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There are loads of interesting possibilities out there such as Microsoft's OneDrive, Amazon Drive, SugarSync, Box, Mega, SpiderOak, or pCloud, but when it comes down to it, we usually go for the big G's cloud storage service or the option of the company founded by the MIT students, Drew Houston, and Arash Ferdowsi.īut, which of the two is better? It's hard to say without knowing the exact needs and desires of the user in question.

Which one's better?įirst of all, we have to say that Google's solution for online storage isn't the only alternative to the almighty Dropbox. How to see who I've shared a file with? Right button again and select Manage Access to view which users can access the file in question. Now you'll be able to write down the email of the person you want to share the file with, the possibility to add a comment or modify the type of access. How? Right-click on a file and choose the Share option. By simply dragging and dropping, or copying and pasting to this folder, you can associate them with your account and access them when and wherever you want.Īnd what about my privacy? Don't worry about that, all your files uploaded to the cloud are private unless you share them on purpose. Once installed, Dropbox behaves like any other folder on your computer, but any file you save or copy to that location will be automatically synchronized with the cloud. You're probably more familiar with the web version of this service, from where you can also upload the files you want to store on the cloud, but once you get used to the desktop version, you'll never go back to the web app.

And if you're a frequent user of this service, you need to get hold of its desktop client for Windows computers to be able to easily manage all your files. There are all sorts and kinds, but one of the most popular ones thanks to its great features and because it was a ground-breaker in cloud storage, is definitely Dropbox. That's the main idea behind online storage services. Ever since the Internet has expanded, and upload and download speeds are increasingly high, why carry around a USB stick wherever you go if you can upload your files to the cloud and download them when and wherever you want? Even USB memory sticks are becoming outdated. People no longer make copies of their files on CDs or DVDs to take them with them wherever they go.