Also, you have to have a Hotmail (or other MSN) address. Unfortunately, users can only upload files up to 50GB. Microsoft SkyDrive: Completely free, SkyDrive gives users 25GB of free storage, and the ability to share files with others via email.The biggest downside: No files sharing allowed (unless you give someone your Amazon password, of course). (Making it by far one of the least expensive options.) Max file size is 2GB. Amazon Cloud Drive: Like a no-frills version of Dropbox or Box, Amazon’s Cloud Drive gives 5GB of storage space for free, and can be upgraded to 20GB, up to 1,000GB, for about $1 a gigabyte, per year.Uploaded files can be shared via an automatically-generated link. Minus: One of the easiest options available, Minus lets users who sign up for an account simply drag and drop any file (up to 2GB) to upload, and gives users up to 50GB of free storage.Unlimited storage and unlimited shares (but the same max file size) is also available for $15 a month, or $150 a year. Up your storage to 5GB for $10 a month (or $50 per year), and you also get a maximum file size of 2GB, and 10 shares. (Free users also have to deal with ads.) Files can then be shared via email, but only five per month for free users. YouSendIt: One of the original file-sharing services, YouSendIt offers 2GB of free storage, with a per-file upload limit of 50MB.Paid users can up their upload limit to 1GB-per-file for $10 a month, which also expands storage to 25GB, or $20 for 50GB. Free users can only upload files 25MB or smaller. Users get 5GB for free, and can share via a direct link to a file, or can invite users to view the contents of an entire folder by email. Box: Like Dropbox, Box is primarily a cloud storage service, as opposed to a straight file-sharing service.Users can upgrade to 50GB for $10 a month, or 100GB for $20 a month. Dropbox: A popular, robust cloud storage service, Dropbox gives users 2GB of storage for free, and lets users share files with anyone via their public folder, or other Dropbox users through email invitation.Users can upgrade to a Pro account for $9 a month, which also ups max file size to 4GB. There is no storage limit, but also like RapidShare, your files will be deleted after certain period of time. MediaFire: A stripped-down version of RapidShare, MediaFire also lets users upload any type of file, with a max upload size of 2GB for free users.Users who want to utilize RapidShare as a cloud storage service can upgrade to RapidPro for about $39 (29.9 Euro - RapidShare is based in Switzerland) for 150 days, or about $130 for two years. There is also no storage limit, but files are automatically deleted after a certain period of time. RapidShare: The most like Megaupload of the bunch, RapidShare lets users upload files of unlimited size, and share them via an emailable, tweetable, Facebookable link.
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