Gmail Drive

rts · Wed 14 Jan, 2009 20.28

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/E ... sion.shtml

I came across the above software. Very handy as I could do with a bit of additional disk space without buying an external hard drive.

But before I go ahead and do this, I thought I'd ask Metropollers as some members are more versed in things like this than I am.

marksi · Wed 14 Jan, 2009 20.37

Surely Google would see this as a misuse (or at the very least unauthorised use) of their server space and you'd be in danger of losing the files when they find a spare 10 minutes to write a bit of code to disable this...

lukey · Wed 14 Jan, 2009 21.01

Especially with alternatives like SkyDrive around.

Jovis · Wed 14 Jan, 2009 21.11

You can only upload files under 10mb.

Pete · Wed 14 Jan, 2009 21.26

Jovis wrote:You can only upload files under 10mb.

there are some versions of this type of software that split larger files into 10mb chunks and attach them to other addresses. However as has been mentioned, it's a bit pointless when there are other companies providing this service for free and legitimately.

Dr Lobster* · Wed 14 Jan, 2009 21.29

and you can buy a 1tb drive for peanuts these days - i don't think i'd ever use some sort of online 'vault' service to keep backups of my vital files - for a start you never know who might have access to them (or who the company may give access to), or how good the security is.

Pete · Wed 14 Jan, 2009 21.45

Dr Lobster* wrote:and you can buy a 1tb drive for peanuts these days

£79 I paid in tesco for mine

Sput · Wed 14 Jan, 2009 21.47

£115, Buffalo Linkstation Live 500GB. Best NAS ever (Sput, 2009)

timgraham · Thu 15 Jan, 2009 06.15

$99 for a 500GB drive in one of our electronics stores I noted today.

I think that translates to around £40.

rts · Thu 15 Jan, 2009 13.57

£79? Bloody hell. And I'll get Clubcard points with that too. Marvelous.

Most people in my family have Apples, and have an external hardrive for Timemachine. Oddly though they constanstly leave it plugged in, even when going away, so chances are if we are broken in to, their back-up will vamoose as well.

Nini · Thu 15 Jan, 2009 14.58

rts wrote:Oddly though they constanstly leave it plugged in, even when going away, so chances are if we are broken in to, their back-up will vamoose as well.

Doesn't seem that odd, would you usually hide your backup?