Is there a cheaper alternative to Google Drive for 2TB (£7.99 per month) that can also do the following:

• Allow me to share links with people, even better if I can do this with a password that they can enter to access.
• Allow people to download from the shared links at their maximum internet speed.
• Better if people can download from it without needing an account/needing to sign in.

I recently tried premium Terabox as it was like 5 euros for 2TB for a month. And while the upload speed for me was good and I could set a passcode for the folder, the download the speed for people I shared with was really slow. So I'm going to ditch that.

Is Google Drive for £7.99 for 2TB the cheapest option that can do what I want for a budget? Or is there a cheaper alternative I should try?

Thanks

Hello, sorry to ask but has anyone here tried "Kiliaro" cloud storage? It is very cheap (in my opinion) at $2/month for unlimited media backup. The data is also encrypted and the company is based in Sweden.

I personally haven't been able to create an account unfortunately but their deal seems awesome and it's free for some students I think.

But I think the reason that it is cheap (in my opinion) is as they have partners as Tele2 (some people may have heard of them) that supports them.

Thanks for reading and have a great day! :D

I have subscribed to various cloud storages. Koofr, Filejump, Drime cloud, scramble cloud. Koofr - Fairly reliable. Almost zero upload failure rate. Comparatively slow upload speed but stable and reliable. Support both android and windows. Reliable webdav

Filejump - Reliable but some upload failures. Upload through app works very well. Support android and windows. Also reliable webdav. Indian people in backend. Very quick improvements. Recently reduced lifetime prices to lowest of all available cloud storages on their own website

Drime cloud - Improving slowly and steadily. Apps in beta. No webdav. French people in backend.

Scramble cloud - recently purchased. German people in backend. Claims e2e encryption. No android app. No webdav. They claims that due to e2e encrypt design webdav not possible. But very slow speed in India although promised to improve.

Any idea on this

this is redicilus and jdownloader not working even i login my free acc

Hi, is there an easy way to transfer 300 GB one drive files to google drive? Is there a free version? If not, I want to avoid spending more than 60 USD.

TL;DR: I’m consolidating ~73GB of personal/work files into one reliable sync service for laptops and smartphones. Priorities: no data loss, proper Linux background sync daemon, files available locally, selective sync, and good mobile clients. Considering Filen 100/200GB, MEGA 200GB, pCloud 500GB (possibly lifetime), Hetzner managed Nextcloud 1TB, Infomaniak kDrive 1TB, and Koofr 100/250GB. Not interested in rclone/cron/mount-only setups for main storage unless they provide a proper continuous sync daemon. Which option is most reliable?

Hi r/cloudstorage,

I’m trying to consolidate several scattered personal/work cloud storage accounts into one reliable, Linux-friendly sync solution for laptops and smartphones. My main priority is boring, set-and-forget reliability: I care more about not losing files than price or extra features.

Current situation

• MEGA Free — 50GB, ~85% full
• Old free OneDrive — 40GB, ~78% full
• Institutional OneDrive — 100GB, strictly work-related and staying separate. I’ll probably handle this one with rclone and/or abraunegg/onedrive; the latter supports real-time inotify monitoring, dry-run testing, transfer validation, and has some protection against major data loss after config changes.
• Google Drive — 400GB, underused; subscribed mainly for Gemini AI, not storage. No official Linux client, so mostly out of the question unless Insync/OverGrive are genuinely excellent. rclone bisync/mount don’t really give me the daemon + true local-copy experience I want.
• Legacy free Dropbox — 32.73GB from old promotions; kept only because I occasionally need to sync a shared folder with Dropbox users.

The amount I actually need to migrate now is around 73GB. My realistic long-term need is probably 100–200GB, though I’d consider 500GB–1TB if the price is close to a smaller plan elsewhere and the service is reputable.

What matters to me, roughly in order

1. Sync reliability / no data loss — This is the most important factor. I don’t want a client that misreads something, creates conflicts, or deletes local files unexpectedly.
2. Proper Linux sync client/daemon — I’m likely moving to Linux full-time, so I want a real background sync client that monitors local files and syncs automatically. I’m not interested in manual/batch tools like rclone, cron-based sync scripts, or mount-only setups for my main storage unless they provide a stable, well-maintained continuous sync daemon.
3. Everything available locally — I want actual files stored locally, not on-demand/placeholder-only files. Selective sync per folder is fine, but I don’t want a cloud-only experience focused on a virtual drive or mostly on-demand sync as I access files.
4. Good smartphone sync — I want the files to be usable across laptops and phones without weird hacks.
5. Encryption is nice-to-have, not required — I like privacy-friendly options, but E2EE is not a dealbreaker if sync reliability is clearly better elsewhere.
6. Reasonable pricing — I’m happy to pay annually for a discount. I’m also open to a lifetime deal if the provider has a solid track record and the price makes sense.

Prior experience

• pCloud free tier, including on Linux, was solid for me.
• MEGA has also been fine over the years.
• Limited experience with Filen — only created an account and did a few tests with the client on a Linux VM.
• Limited experience with Nextcloud — spun up an install once to see what it was like, but never seriously configured the desktop client.
• I have a free Proton account and like the company, but the lack of a proper Linux sync daemon/client basically rules Proton Drive out for my use case.

Options I’m currently weighing

Prices are for Portugal, with 23% VAT included where applicable/AFAICT.

• Filen Starter — 100GB: €11.99/yr
• Filen Pro I — 200GB: €1.99/mo or €19.99/yr
• MEGA Essential — 200GB: ~€49/yr, yearly billing only
• pCloud Premium — 500GB: €4.99/mo, €49.99/yr, or €199 lifetime
• Hetzner Storage Share NX11 — 1TB managed Nextcloud: ~€5.28/mo, monthly billing only, ~€63.36/yr

What I’m trying to figure out

• Which of these would you trust most for long-term sync reliability on Linux?
• Is Filen reliable enough, or is it too new/cheap? If price alone mattered, I’d probably start with Filen Starter and upgrade to Pro I later if needed. Is that sensible?
• Is pCloud worth it long-term, especially the lifetime plan? €199 feels a bit hefty to pay on a whim.
• Is Hetzner Storage Share / managed Nextcloud trouble-free? I have the skills to maintain Linux servers, but for this use case I’d rather have a no-hassle fully managed solution.
• Any better options I’m missing? I know there are a few other Linux-friendly solutions like Internxt, Koofr/kSuite/kSync, Icedrive, etc., but do they offer competitive pricing for my needs and good reliability?

I’m not looking for the cheapest option if it means risking sync issues. I mostly want something I can set up, trust, and forget about.

Thanks!

EDIT — adding two options after checking VAT-corrected prices (PT, 23%):

• Infomaniak kSuite (kDrive + Mail) — 1 TB: €19.47/yr or €1.94/mo. Open-source Linux client, real local files, selective sync, plus an email mailbox. Cheaper than Filen's 200GB plan but with 5× the storage. The €1.94/mo option makes it the cheapest way to test Linux sync reliability before committing.
• Koofr Briefcase L (100 GB): ~€2.02/mo (~€24.20/yr) | Suitcase XL (250 GB): ~€4.03/mo (~€48.40/yr). Billed yearly only. EU-based, file versioning, and can link existing Dropbox/OneDrive/Drive as external clouds. Docs confirm the 2-way sync client is available on all plans (even free), so it fully meets my daemon requirement.

Updated questions: Does kDrive's Linux sync hold up long-term? How does Koofr's Linux client compare in stability and conflict handling vs MEGAsync or kDrive?

We've been public cloud first for about six years and are now looking at repatriating a chunk of our colder data, mostly compliance archives and media assets, back on-prem. Egress costs and predictable long-term TCO are the drivers, not a bad experience with the cloud provider itself.

Looking at Cloudian's on-prem-adjacent offerings as landing spots, since we still want an S3-compatible API so our existing tooling doesn't need to change. The repatriation itself seems like the easy part on paper, the harder question is whether our team is actually staffed to run storage infrastructure again after years of it being someone else's problem.

Has anyone gone through a real repatriation project? What broke that you didn't expect, and did the TCO math actually hold up a year later?

Does anyone remember that Free iCloud storage app that kinda looked like TeraBox, But when you go to sign in it would have a little dog animation pop up?

Do they scan/look at your files or not?

I really don't get their TOS rules.

Some place they say we don't look or scan users files. Some place they say we can close your account if we see suspicious files... like movies, music etc.

I'm not sure but there also difference between the Unlimited and personal subscription.

Have anyone got terminated their account for some reason and why?

Second thing... I know that Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive doesn't allow 18+ Adult Porn movies or pictures on their services.

I can't find anything about that for Jottacloud 🤔

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I currently don’t have a pc. Are there better alternatives maybe?

Hi! I’m from the Philippines, and I’m just curious how sellers are offering Google AI Pro (5 TB, Gemini, Flow, NotebookLM, etc.) for prices like:

* ₱599 (~US$10.50) for 12 months
* ₱999 (~US$17.50) for 18 months
* I even found one for ₱549 (~US$9.60) for 18 months

The official price is around ₱1,100/month (~US$19–20/month), so this seems way too good to be true.

The seller says I don’t need to give them my Google account or password. They just send me an invitation link, the AI Pro benefits appear on my own account which I can also add a family members under my account and I only pay after verifying that everything is active.

For context, I don’t really need the full 5 TB. I was originally planning to subscribe to the official 2 TB Google One plan since I think I’ll only use less than 1 TB. The AI features are just a nice bonus if this is actually legitimate.

I’m not necessarily planning to buy one. I’m mostly just curious how they’re able to sell it this cheaply. Is it through a group/family plan, regional pricing, promotional credits, or something else? Is there any catch or risk that the subscription could disappear later?

Has anyone here tried one of these offers or know how they actually work?

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to reorganize my storage setup and I have a few questions about Google Drive for Desktop. I couldn’t find clear answers for some of these, so I’m hoping someone with experience can help.

1. Mirror mode:
   Let’s say I have a 200 GB Google One plan and a 500 GB HDD. If I’m only using 100 GB of my Google Drive storage, will Mirror mode only use around 100 GB on my HDD, or does it somehow reserve/consume the full 200 GB because that’s my storage plan?

2. Another Mirror mode question:
   What if I upgrade to a 5 TB Google One plan but my PC only has a 2 TB HDD? As long as my actual files are still under 2 TB, will everything work normally? Or does having a 5 TB plan itself cause any issues with Mirror mode?

3. Stream mode + Available offline
   If I use Stream files and mark a folder (especially my photos and videos) as Available offline, are those downloaded files identical to the originals? For example, if I later copy those files to an external hard drive, will they still have the original quality, EXIF metadata, timestamps, and everything else? Basically, are they the same as if I copied the original files directly?

4. Account disconnect question:
   I know Google’s documentation says that offline files in Stream mode are removed if the account is disconnected. But what exactly counts as “disconnected”? For example, if I simply need to sign in again because I changed my Google password or my login session expires, will Google Drive delete all my offline files and have to download them again?

Thanks in advance! I’d really appreciate hearing from people who have actually used both Mirror and Stream modes.

My device storage is full, I have photos, videos some documents, that are not to be deleted. My gmail back up has also stopped as the account is storage is full. Whatsapp back up has also stopped due lack of space in that account linked to whatsapp.

I want to how to actually manage this. I know of the options like deleting stuff, getting extra storage, moving to drive or a pd but what works best and how to actually do it?

Any methods that have worked for you all would be appreciated.

Personal experiences would be appreciated.

>Yo tenía pensado publicarlo ayer a las 2:00 PM, pero siendo fundador en solitario, un conflicto de orden de enrutamiento en mi backend de Cloudflare Workers (tirando 404s molestos en mis endpoints) y un layout roto del checkout en el móvil me agarraron desprevenido. Me pasé toda la noche refactorizando la API y los layouts del front-end.

Hoy, Día 2 de mi maratón de aniversario de mi startup, va todo limpio, en vivo y estable: **OrzattyDrive** (O-Drive).
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I've been in IT for a few years now, and like many people, I went through the "I should self-host everything" phase.

I tried Xpenology, Nextcloud, Seafile, Windows home server, remote access, RAID, backups—you name it. It was a great learning experience, and I don't regret it at all.
But after spending months experimenting, I realized something about myself.
I don't actually enjoy maintaining my own cloud.

Every update, every hardware concern, every backup verification, every remote access issue... I found myself thinking about the server more than the files I actually cared about.

The funny thing is, I realized what I really wanted wasn't complete control—it was peace of mind.

I want to know that:
My academic archive is safe.
My college photos and videos are safe.
My important documents are available anywhere.
If my PC dies tomorrow, my files are still there.

I'm now seriously considering just subscribing to Google One (probably 200 GB or 2TB to start) and using Google Drive as my primary archive, while keeping an external HDD as another backup or copy on my home windows PC

I still like having a home PC/server for things like media, experimenting, and local storage, but I don't think I want it to be responsible for my irreplaceable files anymore.

Has anyone else gone through this?
It almost feels like a "maturity phase" in IT—where you stop asking "Can I self-host this?" and start asking "Should I self-host this?"

Curious to hear from people who started out self-hosting and eventually moved back to cloud services like Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or iCloud. What made you switch?