As of May 2014, the list of eligible devices can be found here. You can, however, earn free storage by installing its app on specific devices. Boxīox offers 10GB of free storage with for its basic personal accounts. Regular files, including music and videos, are still restricted to the 5GB of space.

Technically it's not free since it requires a Prime membership, but as yet another perk added to the service, one can get away with considering it a freebie. However, Amazon Prime members are able take advantage of one important upgrade - unlimited, free photo storage. Amazon Cloud Drive promotion for Prime members.Īmazon's Cloud Drive service remains free for basic users, with a base of 5GB free storage space. While the total allotment of free OneDrive storage caps out at 23GB, paid Office 365 subscribers can take advantage of unlimited storage once the new allotment is completely rolled out. For each friend that signs up, you'll get 500MB of storage (with a max of 10 friends for a total of 5GB).

Microsoft's OneDrive service is free for the first 15GB of storage space, with opportunities to earn an extra 8GB by backing up your photos using the mobile app (worth 3GB), and inviting friends to sign up for the service.

You can view the monthly storage plans, which range for $0.99 to $19.99 per month here. Apple gives iCloud users 5GB of free data, but anything beyond that you're going to have to pay for. iCloud Driveįirst, let's get the service that doesn't offer any additional storage sans payment outside of the initial allotment: iCloud Drive. If you want to upgrade to more than just the allotted free space, check out Sarah Mitroff's in-depth comparison of the big four cloud storage services. Let's take a look at how to get free space from your favorite storage providers. Between updates to Google Drive and Dropbox, and revamped offerings from Apple's iCloud Drive, Amazon's Cloud Drive and Microsoft's OneDrive, access to cloud storage is now easier and cheaper than ever before.Įven with the cost of storage continuing to decline, free storage is something that's hard to pass up. If 2014 isn't known as the year of wearables, it could be known as the year of cloud storage. Editors' Note: This article was originally published April 24, 2012, and has been updated to reflect current offerings.

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