As much as I tried to keep my clouds limited, they quickly grew. I can't say no to free cloud storage (well, not actually free, the bigger clouds usually come along side a membership or purchase). HP cloud came with the laptop, Asus cloud with the Prime, Amazon cloud with membership and of course Dropbox, Google docs and Google music.
I don't need it all right now, nor do I use it, but I'd like a better way of keeping them organized. Right now I do it via directories and bookmarks.
I think it would be great if there were an app that let you view your clouds side by side, what is in them, space avl, etc. Keep them organized and remind you what you have! (ah he'll, Picasa counts, too)
Maybe there is a cloud link app? Or one of these clouds will let us "pull in " other clouds like we can have several email addresses.
Doesn't hurt to hope
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As much as I tried to keep my clouds limited, they quickly grew. I can't say no to free cloud storage (well, not actually free, the bigger clouds usually come along side a membership or purchase). HP cloud came with the laptop, Asus cloud with the Prime, Amazon cloud with membership and of course Dropbox, Google docs and Google music.
I don't need it all right now, nor do I use it, but I'd like a better way of keeping them organized. Right now I do it via directories and bookmarks.
I think it would be great if there were an app that let you view your clouds side by side, what is in them, space avl, etc. Keep them organized and remind you what you have! (ah he'll, Picasa counts, too)
Maybe there is a cloud link app? Or one of these clouds will let us "pull in " other clouds like we can have several email addresses.
Doesn't hurt to hope
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+1 really love the idea of such an app. Would definately make online storage more overviewable and efficienter organized / structured.
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Sandisk make an app that offers back up to the cloud and links together box, dropbox, google docs etc. Its available in the market. It is about to or has just come out of beta.
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Sandisk make an app that offers back up to the cloud and links together box, dropbox, google docs etc. Its available in the market. It is about to or has just come out of beta.
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Is this the one you are talking about?
https://market.android.com/details?...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5zYW5kaXNrLm16Il0.
In ES File explorer you can manage distant storing facilities, and Dropbox and Box are natively recognized.
I'll have to see what ES File explorer can do, I do have that and use it, but if it's essentially "file manager - like" then I'm already doing that one my own. The sandisk one is great but is limited to only a handful that I use.
I'm just dreaming it would be nice to have an app that you could specify which clouds you have and have the app act like a gatekeeper - it wouldn't be able to access your clouds, except maybe total space avl, used, allow the user to give them "sub-names" for the tasks/storage each cloud will be used for.
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Is this the one you are talking about?
https://market.android.com/details?...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5zYW5kaXNrLm16Il0.
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Yes that's the one. You can set it to automatically back up your device to the cloud storage or your choice.
ZeroPC Cloud Navigator HD supports a few as well.
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ZeroPC Cloud Navigator HD supports a few as well.
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yeah i love that one! its better than otixo all in all but the down side is it has a limited bandwidth for free users >.< i hope that limitation would ware off
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Anybody know a website that lets me download free ebooks preferably that can be readable by the stock reader...
Make sure its legal if your going to post.
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Boston Public Library let's you borrow for 2 weeks for free and project Guttenberg is for free as well.... Google has a free book program too---all three are epub compatible so most readers will work
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I was using Wowio. It used to be free but now... it costs. Then again... I was using it when it was still beta and you had to be in school to register for it. lol
Haven't logged onto it till now and it looks like it all costs but looks decent enough.
Try Google eBooks. They have some free ones.
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Anybody know a website that lets me download free ebooks preferably that can be readable by the stock reader...
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Is there a problem with using Google Books app. I know it's not the stock reader, but I think it's a better reader. It's only a few features away from being better than the Kindle app.
Reason I say this is because there are a lot of public domain books available at books.google.com, and you can sync between multiple devices this way too.
There are thousands of free e-books on Kindle and Google's book app. They are mostly classics. There are a lot of free e-books that are nearly impossible or ridiculously expensive to get as paper books.
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I use Aldiko, which lets you get a lot of free books that are in the public domain. I stumbled across the fact that any of the books I download using it are also available in the Reader app, too.
Most of their free, public domain books are coming from feedbooks.com, it looks like.
Why not just buy them? They are only a couple dollars?
Or try going into a book store and walking out with a bunch of books? Same thing right? . . .
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Why not just buy them? They are only a couple dollars?
Or try going into a book store and walking out with a bunch of books? Same thing right? . . .
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There are plenty of older books that are in the public domain that people do want to read. Many are out of print, and can only be purchased as a rare or collectible book for quite a bit more than even the newest bestseller.
The books that are in the public domain are made available as ebooks so that they can continue to be enjoyed, when they otherwise wouldn't. Just because something is truly free doesn't mean it is being made available illegally.
Which one do you prefer. Right now I have a Dropbox pro account that I dropped but still has membership, and I have a recurring sugar sync account which I love. But I was just wondering which do you prefer?
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Which one do you prefer. Right now I have a Dropbox pro account that I dropped but still has membership, and I have a recurring sugar sync account which I love. But I was just wondering which do you prefer?
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I personally use dropbox, mainly because it was the first one I tried and was free, have never heard of or used sugarsync. I stand by the motto of don't fix what isn't broken and having 7gb on my dropbox I don't plan on going anywhere soon.
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I personally use dropbox, mainly because it was the first one I tried and was free, have never heard of or used sugarsync. I stand by the motto of don't fix what isn't broken and having 7gb on my dropbox I don't plan on going anywhere soon.
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Dropbox for me, I only have 5GB, but that's pretty much all I need.
That's good, but I can't get referrals for the love of it.
Dropbox, but not because it's better than SugarSync. I have a ton of friends that use dropbox and with the recent 5 gigs they gave away I'm at 17 gigs of space.
That being said, I've heard great things about SugarSync so if you don't plan on sharing anything/folders with friends (Dropbox is, for the most part, the universal standard) I might give that a try too.
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That's good, but I can't get referrals for the love of it.
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It may sound like something you absolutely hate doing, but spam the hell out of your friends and family. It won't cause them any harm and you'll GREATLY appreciate the extra storage space. It took me a long time to come to terms with it, but boy was it a great decision. I sent out an email explaining that I was helping friends coordinate a programming project and that by them signing up it helped us out a lot with school. Worked like a charm (though it was all true. lol).
What? no one signed up for Asus Web Storage when they got their prime?
I still use dropbox, but signed up for a Asus account thru my Prime and they give you 8 GB of storage instead of the 2 GB that anyone else gets.
Why not just use Tonido and use your own computer and as much space as you want? By using Tonido I don't have to worry about space anymore.
I use Dropbox and Dropsync to keep important docs local and in sync. That way I don't rely on wifi... Works great for me. Go check out their blog to see if they still have the recent beta going where each 500MB in photos and video you sync automatically gives an equal amount of storage up to 5GB.
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DB for sure. Google the 2.0.9 apk and it now has unlimited uploaded & there is a way yo get 500gb free instant & then 4.5gb free for uploading during the beta.
Plus the new version can sync photos & bids instantly when taken.
Ya I'm doing it, but I only received the initial 500mb then after upload automatically I got nothing. What the 2.09 APk I don't understand.
With 2.0.9 every 500mb you upload with their new upload feature will give you 500mb up to 5gb. Many of us all got the 5gb as I just made 500mb vids & uploaded them.
Yes I just did it too. It seems the google Adwords is a great way to do this too huh?
I've used Dropbox for a while and will continue to - I have several shared folders set up that are very useful. I did sign up for the 8gb from Asus and the 50gb promotion from Box. Those along with misc cloud storage that came with my laptop and printer (he'll, not to mention Google Docs and Music)...... I'm pretty well set I use them for different things and so easy I've not used at all yet.
just use vmware and set some virtual machines up, u'll get 16gb in no time(had an .edu email so it gave me double), so far i got 23.88gb from dropbox.
wouldve been more if i didnt miss that 1gb scavenger hunt thing
Sugarsync for me
I use Sugarsync and it works well. The main reason I picked it over Dropbox was the ability to select multiple separate directories to sync (vs just one Dropbox directory). You also can choose which directories to sync between which PCs (not all dirs have to be synced between all PCs). Very handy. However, Sugarsync has two large holes (that are supposed to be filled this year) - you can't sync a directory on a USB drive, and you have to sync with the cloud (vs getting data directly from a local PC).
Agree on Dropbox, tried them both and its better on android.
Dropsync is very nice for tablets/phones too. got on my prime and sgs2 for convenient sync with no hassles
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NAS Server
You should check out a NAS Server. Set up your own cloud and stream your content wherever you are!
Synology DS212j is a pretty neat little machine!
I have used SugarSync for about 18 months. I am liking how they are agressively updating it and appear to be trying to gain traction in a very competitive market by improving the product. It works well for me on my TFP 201. I have the 100 gig storage plan.
Dropbox
Currently using Dropbox and loving it. I have the 50Gb account that is up to 54.5 with referrals, beta etc. This may change though when Google deploys Drive.
I've used both, and Sugarsync wins just for the ability to sync multiple independent folders. I know there are some workarounds in DB, but I don't want workarounds. I like the ability to just click on a folder and share it immediately, and still keep it where I want it. It's pretty easy to get above the given 5Gb too, with a little legwork. I got up to 6.5Gb in 15 minutes by jumping through their hoops. Also, the interface is pretty easy to work with. I had formerly used Windows Live Mesh, which was quick to sync, and can work peer to peer (still use it on my LAN because it's so quick, and no file limits via P2P). Unfortunately there are few mobile clients for Mesh. So Sugarsync wins for me.
Just for those who don't know. Google Drive is up and running. Super cheap plans compared to other companies. 5gb free
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Hell its nice. Throwing them 2 50 " month for the 25 gigs too, maybe they can buy themselves an ice cream or something
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Just for those who don't know. Google Drive is up and running. Super cheap plans compared to other companies. 5gb free
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Don't use it... Read the t.o.s. Google can take your files and do what they please with them... Stick with dropbox and dev-host...
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The verge did a in depth comparison of the tos and they really don't look much different than the others. It's just google has to use more general words as they have a unifies tos for all their services. They also state in the terms of service something like "we always acquire permission to use data uploaded from you publicly" or something like that. Personally its google.. If I'm willing to use thier other services with the same tos I don't obviously care enough to not use drive. But that's just me
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3rd party apps
hi guys.
if i may ask. what is the best 3rd party google drive apps for android?
i was a noob dropbox user before this. hundreds of files in them.
in dropbox official apps, i have to download them 1 by 1.
however, after trying tons of apps for dropbox, i have met dropsync.
i love it. it syncs CORRECTLY, immediate sync after changes is detected, and it have apps for pc n mac too!
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but i have problem with the storage in dropbox, too little.
and, google drive came. i love it, it fast, it have big capacity, it have desktop apps.
again, the same problem i face with my android. i have to select each file 1 by 1 to download them aka make available offline.
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enough of explaination.
again, i would like to ask, have you guys found an awesome 3rd party apps to automatically sync files in and out google drive to my android device?
thanks!
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hi guys.
if i may ask. what is the best 3rd party google drive apps for android?
i was a noob dropbox user before this. hundreds of files in them.
in dropbox official apps, i have to download them 1 by 1.
however, after trying tons of apps for dropbox, i have met dropsync.
i love it. it syncs CORRECTLY, immediate sync after changes is detected, and it have apps for pc n mac too!
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but i have problem with the storage in dropbox, too little.
and, google drive came. i love it, it fast, it have big capacity, it have desktop apps.
again, the same problem i face with my android. i have to select each file 1 by 1 to download them aka make available offline.
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enough of explaination.
again, i would like to ask, have you guys found an awesome 3rd party apps to automatically sync files in and out google drive to my android device?
thanks!
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Quick answer would be no. Google Drive is so new, that 3rd party apps haven't been created yet. I personally don't even think google has releases the API's for developers to create apps off it yet. (although I could be wrong)
Just have to wait a little longer I'm afraid
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One of my good friends is a PEN tester and a Dev for IBM. He uses Googles apps to basically run his life, he is a private contractor for a few groups and has to schedual his life hour to hour, he calims Google helps him to be able to do this efficiently. Coming from a guy who has spoke a few times at DEFCON about Oracle and JAVA vulnerabilities, ill trust them. You don't want it stolen, don't put it in a cloud. THE END
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I hate that you cant browse out to you "Off-line" documents on Google Drive on your phone of tablet.... or I haven't found a way to do that... without digging into all the nesting...
does dropbox allow you to use i.e. ES File explorer and set pictures as wallpapers or save documents to your SDCard etc?
ES file explorer added support for GDrive so that helps with browsing files.
it has ??? Damn i didnt know... thanks !
hit the thanks button...
dropbox 43 gb
google drive 5gb
dropbox wins
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dropbox 43 gb
google drive 5gb
dropbox wins
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Yeah I was looking at that... that is a no brainier...
i have 30 GB with Google Drive(2.99 plan) because i can afford it, I have 27 GB with dropbox(really 4GB with bonus 23 GB from HTC). Im using google drive more and more everyday.
Cant just sharedrive files have to have email addy which is dumb dropbox wins
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Cant just sharedrive files have to have email addy which is dumb dropbox wins
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You can share files via link but I can only be done via the web app. And the link is very long.
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david279 said:
You can share files via link but I can only be done via the web app. And the link is very long.
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Still a win for db then
How do you claim your free 23GB from HTC? i cant seem to find it anywhere...
EDIT: Nevermind.... thanks all! i think DB wins...
Create a account make sure to log in on a comp n then log in to dropbox on the phone
Gunna have to go with drop box. Especially if you have to share files. Google drive just isn't as intuitive with file sharing like drop box is. For me I have to share .zips for themes and Google drive just doesn't cut it. Drop box ftw. However if you have something with a ton if traffic... good luck cuz they will nuke your public links.
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I am a heavy Dropbox user. The thing I like most about Drobox is that I have a portable app which allows me to sync all my documents from a USB memory drive. This is especially important at work since I can't download any applications/etc.
I'm not sure of Google Drive's capabilities yet but I do expect to start playing around with it.
I do love the Titanium feature where it syncs backups to Dropbox. (Google drive I think does this as well). Comes in handy when you haven't backed up your phone on your computer in a long while, and you drop your phone deep into a lake. The same goes with syncing pictures.
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Gunna have to go with drop box. Especially if you have to share files. Google drive just isn't as intuitive with file sharing like drop box is. For me I have to share .zips for themes and Google drive just doesn't cut it. Drop box ftw. However if you have something with a ton if traffic... good luck cuz they will nuke your public links.
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for what I have been reading, Google Drive is not a virtual "drive" in a sense... like DropBox is... GD is Google Docs in costume... it works great for sharing documents specially if you use the web gui because it can render a lot of files natively... so if you are going to have wordDocs and XLS and PPTs, PSDs etc etc then GD is great... but for regular file dump, cloud repository DropBox wins...
Hey XDA
I know Dropbox is basically the dominant force in the cloud market but still there are some other competitors.
The closest competitor would be SugarSync but I really hate their interface and I think their service is slow and terrible.
Just wondering if you guys know about any decent dropbox alternative?
I was able to find a list of some good cloud apps here but I was wondering if there was one that I haven't heard about:
http://www.appdigy.com/best-android-apps/tools-and-utilities/35-best-cloud-storage-app-for-android/
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Hey XDA
I know Dropbox is basically the dominant force in the cloud market but still there are some other competitors.
The closest competitor would be SugarSync but I really hate their interface and I think their service is slow and terrible.
Just wondering if you guys know about any decent dropbox alternative?
I was able to find a list of some good cloud apps here but I was wondering if there was one that I haven't heard about:
http://www.appdigy.com/best-android-apps/tools-and-utilities/35-best-cloud-storage-app-for-android/
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Skydrive, pogoplug
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Skydrive, pogoplug
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Can't forget about minus
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And box.com w/ google drive ^^
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Besides dropbox, i choose copy.com
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Depends on what you need:
For keeping your devices in sync and backups of personal stuff: Wuala. Simply because it's got client-side encryption where the company running it can't access any of your stuff, even if they wanted to.
For sharing: Dropbox as it's got the widest range of users. I'd still recommend Wuala over it 10 times though.
thanks for wuala and copy
Sugarsync and Cubby Beta
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Box now has a PC client just like dropbox. And I do have a 50gb free account.
Also have Gdrive and Skydrive but I don't use it.
Oh, and Sugarsync only for notes.
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Started using Skydrive lately. 25gb space, have most of my school work and pdf's uploaded there. Mobile access? Havent used it that often, but it could be great for backing up pictures, videos and wallpapers. Upload speed is slow maybe ~100 kB/s if anything.
absolutely dropbox.
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Drop Box no doubt is one of the best Cloud Storage and you can get even more from DopBox with its new features like Access Files anywhere, Drag-and-Drop Upload and other smart features and it is regard the best cloud storage for android . But along with SugarSync now Mega Cloud and SOS online back become major player in Cloud Storage app for android. And even provide more Free GB space as compare to DropBox
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dropbox
....i'll think about Gdrive when it'll make available the linux client....
Google drive
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Dropbox - sadly
I have had to choose Dropbox as my main cloud storage ... as until Google decide to get GDrive for Linux, as like many Ubuntu is my main operating system. I have found that Box (using webdav in nautilus) was seriously slow upload and download speeds, and Sugarsync likewise has not decided to make a Debian Linux client.
I still use Google Drive for creating documents via the web browser and Quickoffice application.
My list.. i would recommend the following.
Dropbox - user friendly ui
Sygarsync - 'just' an alternative
Box - storage dominent
Minus - storage and ui dominent
Cubby - currently in beta. You need invites to join
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Also check out cloud on. No storage, but it accesses box, Dropbox and google drive. Condenses 3 apps in to 1.
Dropbox & Google Drive
I'm quite suprised that apparently 95% of the people here are ok with the cloud provider having access to all their data and not caring about privacy at all.....
I have free 25 Gb on Skydrive. Using it for school work and to backup old game saves.
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I'm quite suprised that apparently 95% of the people here are ok with the cloud provider having access to all their data and not caring about privacy at all.....
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Valid point. I think a number of people don't put items in the cloud that are necessarily private or backups of things that should actually be backed up. I wouldn't be too hurt personally of drop box accessed my school work or some screen shots.
I personally use stop box and Google drive since I can create documents quickly. Not a big fan of box.com, given its similar to do box but last I recall did not allow downloading of folders without a subscription. Goodluck downloading if that's still the case and you truly need to recover files lost on physical media.
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Skydrive.
I was one of the early adopters of it. When MS launched it for Windows Phone (I now have a Galaxy S II.) Hence, I have the full monty - 25GB of storage.
Now I have some APK's, Adventure Time episodes, some Tiesto, and random pics.