Free online storage? Need 30GB+-

[StevenNevets]

I have about 30GB worth of media.
Music, games, movies, and maybe a few pictures.
Is there someway I could get this uploaded and have access for me and friends/family to download for free? Download speeds don't matter much.

Sounds like I might be asking to much but there's a lot out there so if anyone knows anything matching the description let me know.

Paying works too if it's cheap and one time only.

 

[hennessy1]

Have you thought about a networked drive? They include software that would allow you to access it anywhere there is an internet connect. That might be your best bet well at least that I know of.

 

[kevnich2]

I'd have to say go with a computer with an internet connection and just share it through an FTP server. 30gb of online storage for free or cheap....um I don't think so. not to mention the fact that you'd be UPloading 30gb through your internet connection...

 

[dealmaster00]

Here's what I would do:

Backup movies and games to DVD and delete them from harddisk.
Backup Documents, Pics, Music to an external hd.

 

[StevenNevets]

I have 1 computer with internet and have none of that equipment, on top of that I've never backed up with cd/dvd before:| Though the computer can do it.

Online storage would be the cheapest and easiest way for me to do it:shocked:

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

Originally posted by: dealmaster00
Here's what I would do:

Backup movies and games to DVD and delete them from harddisk.
Backup Documents, Pics, Music to an external hd.

Ding ding ding! We have a winner! Make DVDs for my videos, my .isos of games (yes, I use emulation.) I burn to a disk and have the emu read them, I keep my music on either my MP3 player of on a spare HD I have (getting close to 300GB ) , and I keep my most important files (ie, my site graphics, .htm files, etc) on my External HDD.

 

[esun]

Originally posted by: StevenNevets
I have 1 computer with internet and have none of that equipment, on top of that I've never backed up with cd/dvd before:| Though the computer can do it.

Online storage would be the cheapest and easiest way for me to do it:shocked:

It only seems the cheapest because you don't know how much it costs. To get 30GB of space on a server for a one-time cost basically won't happen. It will probably cost you at least $50-$100 per year. An external hard drive will cost you $100 one time.

 

[firewolfsm]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822173053

This is the best way to do it.

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[dealmaster00]

Originally posted by: StevenNevets
I have 1 computer with internet and have none of that equipment, on top of that I've never backed up with cd/dvd before:| Though the computer can do it.

Online storage would be the cheapest and easiest way for me to do it:shocked:

Come on, man. Just because you haven't done it before doesn't mean you shouldn't do it. This is really the easiest way to do things. Backing up the non-vital stuff, like games and movies, to optical media is the best, esp since games and movies are native to optical media. The stuff that gets updated - like music, pictures, and data should be backed up to HD - whether its internal or external. Backing up online is a bitch because you have to upload everything and most people's connections probably upload faster than 384kb/s, unless you have Fios.

Since your computer can backup to DVD/CD, buy a 60-pack of Playo DVD+R from Staples for $7 after easy rebate, the +R Playo media is amazing quality. Burning a DVD at 12x takes like 7 minutes tops, probably less. HDs are dirt cheap nowadays, Frys has a 320GB Maxtor (rebadged Seagate) for $60. With that much space you could even skip the DVDs and just backup everything to HD.