Thanks to those pesky computer viruses, our data files can easily get corrupted. Even with an armament of antivirus softwares installed, viruses still find ways to get pass through our defensive softwares. Our portable storage devices like USBs won’t even do. “Evil” experts have made it a medium for virus multiplication.With just one plug, you can lose all your saved files.
A safer alternative for backing up files is through the INTERNET. Yes, this is true. Some of us may have even tried this before through mail, e.g. using the Save As Draft feature in Yahoo Mail. You may have also heard of online virtual drives where you can upload and store documents. But all these sound too good to be free. Believe it or not, lots of file-hosting sites nowadays offer this feature for free! Still, there are limits.
RECOMMENDED SITES:
1. BOX.NET
The Lite package is totally free for everyone. All you have to do is sign up with your email and you can start uploading your files.Features:
-- >Create 5 folders
-- >Store up to 1 GB of memory
-- >25MB filesize limit for each
-- >Public file sharing (create links so others can download your file)
1GB is more than enough for important documents. Needless to say, everything you upload over box.net will become accessible anywhere where there is an internet connection. Plus, you can share your files for others to download. You also have the option to access your files privately. Box.net has an effcient encryption function to ensure your privacy.
Files can be of any type, e.g., doc, zip, rar, mp3, swf, fla, etc. If you’re running a business and you want more space, you can avail of Box.net’s priced packages.
2. RAPIDSHARE.COM
This is basically a free file-sharing site. It doesn’t go much beyond there but this site is definitely worth the time. You can upload as many files as you can, provided that each file doesn’t exceed 200MB. You can manage your files at the collector’s free zone. You can only add files that have been uploaded to Rapidshare over the free zone.
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