Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “Which Cloud Storage Should You Use in 2020?”.
Hello and welcome to tech deals. My name is xd moving your files around via your usb thumb, drives. Email, attachments or optical media isn’t difficult, but it can get pretty exhausting because of this. A lot of people store their files on the cloud for easy access on all of their devices. There are dozens of cloud storage options from a wide variety of companies, some big companies and some small companies and a lot of them offer what’s called a sync service. Where they stay up to date with their local files, so you don’t have to worry about remembering to upload changed files, but with so many cloud storage options to choose from it can get a little bit overwhelming trying to find the best one that works for you. The cost, security and ease of use are all things that you have to consider when choosing the right cloud storage option.
So if you guys are still having a little bit of trouble deciding, then this video might help with your decision. Now, i’m not going to be covering every single cloud storage option here, because that would take a while. Instead, i’m going to focus on the big three companies, namely microsoft, google and dropbox. Let’S start off with dropbox dropbox was one of the first cloud storage options available and is one of the most popular options because of its simplicity and reliability. Almost any type of file can be stored in dropbox. All of your files are automatically backed up and can be easily accessed on the desktop app via windows, mac or linux.
You can also access your files with the mobile app on ios and android devices. There is even support for kindle fire and blackberry phones if you still use one, but i highly doubt that in 2020., another great thing about dropbox is that it can be easily integrated with other programs like microsoft office. One of the nice things about dropbox is that you can share your files with other people, even if they don’t have an account if they do have an account.
All of your files and folders can be shared with them as great as dropbox is, though it does have a few caveats. Dropbox is free, but only for the first two gigabytes of storage, which is minuscule by today’s standards. Also, there aren’t any specific tabs in the desktop app which can make it a lot more difficult to locate older versions of files or files that have been deleted.
One of the biggest issues of dropbox is that it doesn’t allow for folder locking. If someone has access to your account, all of your folders can be accessed at any time so from a security standpoint. Dropbox has a lot to be desired, however, even with all of those caveats, dropbox is still a great service that is simple, fast and easy to use.
Next up we have google drive. One of the things that makes google drive stand out from the rest of the competition is its 15 gigabytes of free storage that you get starting out. This makes google drive a lot more appealing to new users.
Google drive isn’t just about storage either. You also get access to a built-in office suite where you can create, and edit documents spreadsheets and presentations with google drive. You can upload and access your files on the site or you can download the backup and sync desktop app and sync the local files on your computer to the cloud. Once these files are uploaded to the site they can be accessed from virtually any device.
Compatibility is a non-issue with google drive as it works well with either windows or mac based systems, as well as ios and android devices, but with all cloud storage options it does have its shortcomings, while the 15 gigabytes of free storage is great. It’S important to note that this storage is shared between all google drive services. This includes your gmail account and other apps, such as google photos. So if you have a full inbox or large amounts of data stored on other apps, this can eat into your storage.
Also, if you use office suite to create documents, spreadsheets or presentations, then you have to export those files to edit them in other programs which can get fairly annoying. But even with these issues, the pros still outweigh the cons of the service and should still be worth your consideration. The last cloud storage option we’re going to look at is onedrive one of onedrive’s greatest advantages is that it is integrated directly into windows. So you have access to it as soon as you install the os onto your computer, similar to dropbox and google drive, you can use onedrive to access any type of file, either on the website or through the desktop app with an earlier version of windows, a mac Or on the mobile app with ios and android devices, also like google drive and its integration into other google apps onedrive works very well with microsoft office and has the benefit of having free, browser-based versions of word, excel powerpoint and onenote.
You can open documents, spreadsheets and presentations that were saved on onedrive in some office 365 applications, plus you can collaborate on these documents with other individuals in real time. While onedrive is a commendable cloud storage option, there are a few downsides to using this service. Onedrive actually has automatic file organization that sounds great on paper, but isn’t actually executed that well, because sometimes the program doesn’t always put your files where they need to be also. Some users have reported that onedrive doesn’t always sync your files correctly.
One other important thing to mention is that not all onedrive plans include access to the office apps. Only the microsoft 365 plans will give you access to the office apps, and you may only get access to a select few. So keep that in mind, but even with these issues, onedrive is still a commendable cloud storage option. That is great for those who are already familiar with the windows platform.
Okay, we talked about the pros and cons of each option, but how did they stack up in terms of pricing to make things a little bit easier? I made a chart, so you can visually see the differences at each price level in the free tier dropbox provides two gigabytes of storage. Google drive provides 15 gigabytes of storage, and one drive provides five gigabytes of storage at the two dollar price. Tier google drive and one drive both provide 100 gigabytes of storage. Dropbox, unfortunately, doesn’t have any options at the two dollar price tier at the five to ten dollar price. Tier onedrive provides one terabyte of storage for seven dollars a month and six terabytes of storage for ten dollars a month. It is important to note that this plan does split the storage to one terabyte per person. On the flip side, it does give you access to the office suite on multiple pcs, which is pretty nice. Google drive provides two terabytes of storage for ten dollars a month once again, dropbox doesn’t have any options at this price level. However, dropbox does have a three terabyte storage option for 16.58. If you choose to have it billed yearly now, it is important to note that these are just the personal storage options. There are plans for businesses as well, but i wanted to focus on the personal options, because that’s probably what the majority of you guys are interested in, if you guys do want to see a detailed look at the business storage plans, then let us know in the Comment section below so we have looked at all three of these cloud storage options and you’re, probably wondering well, which one is best for me, xd. Well, that depends on your use case scenario. If you like simplicity and a wide range of devices to access your files from then go with dropbox, if you like, google’s products and are already heavily ingrained in its ecosystem, then go with google drive.
If you have windows and are a frequent user of the microsoft office, apps then go with onedrive. Honestly, though, these are all great cloud storage options that each bring something unique to the table just make sure that whatever service that you do use is reliable enough for your cloud. Storage needs like this video.
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