Only sites that offered 1GB or more of storage were listed, anything less was too small. If you need more storage (and fewer restrictions) many of these sites offer premium plans for a fee.
The sites are placed into two categories based on the type of storage they offer:
Temporary Hosting Sites
Are you looking for a place to temporarily hold a large file so that you can email it, or to host content (such as media) for your web site or blog. Then check out the list of sites below, they allow you to quickly upload just about any file where it can be access by people whom you make its link available to. The file you upload will generally automatically be deleted after a specific amount of time has passed.
Note: The amount of storage, and how long the file can be stored will vary, check the site's storage policy for specific details.
- SendOver - 2GB Storage
- MegaShares - 1.5GB Storage
- Badongo - 1GB Storage
- BIGfileupload - 1GB Storage
- TrasferBigFiles - 1GB Storage
- YouSendIt - 1GB Storage
Are you looking for a site that specializes in online file storage, and won't automatically delete your files if you have not used them in a while. These sites are great for holding backups of your files, or acting as a transfer point for moving data from one computer to another computer (such as from home to work and back).
Note: Most of these sites have some type of transfer limits (i.e.: how much you can upload or download) which vary from site to site.
- Streamload MediaMax - 25GB Storage
- Inbox.com - 5GB Storage
- Mozy - 2GB Storage
- Box.net - 1GB Storage
- eSnips - 1GB Storage
- Openomy - 1GB Storage
- Orbitfiles - 1GB Storage
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Can I add one to the list, a file storage site called EggDisk with 4GB of free file storage, and it is legit.
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