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A comparison of file hosting services.
| Web Host | Language | Storage size | Max. file size | Direct access[1] | Traffic/bandwidth limit | File expiration[2] | Remote uploading? | Developer API? | Misc. notes | Last row update (added or revised) | FTP upload possible ? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1fichier | BU, CN, EN, FR | Unlimited[3] | 10 GB | Yes | Limited for registered and non registered users. Unlimited for premium users. | No expiration for paid accounts; 60 days of inactivity for unregistered users, 90 days of inactivity for registered users |
FTP/ |
Yes | No login required | November 10, 2011 | |
| 2shared | EN | N/A | .1 GB[5] | Yes | None | 50 days of inactivity | No | ? | No login required | December 15, 2011 | |
| 4shared.com | EN, ES, FR, IT, JA, KO, CN, RU,... | 15 GB (free, after e-mail verification) 10 GB (free, unauthenticated) 100 GB (paid) |
.2 GB (free); 5 GB (paid) |
Wait 20 seconds (for non-paying users) | Traffic limit, no parallel downloads (not applicable to desktop client), download limit per 24 hours (free), unlimited (paid) | No expiration for paid accounts; 180 days of inactivity (no login to your account) for the free service |
Yes | ? | Offers 4shared Desktop client which permits multiple uploads and downloads with high speeds, and automatic synchronization of local content with that hosted on server | July 3, 2010 | |
| ADrive | EN | 50 GB (free 14-day trial) 50 GB–greater than 1 TB (paid) |
2 GB | Both unpaid and free trial of paid services enforces download of a html page before file download. | None for paid users, 1 TB sharing limit with max. 10 concurrent downloads per file for free accounts | None (paid users) | Yes | WebDAV | Offers ADrive Desktop client (only for paid accounts) for PC, Mac, Linux for automatic backups. FTP/WebDAV access, geographically diverse backup. No Ads for Paid users. | April 7, 2010 | |
| Amazon Cloud Drive | EN | 5 GB | 2 GB | No | Amazon S3 limits | None | No | REST, SOAP | N/A | December 28, 2011 | |
| Amazon S3 | EN | Unlimited | 5 GB per file, unlimited files per bucket | Yes | Amazon S3 limits | None, pay for storage each month | No | REST, SOAP | N/A | January 27, 2009 | |
| AnonStorage | EN | Unlimited[6] | None[6] | Yes | None | None | No | No | No login required, link share | January 30, 2012 | |
| ASUS WebStorage | EN, ZH, DE, ES, FR, RU, PT, KO | 2 GB (free), Unlimited (paid) | None | Yes | None | ? | Yes | ? | N/A | March 31, 2011 | |
| Badongo | EN, DE, FR, IT,... | Unlimited | 1 GB | CAPTCHA, wait 45 s (15 s with free registration) |
Traffic limit, no parallel downloads (free); Unlimited downloads (paid) | 90 days of inactivity for free users, None (premium users) | Only for premium users | ? | N/A | May 29, 2009 | |
| BayFiles | EN | Unlimited | 5 GB | CAPTCHA, wait 30 s |
None | 30 days after their last download | No | Yes[7] | N/A | January 20, 2012 | |
| Bcz.com | AR, ZH, DE, NL, EN, ES, FR, IT, JP, KR, MS, PL, RU, TH, TR | 5 GB (free) 100GB (paid) |
0.1 GB (free) 0.1 GB (paid) |
No | None | None | Yes | No | Shopping cart inclusive to sell content (paid) | January 11, 2012 | |
| Box.net | AF, AR, BG, ZH, CS, DA, DE, NL, EN, ES, FA, FR, EL, HE, HU, IT, JP, KR, MS, PL, PT, RO RU, SL, SV, TH, TR, UK | 5 GB (free) Unlimited (paid) |
.025 GB (free) 2 GB (paid) |
Yes | 10 GB (free) Unlimited (paid) |
120 days of inactivity (free) None (paid) |
Yes | OpenBox | 1 GB (free), 5 GB – 15 GB+ (paid) | April 2, 2011 | |
| CloudSafe | EN, DE | 2 GB (free) 5–50 GB (paid)[8] |
2 GB | Yes | None | None | Yes | No | Encrypted Storage. Free WebDAV access. Under german online security laws. Keeps all data on their own servers | June 16, 2011 | |
| CramitIn | EN and others | 953.67 TB | 100 GB | 100 GB of hotlinking bandwidth only available for paid/premium users | None | No expiration for paid accounts[9]; 15 days after their last download for free users |
FTP/HTTP (free/paid members) | ? | Downloads using metalink and torrent protocol are available for paid/premium users | January 12, 2012 | |
| Crocko | EN | Unlimited | 2 GB | CAPTCHA for free users | Traffic limit, parallel downloads is not allowed (free); Unlimited downloads (paid) | No expiration for paid accounts if the size of uploads does not exceed 200 GB. 60 days of inactivity for free users |
FTP/HTTP | Yes | Formerly Easy-Share | February 19, 2012 | Yes |
| Deposit Files | EN, ES, PT, RU, DE, FR | Unlimited | 2 GB (free users), 4 GB (premium) | No | Traffic limit, parallel downloads is not allowed (free); 20 GB per 24 hours (paid) | No expiration for paid accounts; 30 days of inactivity for free users | FTP/HTTP | ? | N/A | February 1, 2012 | |
| Digiposte | FR | 1GB | Depends ? | No | Traffic limit, parallel downloads is not allowed (free); 20 GB per 24 hours (paid) | No expiration for paid accounts; 30 days of inactivity for free users | FTP/HTTP | ? | N/A | February 1, 2012 | |
| Dropbox | EN | 2 GB plus 250 MB for each referral person up to 8 GB (free), 100 GB (paid)[10] | .35 GB Unlimited using client application |
Yes | 10 GB/file/day (free) 250 GB/file/day (paid) The bandwidth limits only apply to public links. |
90 days of inactivity for free users[11] | Yes | Yes | Primarily a file synchronization and backup service but websharing possible. | December 28, 2011 | |
| eDoc | EN, DE, FR, AR, ES, RU, JA, PL, HU, ... | Unlimited | 2 GB (free) 5 GB (paid) |
Yes | Traffic limit; Unlimited downloads (paid) | No expiration for paid accounts; 30 days of inactivity for free users | Yes | No | Bittorrent uploading available | December 8, 2011 | |
| Embedupload | EN | N/A | .03 GB | Yes | None | 33 days | Yes | ? | All files that are less than 30 MB are stored by their servers.[12] | December 17, 2011 | |
| Extabit | EN, RU | Unlimited | 2 GB | CAPTCHA, waiting time for non-paying users 60 seconds | None | No expiration for paid accounts; 20 days of inactivity for free accounts |
FTP/HTTP/Torrent | No | Resuming of interrupted downloads only available to premium members. Direct links for premium members. | July 23, 2010 | |
| Filecamp | EN | Smallest package is 5GB, Unlimited if needed[13] | 2 GB in browser and 20 GB via FTP | Yes | None | None | Yes | No | Commercial Digital Asset Management tool | January 29, 2012 | Yes[14] |
| FileDen | EN | 100 MB | .1 GB | Yes | 5 GB per month | 60 days of inactivity for free users | No | No | Free | February 13, 2012 | |
| FileFactory | EN | 500 GB (free), Unlimited (paid)[15] | 2 GB | No | Traffic limit, Unlimited downloads (paid) | 1. Premium Users: None, 2. Free users: 90 days after their last download, 3. Anonymously Upload: 7 days after their last download | No | ? | N/A | December 15, 2011 | |
| Files.Inbox.lv | EN, RU, LV | 10 GB | 1.5 GB | HTML page before dowload | Traffic limit, no parallel downloads | ? | No | No | Login required to upload files | May 3, 2011 | |
| Files.Mail.ru | EN | 1 GB | .1 GB (without registration) 1 GB (registered users) |
Yes | None | 30 days | No | ? | Storage size is 10 GB per user after sign up. | January 19, 2012 | |
| FileDropper.com | EN | N/A | 5 GB | CAPTCHA required for free users | ? | No expiration for paid accounts; 30 days of inactivity for free users |
No | ? | N/A | December 17, 2011 | |
| FileServe | EN | 500 GB (free) Unlimited (paid) |
1 GB (free) 2 GB (paid) |
CAPTCHA required for free users | Traffic limit, no parallel downloads (free) Unlimited downloads (paid) |
No expiration for paid accounts; 90 days of inactivity for free users |
Yes | ? | N/A | January 22, 2012 | |
| FileSonic | EN, DE, FR, IT, AR, ES, RU, JA, PL, PT, ... | Unlimited[16] | .4 GB (free) Unlimited (paid)[17] |
CAPTCHA required for free users | Traffic limit, no parallel downloads (free) Unlimited downloads (paid) |
No expiration for paid accounts; 30 days of inactivity for free users |
No | Yes | All sharing functionality was disabled in January 22, 2012. Only the file owners are able to download them, after logging in.[18] The Remote uploading function is shut down early February 2012. | February 8, 2012 | |
| FileSplat | EN | 4 GB[19] | 2 GB | HTTP and FTP | Trasfer speed cap at 120kb/s download for all accounts. Users can pay to put files on faster servers. | N/A | No | No | Resuming of interrupted downloads possible. Supports SSL and FTP/SFTP. Can be used to host single HTML pages. Free Hot-Linking. No premium accounts. Sign-up not required for HTTP access. No Advertising. | September 3, 2011 | |
| FileVelocity | EN | "Limited" for Free and unlimited paid[20] | 1 GB free and 5 GB Premium | Captcha required and a 60 second delay for non-premium | Premium service gets faster downloads and more than one thread[21] | 30 days for free, none for premium | Premium Only | No | N/A | January 30, 2012 | |
| Flazhshare | EN, ES, FR, IT, JA, KO, CN, RU,... | 15 GB (free) Unlimited (paid) |
2,500 MB (free); Unlimited (paid) |
Wait 60 seconds (for non-paying users) | Traffic limit, no parallel downloads, download limit per 24 hours (free), unlimited (paid) | No expiration for paid accounts; 30 days of inactivity (no login to your account) for the free service |
Yes | No | Offers Desktop client which permits multiple uploads with high speeds | January 29, 2012 | |
| Free Public Sharing Bay | EN | Unlimited | 1 GB | Yes | Unlimited for all users. | 365 days of inactivity. | HTTP | No | No login required. Free of charge. No download waiting time. |
January 19, 2012 | |
| GameFront | EN | Unlimited (paid) |
2 GB | Yes | None | 1. Registered Users: 180 days[22]; 2. Anonymous Upload: 7 days after the last download | No | ? | Premium advert-free service available via FastPass. All files formats are allowed. | June 12, 2009 | |
| GigaPeta | EN, DE, FR, IT, RS | Unlimited |
2 GB | Premium only[23] | 20kbs down for Unregistered, 40kbs down for Registered, Unlimited for Premium. | As long as the file is downloaded once every month, the file will remain hosted.[24] | No | No | Due to the slow free download speed, only recommended for small files (To download 2GB at 20kbs would take 9 days or so) | February 11, 2012 | |
| Google Docs | EN | 1 GB (free) up to 16 TB (paid) |
1 GB (free); 10 GB (paid)[25] |
Yes | None | None | ? | ? | General file hosting has been promised during 2010[26] | December 31, 2011 | |
| Hotfile | EN, DE, FR, IT,... | Unlimited[27] | .4 GB (free)[28] |
Hotlinking available for extra cost; CAPTCHA required for free users | Traffic limit, 1 file per 30 minutes (free) Unlimited downloads (paid) |
No expiration for paid accounts; 90 days of inactivity (i.e. no login to your account/files accessed) for free users[29] |
FTP | ? | Resuming of interrupted downloads only available to premium members. | November 27, 2010 | |
| iDisk (Apple MobileMe) | EN | 20 GB,40 GB,60 GB | 1 GB | Yes | 200/400/600 GB per month | None (paid users) | Yes | WebDAV | Subscription to MobileMe costs US$99/year[30] | March 5, 2010 | |
| iFile.it | EN | Unlimited | 1 GB | No | None | 7 days minimum[31] | Yes | ifile.it api | Free | January 23, 2012 | |
| JumboFiles | EN | 500GB Free 1000GB Paid | 1 GB Free 2 GB Paid | Paid only. Free has a download page, but no CAPTCHA or waiting | None. No restrictions on Parallel downloads either. | (minimum) 10 days unregistered, 30 days - 180 days depending on file size for free[32] None for paid[33] | ? | No | Both Free and Paid can resume downloads. Download accelerators compatible for both free and paid. | February 1, 2012 | |
| Kiwi6 | EN | 2 GB (free) 60 GB (paid)[34] |
100 MB (free) 4 GB (paid) |
Yes | None | None[35] | No | No | Free | December 22, 2010 | |
| Live Mesh | EN | 5 GB (free) |
5 GB | Yes | None | None | Yes | ? | Synchronizes files between PC, Mac, and Mobile devices. Developer platform in CTP will allow sync for any feed based data across user devices via REST/Atom protocol. | December 4, 2008 | |
| Livedrive | EN | 2,000 GB (subscription) |
? | Yes | None | None | Yes | ? | Synchronizes files between PC, Mac, and Mobile devices. | April 11, 2011 | |
| Load.to | EN | N/A | .3 GB | No | None | 30 days of inactivity | No | ? | No login required | December 17, 2011 | |
| MagicVortex | EN | 2 GB | 2 GB (subscription) |
Yes | None | 7 or 14 days based on subscription | Yes | ? | Peer-to-peer file transfer service; offers free Windows desktop client with resumption of interrupted transfers, transfer pausing, & live data streaming | March 9, 2009 | |
| MD5 File | EN | Unlimited (paid) |
10 GB | No | None | None (pay once permanent storage) |
No | ? | The crowd deduplicated (users pay together for unique files). | February 1, 2012 | |
| MediaFire | EN | Unlimited | 200 MB (free) 2 GB (paid)[36] |
Yes | None | As long as there is no inactivity (i.e. the user logins into his account) / or the files are being accessed (i.e. downloaded) or there is not an issue of warehousing (storing huge amounts of files without significant downloading activity), there is currently no time limit on how long uploaded files will be stored.[37] | Only for pro users | ? | Resuming of interrupted downloads possible. | October 28, 2011 | |
| Minus | EN | 10 GB | 2 GB | Yes | Unlimited | No file expiration for free accounts; 30 days on the file for no accounts | No | Yes | Free | January 2, 2012 | |
| Netload | EN, FR, DE, SK | Unlimited for premium users, However premium accounts over 500GB files expire after 30 days with no download | .4 GB | CAPTCHA for free users | Traffic limit, parallel downloads is not allowed (free), Unlimited downloads (paid) | No expiration for paid accounts if the size of uploads does not exceed 500 GB. 30 days of inactivity for free users |
HTTP | ? | N/A | December 17, 2011 | |
| Oron | CN, EN, FI, FR, DE, HI, IT, JA, KO, PL, PT, RU, ES, TR | 244.14 GB (free); Unlimited for premium users[38] |
.4 GB (non-users); 1 GB (registered users); 2 GB (premium users) |
CAPTCHA for free users | 9.76 GB each 3 days (free users); 19.53 GB each 3 days (premium users) |
No expiration for paid accounts; 30 days of inactivity for free users |
FTP/HTTP | ? | N/A | December 17, 2011 | |
| Partage-Facile | FR | Unlimited | 1 GB | Yes | Transfer speed cap at 300-400kb/s download (free accounts) and 100-150kb/s (no accounts); | No expiration for paid accounts; 90 days of inactivity on the file for free accounts; 15 days of inactivity on the file for no accounts | Scraping, FTP | No | New limitations were announced on January 22, 2012[39] | January 24, 2012 | |
| Plunder | EN | 2.44 GB | .5 GB | Yes | None | 30 days of inactivity | No | No | Depending on how much the files are downloaded, it's possible to acquire for free extra storage that prevents undownloaded files from being deleted or increase the filesize limit up to 900 MB | December 18, 2011 | |
| PutLocker | EN | Unlimited | 1 GB (free) 5 GB (paid) |
Wait 10 seconds (for non-paying users) | None | No expiration for paid accounts; 30 days of inactivity on the file for free accounts. |
Scraping, FTP, API | Yes | Resuming of interrupted downloads possible. | April 24, 2011 | |
| RapidShare | EN, DE | Unlimited (also unlimited files) (RapidPro Account) |
2 GB (free) Unlimited (paid) |
Yes | 30 kb/s Speed limitation for non-paying users. | 30 days of inactivity for non-paying users, None for RapidPro users. | Up to 300 jobs, 5 at a time | Yes | Resuming of interrupted downloads only for RapidPro users | February 17, 2012 | |
| Refile | EN | Unlimited | 2 GB (local upload) 5 GB (remote upload) |
CAPTCHA required | None | 30 days after last download | Up to 5 GB | ? | N/A | January 21, 2012 | |
| SafeSync | EN | 20+ GB (only paid) |
None | Yes | None | None | ? | ? | Automatic backup and sync (premium user), Access via web, mobile phone, PC and Mac | April 11, 2011 | |
| SendSpace | EN | N/A | .3 GB (free) 1.5 GB (premium) |
No | ? | 30 days of inactivity (free); None (premium) | SendSpace Wizard | Yes | N/A | December 31, 2011 | |
| SkyDrive (Microsoft Windows Live) | EN | 25 GB | 100 MB | Yes | None | 90 days of inactivity[40] | Yes | No[41] | N/A | February 21, 2012 | No |
| SlingFile | English | 500 GB (free); Unlimited (premium) |
1 GB (free); 20 GB (premium) |
No (free); Yes (premium) |
Limited (free); Unlimited (premium) |
30 days of inactivity (free); None (premium) |
Yes | No | N/A | December 26, 2011 | |
| Smartbins | EN | 1 GB (free) Up to 10GB per user |
1.5 GB | Yes | None | None | Yes |
No | Simply upload and tag your files for easy organizing and archiving. Share a file (or group of files) securely by sending a custom URL via email. Workflow management. Built for businesses. | January 17, 2011 | |
| SpeedyShare | EN | Unlimited | None | No | Traffic limit, parallel downloads is not allowed (free), Unlimited downloads (paid) | No expiration for paid accounts; 30 days of inactivity for free users |
No | ? | N/A | December 15, 2011 | |
| Streaky | EN | Unlimited | 2 GB | Yes | None | No expiration for paid accounts; 30 days for non premium accounts |
Yes | ? | Has a desktop App that allows all users to transfer private files from APP to APP (similar to p2p) | December 22, 2011 | |
| SugarSync | ZH, DE, EN, ES, JP, KR | 5 GB (free) Unlimited GB (paid) |
None | Yes | 10 GB/file/day (free) 250 GB/file/day (paid) The bandwidth limits only apply to public links. |
No expiration for paid accounts; 30 days of inactivity for free users |
No | [4] | N/A | January 28, 2012 | |
| The Transfer Vault | EN | 2 GB (free) 20 GB (paid)[42] |
2 GB | Paid users can set their files to have hotlinking capabilities | None | No file expiration for paid accounts. Public files shared by free users expire after 60 days. | Yes | No | N/A | June 22, 2010 | |
| Thexyz | EN | 1 GB (free members); 50 GB (premium members)[43] |
1 MB (anonymous users); 10 MB (free members); 2 GB (premium members) |
Free and Paid users can set their files to have hotlinking capabilities | 20 GB/each 3 days (premium members) 1 GB each 3 days (free members) 500 MB each 3 days (anonymous users) |
No file expiration for paid accounts. Free, Registered accounts expire 365 days after last download. Public files shared by anonymous users expire 30 days after last download. | Yes | No | N/A | January 30, 2012 | |
| TooFiles | EN, FR, TH | Unlimited | 1 GB | No | None | 3 months | FTP/HTTP | Yes | No login required | August 26, 2010 | |
| Transfer Big Files | EN | 1 GB (free members); up to 100 GB (paid) | 100 MB (free members); 2 GB (paid) | Yes | Max. 20 downloads/file (free); Unlimited (paid) | No expiration for paid accounts; 5 days for free users |
No | ? | Anonymous uploads require email to receive the download link | December 30, 2011 | |
| Turboupload | EN and 11 others | 0.97 GB (free members); 976.56 GB (paid members) | 99 MB (anonymous users); 0.97 GB (free members); 97.65 GB (paid members) | ? | 200 MB each 3 days (anonymous users); 500 MB each 3 days (free members); Unlimited (paid members) |
3 days after last download (anonymous users); 35 days after last download (free members); Never (paid members) | Yes | ? | N/A | January 1, 2012 | |
| Ubuntu One | EN, Others | 5 GB (free) Unlimited (paid) |
5 GB | Yes | None | 90 days of inactivity for free users | Yes |
? | Can be used by Windows but more useful for Ubuntu users. Integrated music streaming | December 14, 2011 | |
| Uploaded.to | EN, FR, DE | Unlimited | 1 GB | No | Traffic limit, parallel downloads is not allowed (free), 35GB initially, then limited to 10GB/day to a maximum of 100GB downloads (paid)[44] | 30 days of inactivity without purchasing backup storage | Yes |
? | Currently, access from the United States was blocked by the company.[45] | January 21, 2012 | |
| Upload.EE | EN, RU, ET | Unlimited | 100 MB (anonymous users); 200 MB (free members) | Yes | No | 1. Free Members: 120 days after their last download, 2. Anonymously Upload: 50 days after their last download | No | ? | Free members can upload multiple files simultaneously and have the ability to create galleries, make them private or password protected | January 5, 2012 | |
| Uploading.com | EN and 18 others | Unlimited; Or 10 GB (free); 500 GB (paid) if files are unpopular. |
1 GB (unregistered); 2 GB (free account); 10 GB (paid) |
? | "Limited" traffic (unregistered & free accounts); Unlimited (paid) | Hosting period depends on file popularity as well as your account type: 3 months (unregistered); 4 months (free account); unlimited (paid) | Yes | ? | January 30, 2012 | Yes (no resume) | |
| Uploadingit | EN | 10 GB (free); 100 GB (paid) |
200 MB (free); 2 GB (paid) |
Hotlinking available only for paid users | Traffic limit; 10 GB/file/day (free); 100 GB/file/day (paid) | 30 days of inactivity (no login to your account) for free accounts | No | ? | Download speeds are unmetered for Pro 50 and Pro 100 upgraded accounts | December 30, 2011 | |
| Wuala | EN/DE/PT/FR/et al | 2 GB (free), extendable for free or a price |
14 GB | Yes | None | None[46] | Yes |
? | Uses Social Networking, and has file sharing features similar to Bittorrent. | June 21, 2011 | |
| Wupload | EN | 750 GB (free) Unlimited (paid)[47] |
2 GB (free) 10 GB (paid) |
CAPTCHA for free users | ? | No expiration for paid accounts; 30 days of inactivity for free users |
Yes | ? | N/A | December 30, 2011 | |
| YouSendIt | ? | 2 GB (free), 5 GB (pro), Unlimited (pro plus)[48] |
.05 GB (free), 2 GB (pro), 2 GB (pro plus)[49] |
? | ? | ? | ? | ? | N/A | January 19, 2012 | |
| Zippyshare | EN and 12 others | Unlimited | 200 MB | Yes | None | 30 days of inactivity | No | ? | N/A | December 17, 2011 | |
| ZomgUpload | EN | 100 GB (free); 500 GB (paid) |
800 MB (free); 1.5 GB (paid) |
Wait 10 seconds (for non-paying users) | 10 GB/day and 2 parallel downloads (free) | 60 days of inactivity (files are not downloaded) for free users | HTTP/FTP, Youtube | No | Allows download resume | January 4, 2012 | |
| zSHARE | EN | Unlimited | .5 GB (non-users); 1 GB (registered users); 2 GB (premium users) |
No | Traffic limit in terms of parallel downloads (free); Unlimited downloads (paid) | 60 days of inactivity | No | ? | N/A | December 17, 2011 | |
| ZumoDrive | EN, ES, FR, IT, JA, KO, zh_CN | 1 GB to 2 GB (free) 10-500 GB (paid) |
None | Yes | None | None | Yes |
? | Cloud appears local to file system, file sync between devices (Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone), content streaming, predictive caching, delta sync | November 26, 2009 | |
| Web Host | Language | Storage size | Max. file size | Direct access | Traffic/bandwidth limit | File expiration | Remote Uploading? | Developer API? | Misc. notes | Last row update (added or revised) |
[edit] Former services
[edit] References
- ^ For paying users there is usually a direct access possible.
- ^ For paying users there is usually no file expiration.
- ^ Although 1fichier claims that offers unlimited storage for paid accounts, it's also being ambiguous about it in their Terms of Service, by stating that "The User shall in no way divert resources system, including this, but are not limited to, employing content which would use too much storage space or monopolize too much time to the CPU; use excessive bandwidth, or resale of access to content stored on our servers."
- ^ http uploading doesn't work as per 10-11-2011
- ^ http://www.2shared.com/flashUploader.jsp
- ^ a b Stated as unlimited, however the site lists the maximum file size as 'Unlimited, within reason'
- ^ https://bayfiles.com/api
- ^ https://secure.cloudsafe.com/pages/product_pricing.html
- ^ Paid/premium users from Cramit.In using excessive storage may be subjected to a fair usage policy where files that have not been downloaded even once in the last 3 months will be removed from the system.
- ^ http://www.dropbox.com/plans
- ^ Dropbox Pricing Terms and Conditions
- ^ All files uploaded to Embedupload are also stored/uploaded to other services, and the filesize can be up to 700 MB. But only files that are up to 30 MB have also direct links, for 33 days.
- ^ "Pricing and Plans". Filecamp. http://filecamp.com/W/en/Web/CMS/Pricing+and+Plans. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ "FTP upload". Filecamp. http://filecamp.com/W/en/Web/CMS/Support/FTP+upload/FTP+upload. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ Although FileFactory claims that offers unlimited storage for paid accounts, it's also being ambiguous about it in their Terms of Service, by stating that "Customer shall not misuse system resources including, but not limited to, employing content which consume excessive CPU time or storage space; utilizing excessive bandwidth; or resale of access to content hosted on FileFactory.com servers."
- ^ Although Filesonic doesn't claim to limit the storage space for users, it's also being ambiguous about it in their Terms of Service, by stating that "reserves the right to decide whether Content or if a User's uploads are appropriate and comply with these Terms and Conditions in regards to violations other than copyright infringement or privacy law, such as, but not limited to, hate crimes, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or excessive length" and also "Customer shall not misuse system resources including, but not limited to, employing content which consume excessive CPU time or storage space; utilizing excessive bandwidth; or resale of access to content hosted on FileSonic servers."
- ^ Filesonic.com: Filesonic features
- ^ Filesonic Kills File-Sharing Service After MegaUpload Arrests TorrentFreak, 22 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ FileSplat sign up page: size restrictions
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ GameFront's Terms of Service also states that "any Member account or files determined to be inactive after a period of 365 days may be disabled or deleted."
- ^ http://gigapeta.com/premium/
- ^ [3]
- ^ http://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=37603
- ^ Upload your files and access them anywhere with Google Docs, Google Blog, 12 January 2010, http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/upload-your-files-and-access-them.html
- ^ Although Hotfile doesn't claim to limit the storage space for users, it's also being ambiguous about it in their Terms of Service, by stating that "retains the right to create and revise limits on use, storage, upload and download speeds, sharing, maximum number and duration of look-ups or downloads, and any other aspect of the Service, at its sole discretion and at any time, with or without notice."
- ^ Hotfile.com: Hospedagem de ficheiros com um clique (Portuguese)
- ^ Hotfile FAQ: How long does HotFile store my files?
- ^ "MobileMe pricing". Apple Computer. http://www.apple.com/mobileme/pricing/. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ ifile.it - Frequently Asked Questions
- ^ JumboFiles - Frequently Asked Questions
- ^ JumboFiles - Premium Package
- ^ Kiwi6 informs the storage size is limited for either free/paid users in this page, but also states in their FAQs that currently is providing unlimited storage for all its users.
- ^ Despite the fact Kiwi6's Frequently Asked Questions page clearly states the files do not expire, Kiwi6's Support staff Peter replied by email in December 30, 2011: "We provide unlimited storage but if we run into capacity issues, we'll start enforcing the caps listed. So far we've never had to enforce caps in 3 years. Free files are not removed but we have in the past pruned files > 2 years old if the emails were invalid and the account appears to be abandoned."
- ^ Mediafire FAQ: Why can't I upload files larger than 100 MB with a free account?
- ^ Mediafire FAQ: How long will my uploaded files be stored?
- ^ Although Oron claims there is no limit to the maximum number of uploads for paid accounts, it's also being ambiguous about it in their Terms of Service, by stating that "customers shall not misuse system resources including, but not limited to, employing content which consume excessive CPU time or storage space; utilizing excessive bandwidth; or resale of access to content hosted on Oron servers."
- ^ Partage-Facile Forum: Mise en place de nouvelles règles pour les comptes
- ^ Microsoft states in their Terms of Service: "We may cancel or suspend your service and your access to the Windows Live ID network at any time without notice and for any reason. Our reasons for cancellation may include that we stop providing the service in your region or that you breach this contract, fail to sign in to the Windows Live ID network during a 90-day period, or don't pay fees that you owe to us or to our agents. If your service is canceled, your right to use the service stops immediately."
- ^ http://windowslivehelp.com/thread.aspx?threadid=5c7a09cd-ecac-410e-919a-3426f0230961
- ^ http://xfer-vault.com/?op=payments
- ^ http://thexyz.net/premium.html
- ^ [uploaded.to/legal]
- ^ Uploaded.to Blocks US Visitors After MegaUpload Shutdown TorrentFreak, 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ Wuala FAQ - Availability
- ^ Although Wupload doesn't claim to limit the storage space for paid accounts, it's also being ambiguous about it in their Terms of Service, by stating that "reserves the right to decide whether Content or if a User's uploads are appropriate and comply with these Terms and Conditions in regards to violations other than copyright infringement or privacy law, such as, but not limited to, hate crimes, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or excessive length" and also "User shall not misuse system resources including, but not limited to, employing content which consume excessive CPU time or storage space; utilizing excessive bandwidth; or resale of access to content hosted on Wupload servers."
- ^ http://www.yousendit.com/compare-plans-e
- ^ http://www.yousendit.com/compare-plans-e
[edit] See also
- File hosting service
- Remote backup service
- Online backup service
- Comparison of online backup services
- Comparison of file synchronization software
[edit] External links
- File hosting services at the Open Directory Project
- Online File Storage Information about Online File Storage Providers
- The File Hoster Wiki List and comparison of file hosting services, online file storage providers, 1-click-hosters and cyberlockers
- File hosting websites list Big list of file hosting services and online file storage providers.
