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Rhouse · Jul 17, 2012

Story for a newbie question, but how do you use the cloud. Is there a app I need to download or is it a option in Google play? Kinda new to this cloud thing.

Omar Days · Jul 17, 2012

dropbox, sugarsync, google drive.

all available in google play,

Rhouse · Jul 17, 2012

Which one of these would you recommend?

candroid11 · Jul 17, 2012

Rhouse said:
Which one of these would you recommend?

I'm pretty sure google drive gives the most storage for free (5gbs just for signing up). Dropbox gives 2, but they give you many ways to increase your storage through invites, camera uploads, downloading the mobile app etc. Google drive is probably best if you are just starting out with using the cloud though since they give the most space.

Rhouse · Jul 17, 2012

Cool thank you, fixing to try it out now.

TauxiC · Jul 17, 2012

Rhouse said:
Cool thank you, fixing to try it out now.

You can use my referral link to get an extra 500MB!
http://db.tt/srpNsa2E

Xyro · Jul 18, 2012

You can get 10GB (11 if you sign up with a referal link) from minus too.

dunjamon · Jul 18, 2012

Try using ES File Explorer. I use that for Google Drive, SkyDrive and Box. Keeps them all in one place rather than having multiple apps installed.

perfectstranger · Jul 18, 2012

Also, all of the Play Books, Magazines and Music is kept 'in the cloud'. I uploaded my music collection to Play Music (formerly Google Music) about a year ago. It's nice to have access to all of it without having it on the device...especially now with the N7 not having a SD card slot.

swantonbomboy · Jul 18, 2012

Getting more space with Dropbox really is easy and the method I would suggest for syncing most items.

Wishing Google would've thrown Nexus 7 purchases some extra Drive space.

Unforgiven · Jul 18, 2012

swantonbomboy said:
Getting more space with Dropbox really is easy and the method I would suggest for syncing most items.

Wishing Google would've thrown Nexus 7 purchases some extra Drive space.

That would have made way too much sense. You can also check out Box. They run a promotion from time to time for 50GB free for life which is what I have.

dportal2006 · Jul 18, 2012

Unforgiven said:
That would have made way too much sense. You can also check out Box. They run a promotion from time to time for 50GB free for life which is what I have.

Yep i have this promotion. The only downside is that the maximum file size you can upload at a time is 200 mb. But hey its free.

ssick92 · Jul 18, 2012

perfectstranger said:
Also, all of the Play Books, Magazines and Music is kept 'in the cloud'. I uploaded my music collection to Play Music (formerly Google Music) about a year ago. It's nice to have access to all of it without having it on the device...especially now with the N7 not having a SD card slot.

However for that, you need internet connection, which with a wifi-only tablet could be a problem if you're in the car or something

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Atma · Jul 18, 2012

Unforgiven said:
That would have made way too much sense. You can also check out Box. They run a promotion from time to time for 50GB free for life which is what I have.

dportal2006 said:
Yep i have this promotion. The only downside is that the maximum file size you can upload at a time is 200 mb. But hey its free.

Got the free 50gb a few months ago.

Yeah, the 200mb is the only downside.

Another place to get free 50gb, MediaFire. It also has the 200mb upload limit.

perfectstranger · Jul 18, 2012

ssick92 said:
However for that, you need internet connection, which with a wifi-only tablet could be a problem if you're in the car or something

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Any or all of it is downloadable for offline viewing or listening. Much the same as a file on Drive or Dropbox.

ssick92 · Jul 19, 2012

perfectstranger said:
Any or all of it is downloadable for offline viewing or listening. Much the same as a file on Drive or Dropbox.

But when you download then it takes up storage space, which is why I was saying you need constant WiFi to keep everything in the cloud

partridge · Jul 19, 2012

I pefer dropbox to Drive, simply because if you store photos there, DB gives you a thumbnail and once you select an image you can swipe to the next one. Drive doesn't offer any of that; I just wish Db had a tablet interface as the phone interface looks rubbish on a larger screen.

I'm tempted to sign up for a few quid a month for 100Gb or DB storage.

Unforgiven · Jul 19, 2012

partridge said:
I pefer dropbox to Drive, simply because if you store photos there, DB gives you a thumbnail and once you select an image you can swipe to the next one. Drive doesn't offer any of that; I just wish Db had a tablet interface as the phone interface looks rubbish on a larger screen.

I'm tempted to sign up for a few quid a month for 100Gb or DB storage.

If I paid for on, DropBox would be the one. I have 5GB there for free and it is so easy to set up and use. I use Box and Drive mainly for cloud backups but the stuff I need at my fingertips is all on DropBox.

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