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The 4 Best Free Online Storage Tools
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Cloud computing
In an era of increasing globalization and mobility,
storing your files in the cloud is gaining a lot of
popularity. Carrying around USB sticks on you all the
time and looking for somewhere to connect them
might be becoming a thing of the past. There are a
lot of online storage tools out there, which allow
their users a chance to access their files from any
device, collaborate with their colleagues and never
worry about sending themselves emails with
attachments again.

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Cloud computing (cont‘d)
The market has responded to this high demand, with
storage capabilities increasing and a lot of new
services popping up in the last few years. The best
part is, many online storage tools can be used for
free. Here’s an overview of your best options:

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1) Dropbox
Easily one of the best online storage tools out there, Dropbox
has been one of the most popular in the past few years as
well. Initially, you only get 2 GB of free storage place, but
you can easily increase that by getting referrals from
friends (extra 10 GB), or by using the Dropbox App on a
mobile device (4 GB). There are other ways to increase it
for free as well. You also get a public folder which you can
share with your friends or colleagues for collaboration. One
of Dropbox’s best features is that it keeps past versions of
synced files so that you can easily restore any version from
the past 30 days.

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2) Google Drive
Moving on to another people’s favorite – Google Drive. You
start with a lot more free space than on Dropbox, 15 GB,
but there’s a slight catch. The storage space is shared with
your GMail account, meaning that extensive usage will
reduce your Google Drive capacity. However, you don’t
have to bother with referring friends or similar, you get
your 15 GB upfront. The best feature of Google Drive is
that it gives you the ability to create excel spreadsheets,
text documents and even PDF files. Google Drives doubles
up and kind of serves like an Open Office substitute in the
cloud.

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3) ADrive
The next free online storage tool is not that well known, but
has a very obvious advantage when compared to the
previous two. It comes with a whooping 50 GB of free
storage for free – that’s right more than 3 times the
amount that Google Drive offers you. Unfortunately, it is
not very user friendly and for users with little to no
computer skills that might be a bit off-putting. However, if
you’re just looking for a place in the cloud where you can
upload your big backup files, ADrive could be the place to
go.

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4) Jolidrive
Last but not least, Jolidrive offers an alternative for all of you
who want to get a lot of space but cannot decide on which
service to use because each one has different advantages.
Jolidrive combines all your online storage tools at once,
allowing you to access anything you have stored without
having to visit the various sites. It also supports Facebook,
Picasa and other similar services, so you can look through
your photos there, too. Jolidrive is definitely worth
considering if you like using different cloud services and
want to access them from a single site.

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