.

The referral program allows you to increase your personal reserve with an additional 5 gigabytes of disk space.

4Sync

  • 6. 4Sync cloud storage

Cloud storage 4Sync (http://ru.4sync.com/) is a cloud service quite convenient in its parameters and well-known among Runet users. Online storage is designed for most platforms. Working with 4Sync, you get 15 GB of free space. The rest of the reserve is purchased for money.

Google Disk

  • 7.Google Disk

Google Drive (https://www.google.com) is directly associated with Google, where online services (Gmail, Docs) are directly integrated with the named storage. The resulting size for a block of various materials is 15 GB.

You can download Google Drive on various mobile devices. This will give you the opportunity to work from any place you choose. But there are a number of disadvantages of this file storage.

By putting personal documents in a folder, you are deprived of standard protection, which once again calls into question the storage of private information. If blogosphere your strong point, then without a doubt you have an inbox on Google.

In this case, mail, Google documents, images will automatically take up space on the Google Drive service. That is why 15 GB is a fairly relative size for this “cloud”.

True, by creating a new Google account without email services and other additional services, you can maintain the original storage size.

Yandex Disk

  • 8. Yandex Disk

Yandex Disk is a domestic cloud network storage located at https://disk.yandex.ru.

It is this storage of files on the Internet that is especially popular among the majority of Russian users on the Internet.

The Yandex company constantly refreshes the mechanism of the personal system, developing new platforms, analyzing and sorting according to various criteria a fairly large number of virtual platforms (blogs, websites, online stores, etc.).

That is why in the next article after this I will dwell in more detail on the functionality of Yandex Disk file storage.

Namely, I will consider how to use this “cloud” for personal needs, and in the process of blogging. And we’ll tell you how to save a set of necessary files on Yandex Disk.

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Dropbox

  • 9. Dropbox

Dropbox is a universal file storage with a wide range of applications, where it is possible to synchronize data both on a group of computers and on mobile devices.

The interface of this service will be understandable to any novice user. www dropbox com is a cloud storage address with a rather unobtrusive and pleasant design.

After registering on the cloud storage website, you need to install the dropbox program by going to .

The created folder with a set of various information will be synchronized between the Dropbox storage and any computer put into operation.

Thanks to the wi-fi connection, it is possible to use email while working from any portable device. The only problem is the small size of the offered space for storing files on the Internet.

2 GB of free personal storage. The remaining size can be purchased for money or increased through a referral program.

9 Best Cloud Data Storages – Conclusion

The clear line of other cloud data storages is blurred due to the small amount of workspace. The greatest preference is given to the free services listed above. Now you know the 9 best cloud data storage services.

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Often required transfer large files to another person, which weigh quite a lot, several gigabytes, and even more. How to do this quickly, easily and without registration?

Typically, file hosting services are used for this purpose, for example, Yandex Disk, , or Google Drive .

Sometimes files are sent directly by mail, or via Skype. This is also an option, although you cannot send large files by mail - mail services impose restrictions on the weight of attached files.

So. in Gmail the possible weight of attached files is a maximum of 20 MB, in Yandex - 10 MB, in Mail.ru - 5 MB.

You can send large files via Skype, but both users must be on Skype during the transfer - then the transfer will proceed. If someone is missing, the transfer process is interrupted and resumes only when both users appear on Skype.

In addition, such a transfer loads computer resources and takes up a lot of Internet traffic. And if you have a weak Internet, it can slow down significantly.

And the speed of file transfer via Skype is not very high. In order for files to be transferred quickly, you need good Internet for both you and your friend who is receiving or transmitting files.

For small files this option is quite simple and convenient, but if the files are large, it is better to use . At least, you can upload a file, give another person a link, and then he can easily download it for himself, and does not depend on you and your presence on the network. And you are not attached to him.

In addition, the amount of memory that file hosting services provide is also not unlimited. Yandex Disk provides 3 GB, Google Drive provides 15 GB, but requires downloading and installing the program.

There is another option that is best suited if you do not intend to store your file on an online service for a long time, but only want to transfer it to another person, or other people.

This option is using the service DropMeFiles. To begin with, if you have not one file, but many, so as not to send a bunch of files, but make do with one archive. In addition, archiving will reduce the weight of files, which means it will speed up their uploading to the service and subsequent downloading to your computer.

Despite its foreign origin, Dropbox has already succeeded in our country. The service cannot boast of such generosity as Yandex.Disk and at first provides its users with only two gigabytes of free free space with the ability to expand up to 18 GB - 500 MB for each invited friend.

At the same time, Dropbox can be used on almost any device - from Windows computers to BlackBerry smartphones. In Russia, it works noticeably slower than the Yandex solution, but many users who store their files in Dropbox for a long time choose only it.

As for the pricing policy, Dropbox’s is noticeably worse. 250 rubles per month for 100 GB, 500 rubles per month for 200 GB and 1250 rubles for 500 GB. A little expensive.

Google's service is rightfully considered one of the best of its kind. It allows you to open up to 30 different types of files directly in your web browser and gives you the ability to open Photoshop files even if you don't have the program of the same name installed on your computer. Add to this applications for iOS, Android and other platforms, a convenient web version, and we will get a good competitive product.

Recently, Google Drive gives 15 free gigabytes to each registered user. But if you want to increase your storage, the service offers several tariff plans to choose from - from 100 GB for 150 rubles to 16 TB for 24 thousand rubles.

Google Drive is perfect not only for owners of Android devices, but also for iOS devices.

The “cloud” service from Mail.ru Group was launched quite recently, and at the moment access to it is only by appointment - you can leave a request directly on the service’s website. Since the project is still in the testing stage, minor errors may appear during its use, but all of them will be corrected by the release of the final version of the service.

The Mail.ru “cloud” has already acquired a good iOS application, although without iPad support, and the number of free gigabytes in the storage excites the imagination. For the first login, the service will give you 10 GB, but after completing simple tasks, the amount of free space will increase to 100 GB. This is the bonus Mail.ru has prepared for the Columbuses of its service. The remaining tariff plans remain secret for now.

Copy

I discovered this file storage service this summer. A young promising startup that literally gives away free gigabytes. When you register, you only get 15 GB, but for each invitee, Copy gives you and your friend another 5 GB. Copy runs on PC, Mac and Linux, and also has apps for Android and iOS.

The service plans to switch to commercial services in the near future - the price of 250 GB will be 3 thousand rubles per year, and 500 GB - 4.5 thousand rubles per year. But I don’t think that there is an urgent need for these tariff plans with such a system for receiving free gigabytes.

Why not? Yes, iCloud can hardly be called a serious competitor to Dropbox, but it also has its advantages. Purchasing additional gigabytes will allow you to store backup copies of all your devices in this service. In addition, many modern games and document programs on iOS synchronize data using iCloud.

iCloud is incredibly easy to use, but is only suitable for owners of Apple gadgets. And, unfortunately, its disadvantages are many times greater than its advantages. For example, tariff plans are 10 GB for 650 rubles per year, 20 GB for 1,300 rubles per year, and 50 GB for 3,250 rubles per year. At the same time, the service provides five free gigabytes, which barely fits two backup copies of my iPhone and iPad.

And last but not least. Being , SkyDrive works perfectly with Word, Excel and other applications. The service provides seven free gigabytes to each registered user and has a flexible tariff system: from 20 GB for 300 rubles per year to 100 GB for 1,500 rubles per year.

I used this service for a year and a half before I discovered Dropbox and Yandex.Disk, and during all this time it did not cause me any serious complaints. SkyDrive is surprisingly fast, although its web version is entirely Windows-style, which may turn off some users.

SkyDrive apps for iOS, WP and Android are available in their respective stores.

It's time to determine the winner. Let's first look at a comparison of tariff plans (the table shows the cost per year in rubles, some tariffs have been removed for ease of comparison).

It can be seen that according to this criterion, Yandex.Disk is the undisputed leader. But it’s also worth considering the number of free gigabytes - Mail.Ru has as many as 100, and with the help of invitations to Copy, the free space can be increased to several hundred gigabytes. Other services cannot boast of this.

And here is a comparison by supported platforms - here the first places are won by Yandex.Disk, Copy and SkyDrive.

Since he turned out to be a leader according to two criteria at once, we give him first place. I would like to note that Dropbox is an excellent service, but Disk is able to offer more favorable conditions and is more suitable for Russian realities.