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]]> By: Halford http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-776822 Halford Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:40:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-776822 There is a new entrant to the online backup world offering free gigs of space. It’s called IDrive-E (http://www.idrive.com) and it is offering 2GB of data absolutely free to backup your precious documents, photos, music files and so on with their ‘Basic’ plan. Wait! If you want more, just pay just $4.95 per month and get unlimited backup space. Or shell out $49.50 per year and get two months of backups for free! Moreover, there are no limits on the upload or download sizes of files for backup. You can also backup any type of files. All data is compressed during transmission and all backups are incremental: the application backs up files that have changed since the last backup. There is also 128-bit SSL encryption when data is transferred over the Internet and 256-bit AES encryption on storage with an encryption key provided by the user. IDrive-E retains 30 versions of backed up data and you can restore any version from these 30 versions. You can also restore latest versions of all your files or versions of files as of a specific backup set. There is an ‘IDrive-E Classic interface’ to backup and restore files and folders, schedule your backup for a future data and time, exclude files and folders from backups and delete files and folders in the IDrive-E account. A windows explorer like interface, ‘IDrive-E Explorer view’, is for restoring files and folders and is not for backups. You can browse your IDrive-E account contents, restore files and folders with a simple drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste operation, view history of files, drag-and-drop or copy files to local drive (restore file versions) and search for files and folders backed up in your IDrive-E account. Overall, this is an interesting product from the IBackup ('http://www.ibackup.com). There is a new entrant to the online backup world offering free gigs of space. It’s called IDrive-E
(http://www.idrive.com) and it is offering 2GB of data absolutely free to backup your precious documents, photos, music files and so on with their ‘Basic’ plan.

Wait! If you want more, just pay just $4.95 per month and get unlimited backup space. Or shell out $49.50 per year and get two months of backups for free! Moreover, there are no limits on the upload or download sizes of files for backup. You can also backup any type of files. All data is compressed during transmission and all backups are incremental: the application backs up files that have changed since the last backup. There is also 128-bit SSL encryption when data is transferred over the Internet and 256-bit AES encryption on storage with an encryption key provided by the user.

IDrive-E retains 30 versions of backed up data and you can restore any version from these 30 versions. You can also restore latest versions of all your files or versions of files as of a specific backup set. There is an ‘IDrive-E Classic interface’ to backup and restore files and folders, schedule your backup for a future data and time, exclude files and folders from backups and delete files and folders in the IDrive-E account. A windows explorer like interface, ‘IDrive-E Explorer view’, is for restoring files and folders and is not for backups. You can browse your IDrive-E account contents, restore files and folders with a simple drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste operation, view history of files, drag-and-drop or copy files to local drive (restore file versions) and search for files and folders backed up in your IDrive-E account. Overall, this is an interesting product from the IBackup (’http://www.ibackup.com).

]]> By: Marcus http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-736611 Marcus Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:33:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-736611 Xdrive is the leading solution for on-line storage today. However there is a new solution I dont know much about called Diino (www.diino.com) that has interesting technical platform. Anybody used it? Xdrive is the leading solution for on-line storage today. However there is a new solution I dont know much about called Diino (www.diino.com) that has interesting technical platform. Anybody used it?

]]> By: Karen M http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-685578 Karen M Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:48:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-685578 Thanks, Kel!! Thanks, Kel!!

]]> By: kel http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-678860 kel Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:45:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-678860 To Karen M - yes, you can absolutely still cancel AOL entirely and keep your email addresses as is. My sister and aunt both did it, and it was fine. You can also keep using the AOL software with Comcast if you want to instead of having to use AOL.com to get your email. My sister likes using the software for email, so we set her up that way. You just have to change the software's setting for access from dial-up to broadband. I think the software can detect this and help you with the set up. To Karen M - yes, you can absolutely still cancel AOL entirely and keep your email addresses as is. My sister and aunt both did it, and it was fine. You can also keep using the AOL software with Comcast if you want to instead of having to use AOL.com to get your email. My sister likes using the software for email, so we set her up that way. You just have to change the software’s setting for access from dial-up to broadband. I think the software can detect this and help you with the set up.

]]> By: Karen M http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-663044 Karen M Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:42:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-663044 I stumbled across this site while googling for information about cancelling my AOL account. We just got high speed through Comcast -- I called AOL to make sure that I could still keep our email accounts (3 usernames). Instead, I was talked into down-grading to the "essentials" plan, meaning I am still an AOL subscriber, but for $9.95 a month as opposed to $23.90 a month, and for this I get their security, customer service, 5 hours of dial-up as a backup.... This isn't something I want or need. I want to cancel entirely, but I still need confirmation from someone who knows (not from an AOL rep), that we will still be able to use our current AOL screen names. I know I can still go to the AOL website and get my AOL mail, and I can still use IM, but I'm just worried that AOL will delete our current screen names (our of spite?) once I completely cancel their service. And I need to keep these email addresses as is. Can someone confirm this for me --- assure me it will stay the same? Thanks much!!! I stumbled across this site while googling for information about cancelling my AOL account. We just got high speed through Comcast — I called AOL to make sure that I could still keep our email accounts (3 usernames). Instead, I was talked into down-grading to the “essentials” plan, meaning I am still an AOL subscriber, but for $9.95 a month as opposed to $23.90 a month, and for this I get their security, customer service, 5 hours of dial-up as a backup…. This isn’t something I want or need. I want to cancel entirely, but I still need confirmation from someone who knows (not from an AOL rep), that we will still be able to use our current AOL screen names. I know I can still go to the AOL website and get my AOL mail, and I can still use IM, but I’m just worried that AOL will delete our current screen names (our of spite?) once I completely cancel their service. And I need to keep these email addresses as is. Can someone confirm this for me — assure me it will stay the same? Thanks much!!!

]]> By: NickySS http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-589679 NickySS Sun, 24 Dec 2006 19:22:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-589679 Hi! Nice info, big thx. Hi!
Nice info, big thx.

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]]> By: Doctor Xdrive http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-217910 Doctor Xdrive Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:04:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-217910 The latest release from Xdrive is Xdrive Plus. In order to get a Free 5GB Xdrive Plus storage account you will need an AOL screen name, if you don't have one then you can signup for one free and get an AOL email account with 2GB of space too. Now that you have your new AOL screen name and password you can use them to sign in to your Xdrive Plus account and store many types of digital assets, like Word files, Excel files, PDF files, pictures, music, your browser bookmarks, your AOL email attachments, AOL Pictures. Using the Xdrive Plus Web Interface you'll be able to upload files or folders, share them with others. These files can be pictures, Word files, Excel files, etc. Using our Desktop Application you will be able to do things with your Xdrive Plus account, like drag and drop files from your local (C:\ drive) to your Internet Hard Drive (X:\ drive). The Desktop Application also provides other features, like scheduling backups, and backup now. http://www.xdrive.com/downloads Our competitors do not offer the combination of services that an Xdrive Plus account offers. If you need more space then you can upgrade to 50GB for $9.95 a month or $99.50 annually. If you are an AOL consumers who subscribes to other AOL Premium Services of more then $23.95 you'll get your Xdrive Plus 50GB for Free. Now that you've got your Xdrive Plus account you can take your data with you where ever you go. How? Using your AOL credentials you can login using any computer that has an Internet connection, just use a browser and go to http://www.xdrive.com/ and enter your screen name and password to access your digital assets anytime, anyplace. Do you have a WAP enabled PDA or cell phone? Soon you will be able to access your digital assets stored on your Internet Hard Drive using Xdrive Mobile Service and download your digital assets. Thanks and Best Regards, Doctor Xdrive The latest release from Xdrive is Xdrive Plus.

In order to get a Free 5GB Xdrive Plus storage account you will need an AOL screen name, if you don’t have one then you can signup for one free and get an AOL email account with 2GB of space too.

Now that you have your new AOL screen name and password you can use them to sign in to your Xdrive Plus account and store many types of digital assets, like Word files, Excel files, PDF files, pictures, music, your browser bookmarks, your AOL email attachments, AOL Pictures.

Using the Xdrive Plus Web Interface you’ll be able to upload files or folders, share them with others. These files can be pictures, Word files, Excel files, etc.

Using our Desktop Application you will be able to do things with your Xdrive Plus account, like drag and drop files from your local (C:\ drive) to your Internet Hard Drive (X:\ drive).

The Desktop Application also provides other features, like scheduling backups, and backup now. http://www.xdrive.com/downloads

Our competitors do not offer the combination of services that an Xdrive Plus account offers. If you need more space then you can upgrade to 50GB for $9.95 a month or $99.50 annually.

If you are an AOL consumers who subscribes to other AOL Premium Services of more then $23.95 you’ll get your Xdrive Plus 50GB for Free.

Now that you’ve got your Xdrive Plus account you can take your data with you where ever you go. How?

Using your AOL credentials you can login using any computer that has an Internet connection, just use a browser and go to http://www.xdrive.com/ and enter your screen name and password to access your digital assets anytime, anyplace.

Do you have a WAP enabled PDA or cell phone? Soon you will be able to access your digital assets stored on your Internet Hard Drive using Xdrive Mobile Service and download your digital assets.

Thanks and Best Regards, Doctor Xdrive

]]> By: alexander http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-197446 alexander Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:17:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-197446 you get a month free trial of a <a href="http://www.datadepositbox.com/how-it-works.asp" rel="nofollow">backup service </a> with Data Deposit Box you get a month free trial of a backup service with Data Deposit Box

]]> By: etotheix http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-186434 etotheix Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:48:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-186434 AOL's free storage thing up and running. Free 5GB. http://www.xdrive.com AOL’s free storage thing up and running. Free 5GB.
http://www.xdrive.com

]]> By: Thien http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-153467 Thien Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:32:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-153467 May I get a 5Gb of free storage, please? May I get a 5Gb of free storage, please?

]]> By: go168 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-149923 go168 Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:22:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-149923 A list of the best free online storage services: http://tiandrive.5gigs.com/storage.htm Hope that it will be useful. A list of the best free online storage services:
http://tiandrive.5gigs.com/storage.htm
Hope that it will be useful.

]]> By: Mike Corrales http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-126826 Mike Corrales Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:45:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-126826 Hi, Lance. That's a great question. It is on the roadmap. I don't have an exact date for you yet. However, there are many Mac purists on staff here, so there's plenty of incentive to get it on the market. Hi, Lance. That’s a great question. It is on the roadmap. I don’t have an exact date for you yet. However, there are many Mac purists on staff here, so there’s plenty of incentive to get it on the market.

]]> By: Hans Klein http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-126355 Hans Klein Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:45:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-126355 Andre is right. My Verizon DSL insured that my 20GB upload took 8 days on <a href="http://www.carbonite.com" rel="nofollow"> Carbonite </a>where I recently signed up. The good news is that after the intial backup, the daily incremental updates basically are fast and unnoticed. Would be nice if my pipe was symmetrical. Andre is right. My Verizon DSL insured that my 20GB upload took 8 days on Carbonite where I recently signed up. The good news is that after the intial backup, the daily incremental updates basically are fast and unnoticed. Would be nice if my pipe was symmetrical.

]]> By: AOL offers users free 5GB of online storage -- Microsoft News Tracker http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-124140 AOL offers users free 5GB of online storage -- Microsoft News Tracker Sun, 06 Aug 2006 01:05:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-124140 [...] Marshall Kirkpatrick at TechCrunch: The one upsmanship in giving away storage continues with an announcement today from AOL that come September the company will provide 5 GB of free storage on the company’s XDrive system to anyone with as little as an AOL or AIM screen name. AOL purchased XDrive last August for an undisclosed sum. [...] [...] Marshall Kirkpatrick at TechCrunch: The one upsmanship in giving away storage continues with an announcement today from AOL that come September the company will provide 5 GB of free storage on the company’s XDrive system to anyone with as little as an AOL or AIM screen name. AOL purchased XDrive last August for an undisclosed sum. [...]

]]> By: Lance Weatherby http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-122934 Lance Weatherby Fri, 04 Aug 2006 22:37:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-122934 Mike C: You guys working on a Mac client? Mike C:

You guys working on a Mac client?

]]> By: Mike Corrales http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-122867 Mike Corrales Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:10:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-122867 Actually, Other, the service you were looking at is Streamload's old service, simply called Streamload. That service is going away in the next couple weeks as its users are migrated to their new service, MediaMax. See http://www.mediamax.com In addition to the 25 GB of free storage, MediaMax offers 1 GB of download bandwidth per month and unlimited upload bandwidth. Actually, Other, the service you were looking at is Streamload’s old service, simply called Streamload. That service is going away in the next couple weeks as its users are migrated to their new service, MediaMax.

See http://www.mediamax.com

In addition to the 25 GB of free storage, MediaMax offers 1 GB of download bandwidth per month and unlimited upload bandwidth.

]]> By: Other http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-122604 Other Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:12:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-122604 Steamload has now only 100Mb per month bandwith for free users... Steamload has now only 100Mb per month bandwith for free users…

]]> By: Lance Weatherby http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-122283 Lance Weatherby Fri, 04 Aug 2006 08:59:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-122283 Xdrive's user interface is horrid. And buggy. The lack of usability of first generation online storage companies is half the reason why Box, OmniDrive, and the rest exist. The other half is pricing, which by all appearances, they are addressing. I heard goog is thinking in the 15-20 GB range for free. None of this solves my problem, which I believe I am not alone in having. I need a service with 40GB of space at a reasonable price that will schedule uploads, provides remote access, and enable me to easily share stuff. I need a simple UI and don't want it to slow down my computer which happens to be a Mac. Xdrive’s user interface is horrid. And buggy.

The lack of usability of first generation online storage companies is half the reason why Box, OmniDrive, and the rest exist. The other half is pricing, which by all appearances, they are addressing.

I heard goog is thinking in the 15-20 GB range for free.

None of this solves my problem, which I believe I am not alone in having.

I need a service with 40GB of space at a reasonable price that will schedule uploads, provides remote access, and enable me to easily share stuff. I need a simple UI and don’t want it to slow down my computer which happens to be a Mac.

]]> By: gregtyree.com » Blog Archive » AOL to provide 5GB of online storage for free http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-121980 gregtyree.com » Blog Archive » AOL to provide 5GB of online storage for free Fri, 04 Aug 2006 01:41:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-121980 [...] Techcrunch [...] [...] Techcrunch [...]

]]> By: Joy http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-121882 Joy Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:39:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-121882 I am wondering how the 13 companies that you have reviewed are going to react to this. The two companies that I am personally interested in are OmniDrive and Box.net. I have beta accounts with them, and got a 5 GB account at Box.net for 5 referrals. This is bound to hit them hard if this turns out to work well and efficiently, and has a good usability factor.. I am wondering how the 13 companies that you have reviewed are going to react to this. The two companies that I am personally interested in are OmniDrive and Box.net. I have beta accounts with them, and got a 5 GB account at Box.net for 5 referrals. This is bound to hit them hard if this turns out to work well and efficiently, and has a good usability factor..

]]> By: nonsmokingarea.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-121852 nonsmokingarea.com Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:42:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/03/aolaim-users-to-get-5gb-free-storage/#comment-121852 <strong>AOL: 5 gbytes free online storage...</strong> downloadsquad (an AOL-property) broke the news, that AOL will offer 5 gbytes of free online storage to anyone in hold of an AOL- or AIM-user-account starting september. the new service will utilize technology from xdrive, the storage-company AOL aquire... AOL: 5 gbytes free online storage…

downloadsquad (an AOL-property) broke the news, that AOL will offer 5 gbytes of free online storage to anyone in hold of an AOL- or AIM-user-account starting september. the new service will utilize technology from xdrive, the storage-company AOL aquire…

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