Use NAS or Home Computer as Extra Google Drive Storage?

netgeek1325 · May 10, 2014

I have a very large amount of storage on some of my home computers (relative to what most free cloud storage solutions offer), about 500gb per computer, and since they're just sitting around I thought I might use the unused storage for something useful, like storing all my documents. I could just set up some sort of FreeNAS type system, but I lack experience in it and I travel a lot. I also don't have any way of port-forwarding, so a vpn won't work. What I was thinking is if there is some way I could connect the computers as folders in some sort of existing cloud storage, like Google Drive or Dropbox. Does anyone know if this is possible or how to do this?

qazzi · May 11, 2014

using a NAS is Almost the same as a Home Computer....you said you travel alot. and those needs to be always on and connect to the net. suggest search google for cloud storage for best price/size/feature ratio.

netgeek1325 · May 12, 2014

Okay but I want to find alternative to what you suggested, such as using my own storage.

qazzi · May 12, 2014

well then, why run your own personal cloud storage? there are many tutorial on building and configuring them...and there much better than NAS..in my opinion.

netgeek1325 · May 12, 2014

I don't want to build my own personal cloud, I want to see if I can somehow link my personal network storage with an existing free cloud storage so I can use the infrastructure from the existing one but use the storage from my personal storage. My thinking is if there's some way to share a folder on a computer to the cloud then I could share a NAS

qazzi · May 12, 2014

i could be wrong....but i don't think you can link your "personal network storage" with a cloud storage....it defeat the purpose of a cloud storage... by your description of what you need a personal cloud is what you need.....check here http://www.tonido.com/ is is just a software based since you already have the storage... (very easy to configure)...just check it out. you might change your mind.

netgeek1325 · May 12, 2014

Great, although I would prefer to be able to setup multiple computers and share files with others across one account, Tonido should do nicely. Thank you!

P.S. I never said I didn't want cloud storage, I just meant that I didn't want to pay for storage that I already had lying around.

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