![]() Note: HiDrive uses HTTPS to protect your file sharing. Once the link has been created, you can share it via email or paste the link into your favorite social networking site. With any of the paid versions, there are still some day/download limitations based on your storage levels, but all paid versions let you password protect the link. The link expires after 5 days, is limited to 5 downloads and you can’t add a password to the link. Note the upgrade link adjacent to the grayed out password box. This is where you’ll encounter one of the limitations of the free version. Not included on the chart are the HiDrive 5 and HiDrive 5000 products This chart compares the free version with two main premium offerings. ![]() This shows my HiDrive test folder connected using WebDAV The HiDrive home page has tabs for Overview, File Manager, and one for connecting your computer with HiDrive This opens a dialog box that prompts you for number of days for the link to remain active, and the number of times the file can be downloaded. To share a file, just click on a file to select it. The file manager lets you create new folders, add new files, rename or delete files, create a.zip archive of selected files, or extract a.zip file to the current location. To exchange files, just click on To File Manager. Using this interface, you need to browse to and specify each file that you want to upload individually. This will take you to the file manager screen and will automatically open up a file upload dialogue box. ![]() To upload a file, just click on Start in the Upload file tab. The Overview tab has three choices: Upload File Exchange File and Connect your computer with HiDrive. Once your account has been activated, just log in, and you’ll land at your HiDrive home page (see the Gallery below). Just go to the website, provide an email address, user name, and password, select a country and click on Activate. There’s really not much to setting up an account with HiDrive. The free version backs up a snapshot of "Root" and all subdirectories daily on an automatic schedule with a 7 day storage time. Backup control storage time for paid accounts is 6 weeks. And Mail Upload lets you upload data via email to your HiDrive.īackup Control allows you to create backup versions for specific folders and determine their backup frequency or back them up on demand. Upload Sharing lets you create a link to send to a third party who can use the link to upload to a specified folder on your HiDrive. Downloadable Windows and MacOS programs allow you to create local folders that are securely (via Open VPN and SMB/CIFS) connected to your HiDrive cloud storage. Some of the features in the table bear a bit more explanation. ![]() For users who want to map drives and don’t have a lot of cloud storage capacity needs, this could be a good, economical solution. You also get a single email upload address, a limited number of upload Shares and for share links, you get 30 day expiration and 10 downloads per file link. On this plan, you pick up secure SMB/CIFS access, but not FTP/SFTP/FTPS, Rsync or SCP. HiDrive 5 costs 0.59 €/month ($0.76) billed on an annual basis (~$9 right now). This is a hybrid more features are enabled than in the free version, but not all of the features you find starting with the HiDrive 100 product. Though not exposed on the home page as an available plan, HiDrive also offers a version of its free 5 GB plan called HiDrive 5. The 500 GB plan costs 29.90 €/month ($38.57) and supports 5 users with per user quotas. Since it’s billed to your credit card, your bank will figure out the exact exchange rate (and possibly a foreign transaction fee) as of the billing date. So, what are the benefits of upgrading to a monthly subscription, and how much does it cost? The 100 GB single-user plan costs 9.90 €/month (about $12.77 at the time of this writing). While HiDrive Free is new in the US and Canada, it’s been in available in Europe for several years. HiDrive Free is a product from a Berlin, Germany-based company, STRATO, which is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, Europe’s second-largest web hosting and web application provider. HiDrive Free falls into the category of a free account with limited features and limited storage. And many vendors offer a free trial so that you can try out all of the product’s features.īut if you’re looking for free storage, there are also vendors who offer free accounts with limited storage and a reduced feature set hoping that you’ll upgrade to a monthly or yearly plan in order access the full feature set. If you’re looking for a place in the cloud to store your data, there’s certainly no shortage of vendors who will sell you storage plans loaded with features.
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