Did I mention free cloud storage?
Yeah, these are Chinese/Pacific Rim based companies so if that bothers you, you haven't heard of the NSA. With the USA having given up the last breath of honest governance there is no disadvantage in embracing the Chinese cloud storage give away. Understand that if your data is of the type that it might ruffle the feathers of governance it is best to have that data in a country that you do not reside. And, of course, you can always encrypt before uploading.
For those of you concerned about installing the PC client and mobile device software I have noticed that removing the software from my phone and/or computer once it has been downloaded, installed and used to sign in to my account does not reduce my increased cloud storage capacity.
Of note, according to the translations the Chinese think of it, not as a "cloud", but as a "network drive". Get it free while you can...
What follows is a quick synopsis of four cloud solutions. But for more details (including upload/download speed restraints as compared to American counterparts and maximum file size restraints regarding not only upload, but limits as well) concerning each visit this guy's thorough comments as he explored each. His preference was for 360.
1. Weiyun (Tencent - 10TB)
Although I have never been exposed to them until now, Tencent is apparently a huge tech company in SE Asia, like one of the top 5 in the world. That size allows Tencent (like Mega) to store data in multiple countries, not just China. There is some confidence to be had in that.
One may upload file no larger than 4GB unless one engages the "power upload plugin" at which point the max, file size increases to 32GB.
Here are the steps required to get your 10TB.
NOTE: I recommend you download QQ Messenger application. In the app panel inside QQ, you will see Tencent Cloud and it is fully English!
... to be continued!
Yeah, these are Chinese/Pacific Rim based companies so if that bothers you, you haven't heard of the NSA. With the USA having given up the last breath of honest governance there is no disadvantage in embracing the Chinese cloud storage give away. Understand that if your data is of the type that it might ruffle the feathers of governance it is best to have that data in a country that you do not reside. And, of course, you can always encrypt before uploading.
For those of you concerned about installing the PC client and mobile device software I have noticed that removing the software from my phone and/or computer once it has been downloaded, installed and used to sign in to my account does not reduce my increased cloud storage capacity.
Of note, according to the translations the Chinese think of it, not as a "cloud", but as a "network drive". Get it free while you can...
What follows is a quick synopsis of four cloud solutions. But for more details (including upload/download speed restraints as compared to American counterparts and maximum file size restraints regarding not only upload, but limits as well) concerning each visit this guy's thorough comments as he explored each. His preference was for 360.
1. Weiyun (Tencent - 10TB)
Although I have never been exposed to them until now, Tencent is apparently a huge tech company in SE Asia, like one of the top 5 in the world. That size allows Tencent (like Mega) to store data in multiple countries, not just China. There is some confidence to be had in that.
One may upload file no larger than 4GB unless one engages the "power upload plugin" at which point the max, file size increases to 32GB.
Here are the steps required to get your 10TB.
- Register in the QQ service
- Install Tencent Cloud app for your smartphone. Login with the data from step 1.
- Click “Get 10TB”. (click to Tencent link above or click here)
- And don't forget to use the English version of Tencent's web offering.
NOTE: I recommend you download QQ Messenger application. In the app panel inside QQ, you will see Tencent Cloud and it is fully English!
... to be continued!
