I want around a gig of online storage space. Bandwidth would be pretty low. Just sharing some large files with a few friends. I pretty much just want to throw a 300mb file up there and have 2 or 3 people be able to download it.
This isn’t for a storage place, but it will help you if you wish for a few friends to get access to a file you have.
You can use Serv-U to make your computer a server. It will allow access to only the folder you designate, and you can create passworded accounts so that only those who have that info can access your folder. Then your friends can connect with a FTP client and download it. Your limited by your upload speed, but it’s a reliable way to get a large file across to someone else. Serv-U has a trial period as well, so it’s free for a limited time.
I wasn’t even thinking of that honestly. I was just thinking they could all get the password to a single gmail account, “upload” the files by sending them as attachments to the gmail address.
Anyone who can get into the account can save any of the attachments to their local hard drive quite easily.
I have a bunch of invites. If you want a few let me know and they’re yours.
What is Google playing at with this? I wasn’t into Gmail back when it was ultra nerdily cool, but I got into it later ( and I think it’s great). A short time after I signed up, I was given six accounts to give away. I posted this fact on a railway message board I frequent, and they were snapped up very quickly. Then I got another six a few weeks later, and those were taken too, though a little slower. Later, I turn around and see Google’s given me FIFTY! Everyone else I know with a Gmail account has fifty too. I haven’t even bothered trying to give these away.
I mean, what is the point? It’s obviously not a commodity now. It’s not cool. Why doesn’t Google just open the thing up to everyone? They have as good as done so already, but they persevere with this invite nonsense.
Anyhow, that Gmail Drive looks interesting. I will investigate it .
Splitting a 300 MB file into <10 MB attachments, then uploading and downloading them in individual messages is a pain. The GMail Drive avoids that.
I imagine they want everyone that has any interest to already have an account when they go public so that the servers aren’t killed on the first day with new sign-ups. They will probably have enough to deal with from the people that haven’t heard of it before then.