Free Online Storage Sites

Nowadays, computer users are running out of memory on their computer hard disks. This is due to a vast collection of data; which includes documents, images, mp3 songs and videos. The free online storage facility is, by far the best option for such users. It certainly enables a user to free memory on his computer hard disk, with being able to access his content whenever and wherever he wants. For availing the free online storage facility, one needs to register with a website which is offering such facility. Nowadays, due to the popularity of online storage among the people, many software companies are coming up with several free online storage sites. These sites allow the user to upload and store whatever files he wants, which can be accessed anytime, from any part of the world.

Free Online Storage Sites

Sky Drive
This website is owned by Microsoft, and offers around 25 gigabytes of free online storage. The services from this website can also be availed if you have a registered account with 'Xbox Live' or 'Hotmail'. To store and upload content, you simply need to drag the files that you want to store and drop them in the online folder. The website includes features like SSL encryption, no third party advertisements and online promotions, 24/7 provision of services, and file history retrieval.

FileFront
The specialty of this free online storage website is that it enables a member to store and upload unlimited data in any format. Moreover, the file which is to be uploaded can even be up to one gigabyte. However, a user with low Internet speed is not recommended to upload a large file on this website, as it will cause the computer to hang after some hours of processing.

Google Docs
This is the most popular site for storing documents and spreadsheets, which is owned by Google, Inc. It enables a user to upload and store approximately 5000 documents and presentations. However, it has file size restrictions of 500 kilobytes for a single document, and up to 2 megabytes for each picture which is embedded in a file. A maximum of 1,000 spreadsheets can be stored, with a maximum file range of 200,000 cells or 100 sheets. This website provides a feature which enables you to lock the spreadsheet, so that other users who access the file won't be able to make alterations. Moreover, the website is also compatible with MS Office applications.

Box.net
This website is not open for public use, but provides its services only to businesses. It offers PC access, and mobile access which allows the user to access his content through iPhones and Blackberries. In the website, the user needs to create five separate collaborative folders. It provides the facility of storing up to one gigabyte of data, and permits you to upload files up to 25 megabytes.

Mozy
This is another useful free online storage website, which renders up to 2 gigabytes of storage capacity; and is compatible with several operating systems such as Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and also Mac OSX 10.4 and 10.5. Furthermore, it permits you to upload any kind of files, and also enables the user to set an automatic backup schedule.

There are many more websites that are being utilized by users who are falling short of memory on their portable storage devices.