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Hope this is the correct forum to post this question. Just looking for a place to store data on the web for free. I know Microsoft has skydive where you can store about 10G just wondering if there are any places availeble. Does yahoo or google offer something similar?

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This thread started with asking for free, large web storage and several members offered file‑hosting and sync suggestions. That’s a useful start for quick sharing, but there are important differences between “share a big file once” and “archive this data reliably for years.” Free hosts are often transient: retention rules, bandwidth caps, inactivity purges, account limits and weak privacy guarantees are common. Decide first whether you need short‑term public sharing, ongoing sync between machines, or true offsite backup.

Practical steps before you upload anything:

  • Consolidate folders into archives so you manage fewer files and one checksum per archive.
  • Create a simple inventory (CSV) listing filename, size, checksum and date — store that locally.
  • Verify archives after creation.

Example commands (typical Linux/Windows tools):

# compress
7z a -t7z archive.7z my-folder/

# create checksum
sha256sum archive.7z > archive.7z.sha256

If any data is sensitive, encrypt client‑side before upload so the host never holds plaintext. A symmetric GPG example:

gpg --symmetric --cipher-algo AES256 --output archive.7z.gpg archive.7z

For reliability follow basic backup rules: keep at least three copies, use two different media types, and keep one copy offsite (3‑2‑1). Test restores — an unreadable backup is useless. Automate a lightweight monthly check or “keepalive” to avoid accidental inactivity purges (echoing ’s caution). Use strong, unique passwords, enable MFA, and record account recovery details securely.

Community suggestions here (thanks to , , and others) are fine for casual sharing. For anything irreplaceable treat free web storage as temporary: maintain local copies, verify integrity regularly, and consider paid or institutional archival options for long‑term peace of mind.

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Member Avatar for mediatech

Hi.
I think, mediafire is a website where you can post a lot of data, check mediafire.com

Member Avatar for noshdb

Thanks Mediatech, just registered with mediafire. Its great. Exactly what I wanted, much better than MS skydive. Cheers!

Member Avatar for stephie217

Hope this is the correct forum to post this question. Just looking for a place to store data on the web for free. I know Microsoft has skydive where you can store about 10G just wondering if there are any places availeble. Does yahoo or google offer something similar?

www.divshare.com is another good site. very organized and easy to use.

Member Avatar for mackone

Some more here -

divShare: Upload all kinds of files here, including multimedia. Includes integration with Facebook and WordPress.
Omnidrive: Up to 1 GB free online storage; integrates with Zoho and Snipshot.
Yuntaa: Free up to 1 GB; also offers blogging.
YouSendIt: Need to send a really big file? Use YouSendIt to send files up to 2 GB.
MediaMax: Up to 25 GBs completely free; this includes video hosting as well.
Senduit: Need to share a large file with someone? Try Senduit - just upload your file, share a secure URL, and you're all set.
FileHo: Upload, host, and share files for free - with unlimited storage available.
Megashares: Up to 10GB available for upload storage; you get a URL where your files can either be privately or publicly accessed.
Badongo: Free file hosting that allows you unlimited files, photos, etc. to share.
Up-File: Unlimited file size; you can upload pretty much anything here to share with others.

Member Avatar for The Dude

much better than MS skydive.

Somehow im not surprised :)

Welcome ashore stephie217 :)

Member Avatar for TheBuzzer

word of warning. tons of this free service will remove files if not active.

Member Avatar for XRacerPaddy

:) Hey. I don't know about any website that offers free data storage. However, know that dell has one for small price. Maybe you check that out.

Member Avatar for c0ld sn1ff3r

You can also try

Member Avatar for NIST

There are a few but they charge you a minimum amount

Member Avatar for comlor

Hope this is the correct forum to post this question. Just looking for a place to store data on the web for free. I know Microsoft has skydive where you can store about 10G just wondering if there are any places availeble. Does yahoo or google offer something similar?

There is always good ol fashion x-drive. got me thinking if my account is still there..old school

I know Geek Squad has 25Gb for $49/year

Member Avatar for abetageek

Hope this is the correct forum to post this question. Just looking for a place to store data on the web for free. I know Microsoft has skydive where you can store about 10G just wondering if there are any places availeble. Does yahoo or google offer something similar?

Google gives a program with several gig that places a hd on your my computer with of course its own letter

Member Avatar for Member 785330

how to upload a multimedia file

Member Avatar for colinredhead

I like Dropbox.com. it if you work between multiple computers, it's fantastic...

Member Avatar for lunarweblink

yeah iv been using rapidshare since day one now there's like a thousand file hosting sites just like it

Member Avatar for 5stars2

is suitable for this task.

Member Avatar for Ummm

i have to save my pc data (unlimited) which only i can retrive any time.
I don't want to share my data but i want share others data?
is it possible? How?

Member Avatar for abelLazm

esnips also provide space for your data

Member Avatar for qq7434138

word of warning. tons of this free service will remove files if not active.

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