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What are the best free backup cloud services?

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5 Options Considered

Best free backup cloud services	Price	Platforms	Versioning
-- Mega	-	Windows; Android; iOS; Mac OS X; Chrome OS; Linux	Yes
-- Duplicati	FREE	Windows, macOS, Linux	Yes
-- Google Photos	-	-	-
-- Google Drive	-	Windows; OSX; Linux; Android; iOS	Yes
-- Microsoft OneDrive	-	-	-

Mega

Top Pro

Client-side encryption

All files uploaded to Mega are first encrypted on the user's side. To access files a decryption key must be supplied. For ease of use, the decryption key can be appended to the URL you share. See More

Top Con

No account recovery

The only way to access your account is with a password and there is no way to recover it if you lose it. See More

MethodicalSabazios's Experience

MEGA has always been a backup for me and has always worked. It just doesn't sync with chrome OS See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows; Android; iOS; Mac OS X; Chrome OS; Linux

Offline access:Yes

Top Pro

It's easy to use

Just drag and drop files in the browser window, then create a link for sharing. You will need an account to create a link. To streamline the process for new users, you can start uploading as soon as you access the website and create an account while it's uploading. See More

Top Con

Higher than normal chance of a forced service shutdown

Mega has a higher than normal chance of having legal troubles due to its founders past, thus there is a possibility that the service may be shut down with all your files in it and no way to retrieve them. See More

Top Pro

Cross-platform

It works on Linux, Windows, and Mac. See More

Top Pro

A lot of storage for free

Free plan gives you 50GB. See More

Top Pro

Open source client

Top Pro

Functional web interface

Top Pro

Respects personal privacy

They will never look through your files unless they ask for permission. See More

Top Pro

Easy to use

Just drag and drop files in the browser window, then create a link for sharing. You will need an account to create a link. To streamline the process for new users you can start uploading as soon as you access the website and create an account while it's uploading. See More

Top Pro

50GB Trial for some time, then 15GB

15GB may not seem much, but Dropbox only offers 2GB for the free plan! This is better than Google Drive because Google Drive storage is shared with all the Google services you are using. See More

Duplicati

Specs

Platforms:Windows, macOS, Linux

License:LGPL-2.1

Auto update:Yes

Google Photos

Top Pro

Smart shared libraries

Google Photos allows inviting other users to shared libraries. It has a feature that allows auto-adding all photos and videos or only of specific people to the shared library which is really useful for sharing with families or a close group of friends. It also allows the invitee to save those photos straight to their device automatically as if they took it. See More

Top Pro

Uses AI to create fun content

Google's AI automatically generates fun animations, collages, styled photos and stories every now and then which can be shared saved and shared to your device very easily. See More

Top Pro

Send images and videos to Gmail and YouTube

If you linked your Google drive with Google photos, then you can easily attach any of your Google Photos in an email message. See More

Top Pro

Non-destructive built-in photo editor

Any photos that you edited can be undone to original copy. See More

Top Pro

Can manually classify photos

Can create albums from photos or even manage the whole folders tree manually via Drive. See More

Top Pro

Simple sharing

Any picture or selection of pictures can be sent to anyone, even if they don't have a Google account. Photos will also give you a list of recommended photos to share. See More

Top Pro

Can search photos

Text in photos, the content of the photo, and so on can be automatically searched. So one doesn't need to categorize to later find photos. Manual categorization is still possible. See More

Top Pro

Can automatically back up phone's photos

Any images taken with your phone can automatically be backed up to Google Photos. And the first time you run the mobile app it will also help you back up any existing images and videos you might have on your phone. See More

Top Pro

Free unlimited storage

Google Photos comes with free storage for images up to 16Mp and videos up to 1080p which means that most users need no longer worry about storage space. See More

Top Pro

iOS app is easy and fun to use

The app is easy to use and has amusing features like reminders, where it pops up photos from many years ago. See More

Google Drive

Top Pro

A lot of storage space

Free plan gives you 15GB, this space is shared across Drive, Gmail & Picasa. If needed, you can buy even more storage. See More

Top Con

No official client for Linux

As of yet, Google doesn't have a Drive client for Linux. If your computer runs on Linux, you will have to stick with the web app. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows; OSX; Linux; Android; iOS

Cloud Storage:Yes

Free storage size:15 GB

Top Pro

File sharing & collaborative editing

Google account holders and non-holders can be set to access and/or collaborate on files/folders in real-time. Additionally, you can find files you've shared not only by filename but by the person you've shared the files with. See More

Top Pro

Save files to drive directly from Gmail

Drive lets you save any file from your email. See More

Microsoft OneDrive

Top Con

Strictest code of conduct

Terms of Service forbid any kind of nudity, or that incites, advocates, or expresses pornography or racism among other things. See More

Specs

Offline access:Yes

Cloud Storage:Yes

Password protected link sharing:Yes

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