# Fucking FreeDrive
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-freedrive/87709
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [October 16, 2001, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-freedrive/87709 "2001-10-16T13:28:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2001, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-freedrive/87709/1 "2001-10-16T13:28:58Z")
Last year I got a FreeDrive account, which at the time offered 40 MB of storage. Seemed like a cool idea, though I only used it a couple of times to take advantage of my faster connection at work by downloading files which I could later get from my home machine (since downloading from FreeDrive was much faster than from the original site).
A few months later I got an email from FreeDrive to the effect that only 20 MB of storage was now free and if you wanted more you had to pay for it. No biggie, 20 MB is plenty.
Today I logged into FreeDrive intending to upload my resume so I could print it on the library’s PC (since I lack a printer), and what did I find but:
> [@](#):
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> Dear TestDrive User,
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> We are sending you this message to notify you of an important change to your account.
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> Effective September 24, 2001, FreeDrive will no longer offer TestDrive membership plans with 5 MB of free storage. We will continue to offer a free plan, however, the new plan will only allow members to receive shared folders – it will not provide any storage or outbound sharing privileges. TestDrive accounts will automatically be converted to new free accounts with 0 MB of storage, effective September 24, 2001.
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> As a current TestDrive member, you have two options:
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> 1. To continue to meet your storage and file management needs, upgrade your account to FD SmartDrive. For just $4.95 per month, you get 65 MB of storage - an additional 60 MB of space over your current service. Plus, you can enjoy both Public AND Private Sharing privileges, Wireless access, and more!
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> 2. To continue as a member of a free plan, you must retrieve your files immediately since they will be automatically deleted effective September 24, 2001. After this date, you will be able to log in to your account and view folders that members with premium accounts have shared with you, but you will not be able to store your own files, create folders, share folders, or use most of FreeDrive’s other features.
What the fuck?!? First of all, I was never notified of the limit dropping from 20 to 5 MB. Second, how can they continue to call it FreeDrive when you have to open your wallet to do anything more than see the pretty “My Drive” screen?
Shit. I guess I’ll have to see if the library lets you open a Word document on a floppy.
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### Author:  [@MFS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MFS)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2001, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-freedrive/87709/2 "2001-10-16T17:33:35Z")
well, I suppose you get what you pay for…