Which is the best cloud?
At some point in our lives, we all face a situation where we are going to change our mobile phone and do not want to lose photos and contacts, or our computer broke down and we lost all the files.
It all started with floppy disks. We moved on to CDs, DVDs, pen drives, and finally external hard drives. At that time, 5GB of storage was enough to hold all our most important documents with space to spare. A few years passed and technology advanced - they invented external drives with much more capacity and high speed, and devices to carry heavy files.
Currently, people prefer to use the cloud to store their files. But what is this invisible cloud?
Cloud storage is a technology that allows us to store, maintain, and access data over the internet. With this service, your files are available on any device at any time, as long as you have an internet connection.
It is increasingly common to use the Cloud and, logically, there are many options. With so many possibilities, the hard part is choosing the ideal service that best fits each person's needs! So that you don't have to try all the services until you find the ideal one, we have some suggestions:
iCloud
For Apple users, the most obvious choice is iCloud. If you have an iPhone and/or MacBook and iPad, the most practical option is to use the brand's cloud. It simplifies the entire process of transferring data from one device to another, syncing all the information.
Prices in Portugal are: €0.99 - 50 GB, €2.99 - 200 GB, and 2 TB for €9.99. You can also share the storage with family (up to five members), an option that has advantages in the final price.
Dropbox is one of the most well-known cloud services in the world. It is available in browsers and applications for all existing platforms.
In the free version, you will have initial access to 2 GB of storage, but you can earn more space by referring friends to the service (the limit is 16 GB). If that is not enough, there are 2 monthly plans: the Plus - €9.99 for 2 TB - and the Family - €16.99 for the same capacity, but with access allowed for 6 users. These prices are monthly.
The free version offers 15GB of space and you can use the service on any device, especially those with Google products. This platform also allows you to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, among others, and edit them at any time.
If you want to use Google Drive as your main means of storing data, 15GB will probably not be enough. If you want more space, the prices are 100 GB for €1.99, 200 GB for €2.99, or 2 TB for €9.99.
OneDrive is a Microsoft service, automatically synchronized with Outlook email (the former Hotmail). Like Google Drive, it also has applications such as Word online. It offers 5 GB of free storage, which can be increased to €2 for 100 GB or €7 for 1 TB.
Maria do Mar Sousa, 07/21/2021
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