Recommend free disk space anywhere? - (need 600MB for a fe..

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:54:37 -0800 (PST), ship <shiphen DeleteThis @gmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi
>
>I need to park a CD's worth of image files for a few weeks. (i.e. c.
>600MB).
>Anyone recommend anywhere to do so for free?
>Speed of access/reliability/tech support/security } ar not very
>important.
>
>
>Ship
>Shiperton Henethe

So what is wrong with burning it to a CD and putting it
somewhere secure (like a safe deposit box if the data is especially
valuable)?



Fred
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"ship" <shiphen DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I need to park a CD's worth of image files for a few weeks. (i.e. c.
> 600MB).
> Anyone recommend anywhere to do so for free?
> Speed of access/reliability/tech support/security } ar not very
> important.

There are quite a number of companies that provide on-line storage
solutions, and many will provide some free storage. I have a list of storage
companies that provide free storage at
http://www.cryer.co.uk/resources/virtualstorage.htm. Personally I'd
recommend DriveHQ, but there are others. Take you pick.

Hope this helps.
--
Brian Cryer
www.cryer.co.uk/brian
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On Feb 12, 1:16 pm, Fred Atkinson <fatkin....DeleteThis@mishmash.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:54:37 -0800 (PST), ship <ship....DeleteThis@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi
>
> >I need to park a CD's worth of image files for a few weeks. (i.e. c.
> >600MB).
> >Anyone recommend anywhere to do so for free?
> >Speed of access/reliability/tech support/security } ar not very
> >important.
>
> >Ship
> >ShipertonHenethe
>
>         So what is wrong with burning it to a CD and putting it
> somewhere secure (like a safe deposit box if the data is especially
> valuable)?  
>
>                                 Fred

CDs not good for sharing.
Slower on postage etc.
CDs rather slow to burn.
In truth CD's are really slightly too small nowadays too.


Ship
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On Feb 12, 3:36 pm, "Brian Cryer" <brian.cr....RemoveThis@127.0.0.1.ntlworld.com>
wrote:
> "ship" <ship....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:28b44bda-750e-417c-8485-c15ea5e3a073@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hi
>
> > I need to park a CD's worth of image files for a few weeks. (i.e. c.
> > 600MB).
> > Anyone recommend anywhere to do so for free?
> > Speed of access/reliability/tech support/security } ar not very
> > important.
>
> There are quite a number of companies that provide on-line storage
> solutions, and many will provide some free storage. I have a list of storage
> companies that provide free storage athttp://www.cryer.co.uk/resources/virtualstorage.htm. Personally I'd
> recommend DriveHQ, but there are others. Take you pick.
>
> Hope this helps.

Looks promising - thank you.

Ship
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:05:58 -0800 (PST), ship <shiphen DeleteThis @gmail.com>
wrote:

>CDs not good for sharing.
>Slower on postage etc.
>CDs rather slow to burn.
>In truth CD's are really slightly too small nowadays too.

It seems to me that you said that you had a CD's worth of
material. So how is a CD too small for this?

I thought you were going to STORE it, not mail it.

If it is a one time thing, then what's the difference. I can
burn CDs in a very short time. I rarely do it, though.

The counterpart is that you would be using one of these free
online backup services that would have all of your important data and
be able to access it and compromise your privacy.

Regards,



Fred
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ship <shiphen DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I need to park a CD's worth of image files for a few weeks. (i.e. c.
> 600MB).
> Anyone recommend anywhere to do so for free?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDrive

"It allows a user to access a virtual drive stored in a Gmail e-mail
account by causing the contents of the Gmail account to appear as a new
network share on the user's workstation. In order to use this add-on, the
user needs a Gmail e-mail account. The add-on enables the user to use the
standard Windows desktop file copy and paste commands to transfer files to
and from the Gmail account as if it was a drive on the user's computer."

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John Bokma <john.TakeThisOut@castleamber.com> wrote:

>ship <shiphen.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I need to park a CD's worth of image files for a few weeks. (i.e. c.
>> 600MB).
>> Anyone recommend anywhere to do so for free?
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDrive
>
>"It allows a user to access a virtual drive stored in a Gmail e-mail
>account by causing the contents of the Gmail account to appear as a new
>network share on the user's workstation. In order to use this add-on, the
>user needs a Gmail e-mail account. The add-on enables the user to use the
>standard Windows desktop file copy and paste commands to transfer files to
>and from the Gmail account as if it was a drive on the user's computer."

However, it appears that gDrive is perhaps still a rumour, and not yet
available (it's not listed as a facility on Google).

See:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=7144

(November 27th 2007)

Matt

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In article <47b332d2.11979312.TakeThisOut@news.freenetname.co.uk>, (Matt Probert)
says...
> John Bokma <john.TakeThisOut@castleamber.com> wrote:
>
> >ship <shiphen.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I need to park a CD's worth of image files for a few weeks. (i.e. c.
> >> 600MB).
> >> Anyone recommend anywhere to do so for free?
> >
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDrive
> >
> >"It allows a user to access a virtual drive stored in a Gmail e-mail
> >account by causing the contents of the Gmail account to appear as a new
> >network share on the user's workstation. In order to use this add-on, the
> >user needs a Gmail e-mail account. The add-on enables the user to use the
> >standard Windows desktop file copy and paste commands to transfer files to
> >and from the Gmail account as if it was a drive on the user's computer."
>
> However, it appears that gDrive is perhaps still a rumour, and not yet
> available (it's not listed as a facility on Google).
>
> See:
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=7144
>
> (November 27th 2007)
>
> Matt
>
> --
> The Probert Encyclopaedia
> http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com
>
I think John meant Gmail Drive which is a program residing on the local
computer and uses Gmail for storage:

http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm
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"SAZ" <saz1958 RemoveThis @nospamexcite.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.221d0b9ba1816ba99896e1@newsgroups.comcast.net...
> In article <47b332d2.11979312 RemoveThis @news.freenetname.co.uk>, (Matt Probert)
> says...
>> John Bokma <john RemoveThis @castleamber.com> wrote:
>>
>> >ship <shiphen RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi
>> >>
>> >> I need to park a CD's worth of image files for a few weeks. (i.e. c.
>> >> 600MB).
>> >> Anyone recommend anywhere to do so for free?
>> >
>> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDrive
>> >
>> >"It allows a user to access a virtual drive stored in a Gmail e-mail
>> >account by causing the contents of the Gmail account to appear as a new
>> >network share on the user's workstation. In order to use this add-on,
>> >the
>> >user needs a Gmail e-mail account. The add-on enables the user to use
>> >the
>> >standard Windows desktop file copy and paste commands to transfer files
>> >to
>> >and from the Gmail account as if it was a drive on the user's computer."
>>
>> However, it appears that gDrive is perhaps still a rumour, and not yet
>> available (it's not listed as a facility on Google).
>>
>> See:
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=7144
>>
>> (November 27th 2007)
>>
>> Matt
>>
>> --
>> The Probert Encyclopaedia
>> http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com
>>
> I think John meant Gmail Drive which is a program residing on the local
> computer and uses Gmail for storage:
>
> http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm

Sounds like something Google will eventually get round to blocking ..
looking on the page it states: "Be aware that support for this tool may
suspend at any time if Google decides to block its use."

Actually, this is an important point, not about Gmail Drive but about any
on-line storage provider, and that is simply that if they go out of business
then you loose all your files. I maintain a list of storage providers, and
have received quite a few emails from people who have used one and then lost
everything when the company goes out of business. For this reason I
recommend that:

1. you only use well established names and not newcomers to the market.

2. you don't rely on it as your only copy.

Basically on-line storage providers can be a great way of sharing files but
I wouldn't recommend them as a backup.

Sorry, rant over.
--
Brian Cryer
www.cryer.co.uk/brian
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"Brian Cryer" <brian.cryer.RemoveThis@127.0.0.1.ntlworld.com> wrote:

[ GMail Drive ]

> Sounds like something Google will eventually get round to blocking ..
> looking on the page it states: "Be aware that support for this tool
> may suspend at any time if Google decides to block its use."
>
> Actually, this is an important point,

Not to the OP:
"I need to park a CD's worth of image files for a few weeks."

Moreover, the software has been around for a few years.

> Basically on-line storage providers can be a great way of sharing
> files but I wouldn't recommend them as a backup.

I would, but like you wrote, I wouldn't put all my eggs in one basket. I
am considering Amazon's S3.

--
John Bokma http://johnbokma.com/
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