Which alternative to WeTransfer is best for you? We've also featured the best free cloud storage service. A great option for sharing large video files. You can share smaller files (or folders) through the Terashare website, but you'll need to install the app for larger ones. However, Terashare's hybrid system means that files under 10GB – which is likely to be most of them – are stored on its servers and are therefore accessible regardless of whether your computer is switched on. It's based on BitTorrent which makes it ideal for sharing very large files, or sharing files with a lot of people.īecause of the way it works, very large files (over 10GB) can only be shared when your computer is switched on and accessible to those you want to share with. Terashare is a little different from the other services we've looked at. And OneDrive can handle files as large as 100 GB. However, the free version of OneDrive available with Windows can suit if you'd rather not pay, but if that's the case you're missing out on what is probably he most cost-efficient cloud storage option out there. That, of course, is also the catch - you need to subscribe to Microsoft 365 to take full advantage of this. While there are a number of cloud storage provider options, OneDrive excels for the simple fact that Microsoft 365 accounts come with a massive 1TB of storage. If you need to share files (opens in new tab) and folders with other people than that's a breeze too, as OneDrive will just generate a link for you. Microsoft OneDrive works like the other well-known consumer cloud storage options, the likes of Dropbox, Google Drive and iCloud: you specify the files and folders you want it to back up, and they get automatically synced with copies in the cloud, as well as all the other computers and devices where you've got OneDrive set up.ĭrop a file or folder into OneDrive, and it's synced to the cloud (and your other devices) – if you want to save space on your local machine, you can just keep a copy in the cloud, which is handy.

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