Livedrive Offers Unlimited Online Storage

It’s a good idea to have an online backup of your important files, provided the service that provides the online space is reliable and secure. There are many such services (I have previously recommended Dropbox and Mozy). Those who need lots of space (for pictures, for example, or to have your music available anywhere you go) might be interested in Livedrive, which unlike all other services allows you an unlimited amount of space. Check out Lifehacker’s take on the subject here.

The only problem at this point is lack of information. I have not been able to determine how my files are secured and protected, among other things, and I would also be interested to know how the service plans to make money (particularly since you have to give them your address and phone number to sign up). But still, unlimited space is pretty awesome, so if you have some large files that you want to store or share online, Livedrive might be worth a try. Just don’t rely on it as your only backup (at least not yet) or use it to store private information.

Update: After further poking and prodding it appears that Livedrive will not be free past the initial Beta period. I guess this proves the old addage: if it sounds to good to be true… Sorry for the hasty post, I should have done more research before publishing this.

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