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22 Sep 2014, 02:43 AM | #1 |
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Microsoft OneDrive from 15 to 30 Gb, Free
Until September 30, install the OneDrive app on your phone (Android, IOS, WindowsPhone or even Windows) and upload to the CameraRoll -- set auto backup -- and your storage space will be increased from 15 Gb to 30 Gb.
On Android, logging out and logging in with another Live hosted account will let you configure that new account for auto-backup. https://blog.onedrive.com/you-can-no...with-onedrive/ (If you already use CameraRoll, you should see your storage increase automatically.) October 1, 2014: Just went in to login to OneDrive from Android with a different e-mail. The app has updated and today it says I will get a 15 Gb bonus for turning on Camera Roll backup, rather than the 3Gb it used to say. It looks like this promotion is with us for a while after September 30. Last edited by kaptitsky : 1 Oct 2014 at 10:48 PM. |
22 Sep 2014, 04:22 AM | #2 |
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And two months ago the Microsoft OneDrive space with an Office 365 subscription was increased to an additional 1 TB per user (5 TB for an Office 365 Home subscription with 5 users). This is in addition to the free OneDrive allocation. I have an Office 365 Home subscription, which gives me the Microsoft Office software apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access) on 5 PC's and 5 tablets as well as 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage per user for up to 5 users / 5 TB).
Here are some cloud storage choices:
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22 Sep 2014, 07:03 AM | #3 |
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Bill, good information.
Looks like Dropbox has lowered its prices. They now have a "Pro" plan for $99/year -- and it's one TB. |
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Yes, pricing and storage quotas are changing rapidly after Microsoft and Apple made recent changes. After moving away from Microsoft for several years, I have been pleasantly surprised at the full set of apps and cloud services I'm getting for $10/month. The ability to install their apps and use cloud services on my desk PC, laptop, and even iPad has made the Microsoft Office 365 / OneDrive offering stand out for me. Bill |
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22 Sep 2014, 11:22 AM | #5 |
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Thanks for that. I will try that out. (Edit: Hey! Worked for me!)
I just don't use Microsoft's online services that much, since I already use several others. But it's always good to have a backup. I think their services are probably good too. I guess long ago, Hotmail just kind of turned me off to everything that's MS online :\ Funny how long impressions remain. Last edited by Gankaku : 22 Sep 2014 at 11:30 AM. |
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22 Sep 2014, 12:20 PM | #7 |
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23 Sep 2014, 02:09 AM | #8 |
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I think that free email accounts from nearly all providers have an inactivity closure policy. And I think this always requires a web login (not just POP/IMAP/SMTP access):
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24 Sep 2014, 07:28 AM | #9 |
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All the service will close an account if you don't use it but:
- Microsoft will recycle your username if the account will be deleted/closed - Yahoo will recycle your username if the account will be deleted/closed - Google Gmail: They delete the account, but they NEVER recycle the account And this is very important |
24 Sep 2014, 09:25 AM | #10 |
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Many years ago I closed down a Yahoo mail account (because of spam) Though I deleted all my mail first, I forgot to delete a few files in the notepad, when I reopened the account (over a year later) the files were still there..........
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25 Sep 2014, 05:15 AM | #12 |
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25 Sep 2014, 01:21 PM | #13 | |
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I recommend never letting a free email service account close if you might have that account set up for email verification of a lost password at another account. It's possible to lose control of an account (including some financial accounts) if a thief tries to reset the account and they have obtained your old email account due to inactivity. The best solution for these issues is owning your own domain and receiving your email at that domain, since you are then in control over your account. Bill |
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25 Sep 2014, 08:43 PM | #14 |
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It appears that they add 15 Gb to what you have. My amount went from 25 to 40.
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26 Sep 2014, 01:14 AM | #15 |
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As Bill points out above, the Microsoft Office 365 plans are attractive -- Onedrive with a TB of storage.
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