This post is for all those
dedicated users, who are finding alternatives of Google Drive for Linux.
Most of the Linux users often
wonder as to why Google drive cannot be used on Linux or is any alternative of Google Drive for Linux in the market?
And those people even start
thinking that Linux is not a better choice than Windows. Certainly that’s
unfair to develop a thought like that because whatever can be done on Windows
can be certainly done on Linux with the use of some better alternatives.
Well, this article will
answer all the queries in their mind because I am writing about the various
alternatives of Google Drive for Linux.
These alternatives provide
even better features than Google Drive.
What is Google Drive and what does it do?
Google drive is an online
file storage service started by Google.
It gives all its users 5GB of
cloud storage space to start with. This can be extended up to a maximum limit
of 25GB, which can be done by paying a small amount per month.
Users can operate on the
stored files, and can access them from anywhere in the world from their Google
account.
For more details, you can
refer to this article (Get 5GB online storage for your important data on GoogleDrive).
The alternatives for Google Drive for Linux
are as follows: -
Dropbox-Alternative of Google Drive for
Linux
- Dropbox is a file hosting service that offers online cloud storage of data and one of the best alternatives of Google drive for Linux.
- It allows users to create special folder on their computer.
- Dropbox then synchronizes it. No matter on which computer it is viewed, the contents appears to be the same (without any changes on the folder).
For more details, you can
refer to this article (Know what is dropbox and how it is different fromothers).
SpiderOak- Alternative of Google Drive for
Linux
- SpiderOak is an online tool to share, sync, access, back up and store data and one of the best alternatives of Google Drive for Linux.
- Other than the features in Dropbox, SpiderOak also provides encryption facility.
- You can not only backup your data online, but also you can also encrypt it before storing it.
- Infact, all the data that you want to store on SpiderOak will all be encrypted before they will be actually stored.
- An interesting thing to know here is that the files encrypted by you cannot be even viewed by the employees of SpiderOak. Thus, there is total privacy of your files.
- Initially, the users are given 2GB of free space.
- It is extendible up to 10GB of space.
- Space can be extended from 2 to 10 GB by using referral system similar to the one in Dropbox.
- If any of your friends accepts your reference to SpiderOak, you get additional 1GB space.
Ubuntu One- Alternative of Google Drive for
Linux
- This tool is for all the Ubuntu users, and also for any other version of Linux.
- If you are using Ubuntu, you don’t have to take up the pain of installing it. This is already installed in Ubuntu.
- For other versions of Linux, you need to install it.
- Initially, it offers its users with 5GB of free space.
- This can be extended up to 20GB space.
- Here also, the referral system is used to extend the cloud storage space.
- Ubuntu One not only allows users to store data online, but also sync them between mobile and computer devices.
- It also allows users to stream audio and music from cloud to mobile devices.
Wuala- Alternative of Google Drive for Linux
- Wuala offers 5GB of free space and one of the best alternatives of Google Drive for Linux.
- It can extend only up to 8GB.
- It also encrypts the data locally, and then stores the data in its servers in an encrypted form.
- Thus, the data is secured because it is kept in an encrypted form.
- Not so high storage capacity as the other three, but still used because of its encryption ability.
If you have any queries related to alternatives of Google Drive for Linux, you can ask
below through commenting.
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