Online Storage

MoneyMan

Hello, can anyone recommend any online storage websites, it’s for photos.

I have BT digital vault however this only stores up to 5GB and then you have to pay £4.99 a month if you require more space? Is this a good deal?

Thanks

Spank

PhotobucketPro is only $39.90 for 2 years (1/2gb free)

Lil306

You can use Gmail if you want pure storage space.

Regarding online storage (as if you were going to use them for photo albums)
I haven't looked through these, but google produced a hefty list, these may help.

http://mashable.com/2007/07/28/online-storage/

EDIT - Had a quick glance, consider looking at xdrive. That name has stuck in my head before.

timbim_2

You get picasa web albums (which AFAIK can be private) with a google account, I'm not sure about storage space. Flickr costs about £18ish per year for unlimited space, and the community there's pretty good as well.

tronator

timbim wrote: »

You get picasa web albums (which AFAIK can be private) with a google account, I'm not sure about storage space. Flickr costs about £18ish per year for unlimited space, and the community there's pretty good as well.

Picasa comes with 1GB free. 20GB cost $5/year

http://picasa.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=39567

frogbottler

I use Microsoft's free Skydrive 25GB free storage. Increase the storage by opening multiple hotmail accounts

http://www.windowslive.co.uk/skydrive.aspx
"Windows Live SkyDrive is 25GB of free online storage. You can use SkyDrive storage to backup your files online for free, or to share files online that are too large to email. You can set permissions and set folders as private, public or share with only people that you select."

happywarmgun

I use 'Carbonite' which remotely mirrors my entire hard-drive. It is something like £42 a year FOR UNLIMITED backup. It has over 150gb of my data (including photo/music/video) securley backed up in the US. When disaster struck last year it saved me from heartbreak. Without a doubt the best 42 quid I ever spent.

It just sits in the background on your PC - you tell it which folders you want to back up (not everyone likes the idea of all their data going to the US - so you could just select your photo folders) and every night it syncs its copies with your copies. You don't have to do anything. A wonderful service that is priced far, far better than anything hosted in the UK.

bob_man_uk

i currently use dropbox, you get 2gb free, and i use it to store all my important docs and private pictures. https://www.dropbox.com/pricing gets a bit pricey once you run out of space though

gonzo127

frogbottler wrote: »

I use Microsoft's free Skydrive 25GB free storage. Increase the storage by opening multiple hotmail accounts

http://www.windowslive.co.uk/skydrive.aspx
"Windows Live SkyDrive is 25GB of free online storage. You can use SkyDrive storage to backup your files online for free, or to share files online that are too large to email. You can set permissions and set folders as private, public or share with only people that you select."

i use Skydrive and i dont find it that bad HOWEVER please note that if you want to use the bulk upload service (200 upto 50mb files at a time) you have to use internet exployer if you use any other web browser you can only upload 5 files at a time which

the one thing i am finding very helpful is that i have set it up to give my parents (how live 300 miles away) access to view or download my files so when i add some new photos of my daughter they can see them stright away so i dont have to email them seperatly

explumber

www.synplicity.com

supermonkey

I've spent ages researching these. Humyo is my personal choice. For 5Gb of storage (and if only needed as simple online storage and nothing complex) you should NOT be paying