Online Remote Storage That Integrates With The Local File System

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bel2012

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Hi,

I am trying to expand my available storage for DVDs, music files and photographs because of my limited hard drive space (128GB solid state drive). To accomplish this, I installed Dropbox and then synched the files to the Dropbox server; however, this did not free up space on my local storage. How do you recommend that I setup a remote server that I can access conveniently on my local storage (i.e., through the normal file system like with the dropbox folder)?

Thanks!
 
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Things like DropBox, Google Drive, Sky Drive, Carbonite, etc are NOT remote storage locations. They are a place where you SYNC you local data to the cloud and then install it on another PC where it then downloads it all and syncs it there as well. it does not REMOVE the files from your PC.

Suggest - Buy a External USB drive or Buy a bigger SSD or if it is a desktop by like a 1-2TB hard drive as a Storage Drive
 
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A Nas would work well for you too, you could map the nas as a drive letter and store whatever you want on it. Speed will be limited to whatever your home's network is. I have a wired gigabit network and get about 100MB/s which is plenty to stream movies from my nas.

Both Qnap and Synology make good Nas's but there are other brands and you could even make you own out of a cheap pc and software like FreeNas.
 
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drtweak:

Thank you for your comments. An external hard drive certainly would provide additional storage; however, I am trying to get a configuration that would allow me to access the information remotely without having to transport an additional hard drive with my laptop.

popatim:

Thank you for your insights as well. Unfortunately, I use a WiFi "hotspot" at my apartment and will not be able to connect additional components to the network system. (A brief look at network attached storage systems indicates that one would connect the assembly to a wireless router.)
 
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Synologys you are able to add a Wifi card (make sure it is a supported one) You can then use the App's for phone or the web browser from your PC to access your files or while you are at home have it as a mapped drive so all information stays on NAS where as the App or Web browser i think saves it to your PC while you work on it.

Also if you are using a Hotspot at home using things like Dropbox, Google Drive, etc can eat up your data pretty quick if it is always syncing unless you have unlimited data.

Only thing about using a hotspot is you won't have access to your data offsite unless you're NAS i connected online.
 
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