How To Get As Much Free Cloud Storage As Possible

Many cloud storage providers offer free storage to entice new customers to sign up for them. What’s good is that storage is often available for life, so you can get by simply by accepting as many free cloud storage offers as possible.

In this article, we’ll take a look at the main sources of free cloud storage. We will briefly explain the functionality of each vendor, but ultimately these vendors are all highly rated and trustworthy. The focus here will be on free storage.

Google Drive – free 15 GB per account

Google Drive is a great option for anyone who already has a Google email address. If you have a YouTube account or Android phone, you will already have an account.

Google Drive has some great features. For example, you can use Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides. These are alternatives to the popular Microsoft Office applications. Google Drive has long been hailed as one of the best free Office alternatives. You can also create regular backups, share files with others, and sync between computers.

Interestingly, although Google Drive states that you are limited to 15 GB, I personally found that 15 GB is per account . Technically, nothing stops you from creating as many Gmail accounts as you need. I have had a personal email address, an email address for writing articles, and an email address for another company for several years and have never run into any issues.

Check out Mark’s article on moving files between Google Drive accounts to optimize space.

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Mega – 50 GB for free I

MEGA easily offers one of the biggest free storage options for new users. You can sign up for MEGA today and get 50GB of cloud storage for free. MEGA brags about its security, but ultimately all of the cloud storage providers mentioned in this article offer a similar level of security.

If you have sensitive data that is not convenient for you to share online, your best bet is to store it locally and create multiple backups. MEGA can still keep your account secure and they do not store your password, so it is not possible for your password to leak. However, this means you need to remember it, otherwise you will lose access to your account.

You can easily share files through MEGA as well as chat with other MEGA users. It’s also very easy to browse your history, create folders, and organize your cloud save files. The MEGA search feature also makes it easier to find specific files, but MEGA lacks features like the Google Drive tools mentioned above.

The storage offered by MEGA and Google Drive, along with features from Google, should be adequate. However, if you are running out of storage space and need a different provider, we have a number of additional options below.

pCloud – 10 GB Free I

Another well-respected and recommended cloud storage provider is pCloud This provider offers 10 GB for all new users.

pCloud is generally aimed at business users looking for maximum security, but is still great for storing an extra 10GB of files. With built-in collaboration features, pCloud is a great option for quickly and securely downloading files you want to share with others.

Microsoft OneDrive – 5 GB or 1 TB for Office 365 users I

Microsoft OneDrive is an interesting choice. All users can get 5GB of storage for free by simply signing up, but if you have an active Office 365 subscription, you can access 1TB of storage. If you’re already using Office 365, this storage can be an unexpected boon.

Some people appreciate OneDrive because it’s built into the Windows 10 operating system. It becomes very easy to sync and back up all your files when you create them on your desktop, and you don’t need to download any additional software or tinker with settings.

As long as you have OneDrive turned on, you can quickly sync between any devices you sign in to. You will also be able to view all your files from Windows Explorer.

MediaFire – 10 GB for free, expandable up to 50 GB I

MediaFire is another great choice for those looking for as much storage space as possible. MediaFire offers a reasonable 10GB for free. However, you can get up to 50GB of storage for free by completing certain tasks.

You can get 200 MB for connecting Facebook and Twitter accounts and 200 MB for posting messages to Facebook and Twitter. Installing the mobile app will give you 200 MB, and you can get 1 GB of extra space for each referral you refer. The average person might not be able to recommend 40 friends, but an extra 1GB might be possible.

One of the negative aspects of MediaFire is that you get ad support if you’re a free user. All other cloud storage options on this list are ad-free.

Which one should you register for the first time?

Now that we’ve covered the best providers that can get as much free cloud storage as possible, here’s what we suggest you do.

Visit Google Drive first – either sign up or sign in with your existing Google account. This is the easiest way to get 15 GB of free storage space and also access a wide range of cloud applications like Google Docs.

Then visit Mega – you can get a whopping 50GB just by signing up for MEGA Make sure you write down your password somewhere, because if you forget it, you won’t be able to request a password reset.

Take advantage of other deals as a last resort – other cloud storage providers offer less disk space, and you might not want to sign up until you need it.

At this point, you have 90GB of free cloud storage. You can claim up to 40GB more on MediaFire through friend recommendations and other activities, and you can create another Google account to access another 15GB of cloud storage.

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