free file hosting

Free File Hosting

We are using the term File Hosting to refer to the online storage of computer files especially photographs (.jpg) audio (.mp3) and videos (.mp4) but including any type of file or computer format which can be viewed on a windows, mac or linux operating system computer which has the appropriate software installed.

Why use Online File Hosting?

Online file hosting can be useful for several purposes:

Online File Hosting Options

There are two main options available for online file hosting:

1. Using Existing webhosting

2. Using an Online File Hosting service

This is a selection of Online File Hosting available with varying amounts of free storage available:

File Hosting / Sharing

Catbox (Not specified - Free) P

Litterbox (Not specified - Free temporary storage)

Dropbox (2GB) trustpilot (Bad)

GMX Cloud (2GB) trustpilot (Bad)

Disroot (2GB)

OneDrive (5GB) P trustpilot (Bad)

Eclipso Drive (5GB) trustpilot (Poor)

OpenDrive (5GB) trustpilot (Excellent)

Mail.ru Cloud (8GB) P trustpilot (Poor)

Google Drive (15GB - Free) P trustpilot (Average)

Files.Mail.ee (20GB - Free)

Files.Inbox.lt (20GB - Free)

Files.Inbox.lv (20GB - Free)

 

File Hosting (Encrypted)

Owl Cloud Host (1GB) R

Cryptpad.fr (1GB - Free)

Proton Drive (5GB - Free) trustpilot (Average)

iDrive (10GB - Free) trustpilot (Average)

Ice Drive (10GB - Free, no client side encryption) trustpilot (Great)

Mega NZ (20GB - Free) P trustpilot (Excellent)

 

PDF Hosting

PDF Host

UFile

 

File Transfer

Disroot

We Transfer P trustpilot (Bad)

Mail Big File P trustpilot (Average)

PCloud Transfer trustpilot (Average)

File Hosting

Go File trustpilot (Excellent)

Filebin

 

 

How to choose between Online services?

Recomendations

Google Drive or One Drive are popular choices and are easy to use especially if you are using a smartphone and wish to store your files off your phone. Even though I have not tried it Open Drive is well thought of by Trustpilot reviewers. I would recommend Mega.NZ for favourable jurisdiction and ease of use and if you have limited requirements I would look at Owl Cloud Host.

 

Key:

P = Personally used and recommended. R = Recommended. X = Problems.

 

 

Michael Fowler

 

 

 

 

 

 

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