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For anyone that hasn't been able to get in on the 50GB giveaways from Box.net, they are now offering anyone who downloads their Android app and signs up in the next month 50GBs of cloud storage.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/02/23/box-for-android-receives-update-offers-all-android-users-50gb-of-free-cloud-storage/
The only drawback is that uploads are limited to 100MB.
blackroseMD1 said:
For anyone that hasn't been able to get in on the 50GB giveaways from Box.net, they are now offering anyone who downloads their Android app and signs up in the next month 50GBs of cloud storage.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/02/23/box-for-android-receives-update-offers-all-android-users-50gb-of-free-cloud-storage/
The only drawback is that uploads are limited to 100MB.
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Thanks Brian, it worked.
Worked for me. Thanks!
Worked for me as well! 50gb lifetime on my account
Good looking out, thanks!
Nice find... thank you!
just got mine too, now what to do with all this space, can i backup my entire phone to it somehow?
Thank you very much for the info, I will take an extra 50 GB any time +1
very nice!!!
Good looking out!
The 100MB file size limit is very disappointing and I hope they change it in the near future. What's stunning is that the earlier version of this promotion, with the HP TouchPad for example, 50GB accounts also came with a 1GB file size limit. I can confirm this because I have since commandeered my friend's account with those limits.
There was also a way to to get 50GB under the LG Android promotion (we just edited build.prop, which is what the box.net app checked), but that too came with the 100MB limit.
It's great to have 50GB lifetime storage for free, but I really wish they upped the limit to >300MB. I find myself using my Dropbox (24GB storage, 300MB limit via mobile, unlimited file size via desktop). Write to BOX and ask for bigger limit, or post in their forums!
Sweet i'll take 50, thank you
Phonearena pointed me in that direction but still got it. Good lookn out
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Too bad they want you to pay to use their file sync program. Guess I'll be sticking with dropbox. Thanks for the link though.
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Too bad they want you to pay to use their file sync program. Guess I'll be sticking with dropbox. Thanks for the link though.
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Yes, I appreciate 50GB free storage, but without sync it is pretty useless. The point for me of having cloud storage is to backup my computer and have access to all my files in the cloud from my portable devices and to keep the files in sync from all these devices. I certainly don't need 50GB of storage to upload a few files from my phone. So will keep using dropbox, until I can figure away to sync.
Hate to sound ungrateful, it just is not that useful at this point.
anyone else had the same issue as me with dropbox not getting the 23gb free space?
it is a brand new phone, and i have only signed into it with my one dropbox account.
signed into dropbox and still only 8gb. emailed them and not had a reply.
any help would be appreciated.
There is another main thread regarding this. It takes a few days to get the extra storage but does happen eventually.
Do a search on the One X forums for dropbox.
Use the search man, there's already a topic about that. Your answer should be in there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577829
you also need to make sure you have completed the 'getting started' section on the website. although, if you already have 8gb, i suspect you already have...
electric0ant said:
anyone else had the same issue as me with dropbox not getting the 23gb free space?
it is a brand new phone, and i have only signed into it with my one dropbox account.
signed into dropbox and still only 8gb. emailed them and not had a reply.
any help would be appreciated.
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You need to log into dropbox.com and go through all the getting started steps. After this you instantly get an extra 23gb of storage. At least this is what happened for me.
I completed the GS guide ages ago. I am still without the extra storage.
I have contacted support who responded with a canned response. "Complete the "Getting Started" guide", which I stated I had in the original email.
That was over a week ago, no response yet, nor do I have the storage.
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Use the search man, there's already a topic about that. Your answer should be in there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577829
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my situation isn't quite the same. i signed in with an existing dropbox account on the pre-installed dropbox app and i have not got my 23gb free space. It has been over 2 weeks now and emailed dropbox a week ago.
my girlfriend also got a one x with me, she got her 23gb free space right away.
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my situation isn't quite the same. i signed in with an existing dropbox account on the pre-installed dropbox app and i have not got my 23gb free space. It has been over 2 weeks now and emailed dropbox a week ago.
my girlfriend also got a one x with me, she got her 23gb free space right away.
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I did it with my existing account too and on the first attempt of going through the 'Getting Started' guide, no extra storage for a few days.
Then I re-opened the link from the same original email, just clicked some of the items not 'ticked' on the list and got an instant message saying storage had been increased.
sh500 said:
I did it with my existing account too and on the first attempt of going through the 'Getting Started' guide, no extra storage for a few days.
Then I re-opened the link from the same original email, just clicked some of the items not 'ticked' on the list and got an instant message saying storage had been increased.
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Mine initially didn't add the extra space, but it was there around 20 mins later when I re-checked it. In the time I had visited the website also so maybe existing customers need to do this?
sh500 said:
I did it with my existing account too and on the first attempt of going through the 'Getting Started' guide, no extra storage for a few days.
Then I re-opened the link from the same original email, just clicked some of the items not 'ticked' on the list and got an instant message saying storage had been increased.
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This is my existing dropbox account, I have already done all that.
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Mine initially didn't add the extra space, but it was there around 20 mins later when I re-checked it. In the time I had visited the website also so maybe existing customers need to do this?
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I have waited 2 weeks already.
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This is my existing dropbox account, I have already done all that.
I have waited 2 weeks already.
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Right well I would suggest contacting HTC UK Support regarding this then.
Did you download the hacked dropbox .apk from a few weeks ago? I did and I havent gotten my extra 23GB, that's something to consider
No need to complain.
1. Ensure you have a Dropbox account created within Settings > Accounts and sync
2. Upload a picture or document from your phone.
3. You will get an email "Get free Dropbox space" stating "to claim your extra 23 GB of space, complete five steps from your Getting Started Guide". Once you click the link and complete 5 steps you get another email.
4. Email subject "Dropbox bonus space received!" confirmation sent.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium with 25.25GB Dropbox storage.
P1n3apqlExpr3ss said:
Did you download the hacked dropbox .apk from a few weeks ago? I did and I havent gotten my extra 23GB, that's something to consider
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Think this could have a lot to do with it .The account i have that used the hacked dropbox app won't upgrade to 23Gb but another non hacked account gave me the 23GB
I didn't use any modified apk's. Still no space.
det66 said:
Think this could have a lot to do with it .The account i have that used the hacked dropbox app won't upgrade to 23Gb but another non hacked account gave me the 23GB
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oh crap, I did do that. any way around it do you think? or those accounts that used the modified apk blocked from this specific free space promotion forever?
do you think dropbox will be nice and add it back on?
electric0ant said:
oh crap, I did do that. any way around it do you think? or those accounts that used the modified apk blocked from this specific free space promotion forever?
do you think dropbox will be nice and add it back on?
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Create a new account, then merge them on your desktop when it prompts and you should lose no files!
det66 said:
Create a new account, then merge them on your desktop when it prompts and you should lose no files!
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not concerned about the files so much, more that this account has 8gb space and i wanted the 23gb on top of that.
electric0ant said:
not concerned about the files so much, more that this account has 8gb space and i wanted the 23gb on top of that.
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ahhh right enough the one that won't upgrade had 6.25Gb on it too
I had a similar problem. I remember getting an email about receiving extra space when I was on my sensation running a sense 4 ROM. I didn't claim the space, and when I got my One X I didn't get an email about claiming the extra 23gb. Maybe my chance was wasted when running sense 4 on my sensation.
Anyway, I just set up Dropbox with my secondary Gmail account and got the space straight away. Everything synced over from my existing dropbox folder on my laptop.
I wouldn't be too concerned about not getting the 23gb on top of your 8gb anyway... The 23gb is only for 2 years so I wouldn't get too attached.
Edit: looking back through my emails, 3gb of the 7gb I have on my first dropbox account is from supercharging my sensation, and it expires after a year anyway. Defo worth just setting up the new account and getting the 23gb.
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I use Sky drive a lot more than dropbox since I have Windows 8 the intergration is good. Today they are offering a free upgrade to 25GB of Cloud storage. Just login to Skydrive select Claim your 25 GB and click on Free Upgrade. Done
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/skydrive/loyalty
Don't all wp7 owners get 25 Gb anyway. Thought that was normal or am I missing something?
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Well yeah the title is a little bit misleading.
SkyDrive used to offer 25GB for every user for free, but today they decreased that to only 7GB because over 99% use less than 7GB (and that is still more than Dropbox offers).
However, if you have been a user in the past and already use more than 7GB you will get to keep your free 25GB. If you do not use more than 7GB of the service you have to sign in and go to manage storage, from there you can get a free upgrade to 25GB for the time being.
Also as a side note if you made a account after April 1st you will not get the free upgrade. For New WP users they had to April 22, if you already had more than 7gb on SkyDrive you will be automatically keep the old 25GB storage amount. Now I would advise people to go hit up your old hotmail accounts and click that free upgrade.
Thanks
The title is a bit misleading and maybe think about changing it , but you are correct and thanks for the information. just took advantage of the free upgrade
Mark
Already dropping my Dropbox! (did you catch that?? hahhahaha)
Anyway, anyone noticed any kind of " show deleted files", or "previous versions"? Dropbox features that, and would be wierd if SkyDrive didnt.
mikeeam said:
Already dropping my Dropbox! (did you catch that?? hahhahaha)
Anyway, anyone noticed any kind of " show deleted files", or "previous versions"? Dropbox features that, and would be wierd if SkyDrive didnt.
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IIRC there is Revision tracking for Office documents. You can see who edited what and revert changes.
I just upgraded my account to 25GB and installed the SkyDrive App on Windows. Now I have automatic synchronization of my documents between SkyDrive, my PC and Lumia 800. Epic
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I use Sky drive a lot more than dropbox since I have Windows 8 the intergration is good. Today they are offering a free upgrade to 25GB of Cloud storage. Just login to Skydrive select Claim your 25 GB and click on Free Upgrade. Done
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/skydrive/loyalty
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thanks for the info. I use the Skydrive more regular now than i thought.
I have DropBox also... but 2GB doesn't cut it.
yesss... better than my 8GB DropBox
And I also like prices for paid service!!!
p.s. the 7 to 25 GB update is only for accounts that already uses skydrive (or account that used it once)
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yesss... better than my 8GB DropBox
And I also like prices for paid service!!!
p.s. the 7 to 25 GB update is only for accounts that already uses skydrive (or account that used it once)
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All Windows Phone user at least use it once i think...
I started to use Skydrive since last year but i haven't upload anything that much...
Should push all the necessary things up there now.
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All Windows Phone user at least use it once i think...
I started to use Skydrive since last year but i haven't upload anything that much...
Should push all the necessary things up there now.
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I use it for Cloud Music, various documents, and... wait for it... recipes. It's very hand to pin a recipe to the home screen when shopping for ingredients.
anseio said:
I use it for Cloud Music, various documents, and... wait for it... recipes. It's very hand to pin a recipe to the home screen when shopping for ingredients.
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wonder if they gonna delete my "illegal for under 18" stuffs... ROFL;
Anyone noticed slowness to upload files?
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Anyone noticed slowness to upload files?
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Yes, but that may be due to many people trying to get their SkyDrives up and running.
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Yes, but that may be due to many people trying to get their SkyDrives up and running.
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Thought so. Yet, this is frustrating.. ;/
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Also, shared files/folders doesnt seem to appear together your own files. That is really bad..
Ok, saw the free upgrade and got it. Thanks for the the heads up, I had no idea they were going t lower it to 7Gb. Thanks op!!
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Cheers for the heads up
might get the extra 20gb for £6 a year seems like a bargain can backup all my photos with 45gb for 50p a month
also when did
https://apps.live.com/skydrive
that windows app come out is it new?
edit:quick google shows was released yesterday
Thanks for this....I've been using skydrive for a long time now but, just for a few documents and some WP7 apps (store their files on it). I was using less than 1gb, but, now I got plenty of space.
Can Zune (on my WP7 phone) stream from there ?
Zune, currently, cannot stream from SkyDrive, but Cloud Music can.
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Thanks for this....I've been using skydrive for a long time now but, just for a few documents and some WP7 apps (store their files on it). I was using less than 1gb, but, now I got plenty of space.
Can Zune (on my WP7 phone) stream from there ?
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Thanks OP, I've upgraded, skydrive is really useful for WP7 users.
with box, dropbox and skydrive, with least 10gb of space, why would you go use google drive when it is only 5gb?
its out 2day if you dont have it yet.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsImNvbS5nb29nbGUuYW5kcm9pZC5hcHBzLmRvY3MiXQ..
dropbox only gives u 2gb. u have to get people to register to get more space. check out cx and minus, also.
i've got 4.6gb on dropbox, after playing with the beta and uploading lots of stuff for the increased space...
got 50gb on box.net, but 100mb file limit sux.
I have a box 50gb account but that is very hard to fill up with the 100mb max single upload limit so I'm all for Gdrive
Edit: has anyone actually gotten to use this yet it tells me mines not ready yet. I WANT lol
Ninja Edit: Just got an email
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pvtjoker42 said:
i've got 4.6gb on dropbox, after playing with the beta and uploading lots of stuff for the increased space...
got 50gb on box.net, but 100mb file limit sux.
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I've over 13gb on dropbox, all from referrals and the quiz they had. No size limit on files on dropbox seals it for me.
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I have a box 50gb account but that is very hard to fill up with the 100mb max single upload limit so I'm all for Gdrive
Edit: has anyone actually gotten to use this yet it tells me mines not ready yet. I WANT lol
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i got the same message that it is not ready and will notify me when ready. did not get an email saying ready but when i went back into the app it is working. just uploaded some pdf to test and no problems.
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i got the same message that it is not ready and will notify me when ready. did not get an email saying ready but when i went back into the app it is working. just uploaded some pdf to test and no problems.[/QUOTEw
what message is that. i just find it in the play store after reading that it was coming out 2day. i uploaded the miui fileExplorer, that was an quick upload but the new gapps-ics-20120422 that was an 15min upload. and you only email ppl with an link to view or edit.
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I've got unlimited on marcusant.com
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s89281b said:
i got the same message that it is not ready and will notify me when ready. did not get an email saying ready but when i went back into the app it is working. just uploaded some pdf to test and no problems.[/QUOTEw
what message is that. i just find it in the play store after reading that it was coming out 2day. i uploaded the miui fileExplorer, that was an quick upload but the new gapps-ics-20120422 that was an 15min upload. and you only email ppl with an link to view or edit.
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after installing the first time i opened drive there was a pop up message that said drive is not ready and ask if i want to be notified when it is ready.
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earlier there was a news posting about a developer that found a work around to start being able to use the service via the app, but now i can't find it. before you do though, i thought you may want to read something important.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57420551-93/who-owns-your-files-on-google-drive/?tag=cnetRiver
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earlier there was a news posting about a developer that found a work around to start being able to use the service via the app, but now i can't find it. before you do though, i thought you may want to read something important.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57420551-93/who-owns-your-files-on-google-drive/?tag=cnetRiver
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Its all friggin propaganda, read the WHOLE tos
"Some of our Services allow you to submit content. You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in that content. In short, what belongs to you stays yours. When you upload or otherwise submit content to our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes we make so that your content works better with our Services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content."
The first 2 sentences have been conveniently removed to stir up distrust. It only grants them the power to take your stuff and modify it better to fit in their services for you (keyword translation).
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most google products say that at one time or another. havnt find the unlocked one but did find one with an transparent widget only.
found the workaround for the ppl that get the not ready message:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25263597#post25263597
1) I installed Dropbox and I was expecting 50Gb but only got 2Gb. Is there a way to get the remaining storage?
2) It seems very slow. Is that normal?
3) Can you access it through a rooted file manager like root explorer?
Thanks.
MobDad said:
1) I installed Dropbox and I was expecting 50Gb but only got 2Gb. Is there a way to get the remaining storage?
2) It seems very slow. Is that normal?
3) Can you access it through a rooted file manager like root explorer?
Thanks.
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When I did it they had me complete 5 steps of 7 listed in order to get the 50Gbs. Steps included taking a tutorial, referring a friend, etc. Took me about 5 mins to complete.
All I had to do was to log into my dropbox with my new GS3 and I received the bonus space.
Invite more people to increase the space on dropbox.
I had a dropbox account prior to my SGS3 purchase. I've logged into my dropbox account with my S3 but don't see a way to get the free 50gb.
Any suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong?
Thanks for any help
GTOJim said:
I had a dropbox account prior to my SGS3 purchase. I've logged into my dropbox account with my S3 but don't see a way to get the free 50gb.
Any suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong?
Thanks for any help
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I did not do anything special. I did not even know about the bonus until it happened. I simply used the dropbox app on my phone to connect to my existing dropbox account. Shortly after that I received an email telling me about the bonus.
Got it to work but later found the e-mail. I had to install dropbox onto a second computer to qualify.
Don't forget folks that the S3 bonus space is only temporary. Just wanted to remind you guys of that. So if you intend to keep dropbox for all your cloud storing needs be aware it is only for about a year or two. After that I believe you would have to become a paying customer or loose the bonus storage. The S3 bonus storage is like forty something gigs from what I can remember. Sorry I don't have the specifics but you can check from your account online and see how much it is and when it expires.
An alternative if you need storage for your pics and vids is photobucket. It automatically uploads pics and vids, dropbox only does pics as of now, and you get unlimited storage with no expiration.
The bonus is for two years. I figure that by then I will either be buying s new phone (and hoping a similar deal is on) our that there are other options.
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amahabir said:
Don't forget folks that the S3 bonus space is only temporary. Just wanted to remind you guys of that. So if you intend to keep dropbox for all your cloud storing needs be aware it is only for about a year or two. After that I believe you would have to become a paying customer or loose the bonus storage. The S3 bonus storage is like forty something gigs from what I can remember. Sorry I don't have the specifics but you can check from your account online and see how much it is and when it expires.
An alternative if you need storage for your pics and vids is photobucket. It automatically uploads pics and vids, dropbox only does pics as of now, and you get unlimited storage with no expiration.
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Gotta figure by that time cloud storage will be dirt cheap