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Pick the Best Cloud Drive Service for You
- Cloud Storage Comparison 2019: Compare 50+ Cloud Providers
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- Best Cloud Storage of 2019 Free and Paid – OnTechnic
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- Set up and use iCloud for Windows – Apple Support
- Dropbox
- Dropbox Updates: Meet the Latest Version – Dropbox
- Dropbox limits free accounts to three linked devices
- Dropbox irks Mac users with annoying Dock icon, offers clueless support | Ars Technica
- Dropbox Smart Sync lets you work without limits
- Google Drive/Google One – More storage and extra benefits from Google
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Invalid file names and file types in OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint – Office Support
- Box
- Amazon Drive
- Tresorit
- Sync.com
- pCloud
- SugarSync
- MEGA
- IDrive
- Yandex.Disk
- CloudMe
- Microsoft Teams – Group Chat software
Tim’s Required Features for a Cloud Drive Service:
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Primary
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Multi-platform and multi-file
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Desktop OS integration
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Offline files on mobile devices
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Shared folders
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Minimun 50G
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Secondary
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Desktop OS selective sync
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3rd party app integration
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Family data sharing
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Name
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Space/Cost
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OS Integration
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Notes
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Features & Price
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iCloud Drive
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[2T/$120]
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File Syncing/Many Apps
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No folder sharing until MacOS10.15
Family data sharing on ≥200G; No selective sync
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Google Drive/One
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100G/$20y
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File Syncing/Many Apps
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Family data sharing
Insync($40/account1time-https://www.insynchq.com/)
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OneDrive
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[1T/$36]
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File Syncing/Many Apps
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1T&Office/$70y; 100G/$24y
Family data sharing for 365Home
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Box
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100G/$120y
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File Syncing/Some Apps
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Focused on Business and expensive
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Amazon Drive
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100G/$12y
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File Syncing/Branded App
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Slow; focus on photos
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Tresorit
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200G/$130
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File Syncing/Branded App
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End-to-end encryption but pricey
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Sync.com
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500G/$49y
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File Syncing/Branded App
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End-to-end encryption
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pCloud
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500G/$48
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File Syncing/Branded App
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Lifetime 500G/$175; Pushes toward offline files
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SugerSync
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100G/$90y
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File Syncing/Branded App
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Bad iOS app; slow and expensive
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Mega
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50G/Free
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File Syncing/Branded App
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200G/$70, but limited bandwidth; End-to-end encryption; Only link sharing
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IDrive
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2T/$70
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File Syncing/Branded App
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No folder sharing; No mobile off-line files; a backup service with file syncing added
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Dropbox
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2T/$120
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File Syncing/Many Apps
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Persistent desktop app; 3 linked devices for free account; No middle space option
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Yandex.Disk
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100G/$20
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File Syncing/Branded App
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Russian based
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