I use the free version of Dropbox to backup some of my files and give myself access to important documents from any of my computers. It's a great deal, but I frequently have to move files to keep under my 9.5 GB space limit. A new account on Dropbox starts with 2 GB of storage. I also use Google Drive and Microsoft SkyDrive, which offer similar features and a little more space. If you aren't familiar with how these services work, the simple version is that they duplicate any file you add to them across all your devices plus their website. There are also additional features which make sharing files with others easy. Dropbox also has integration with Moodle 2.x , which makes it very useful for adding files to your online class. A new alternative to Dropbox/Google Drive/SkyDrive is Copy, which offers 15GB for free to start but will also add 5GB through a referral link like this one . So if you sign up for Copy, you get an additional 5GB and so do I. Copy works with MacOS
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