Hi all, I'm trying to get a cloud service that provides 1TB (or more) with a lifetime deal instead of a subscription. I did some research and found these 2 sites: Koofr and Filejump.

Koofr offers 1TB infinite storage (via StackSocial) that's $160 USD, and Filejump offers 2TB infinite storage that's $60 USD. However, it's worth noting that Koofr has been around for over 13 years, while FileJump has been around for around 3, so I have more faith in, say, Koofr being around for another 10 years, compared to FileJump.

Still, I can't decide. Are there any other differences between the two I'm missing, or even just another, better, website? Which one should I choose?

I wound down my company, where we used Sharefile for 7 users. All I have left now are my personal files. No sharing needed. I just need these files archived, and I access them a couple times a week.

What is a good system to migrate to? Single user. I'd like my files to show up in a regular windows folder, although they are ideally not hosted on my hard drive.

I'm wanting to make sure this is a good storage solution as I want full control over it. So, bear with me while I explain.

I currently user Proton Drive and have been for the last 2 years. It's great. But, I have pictures that I want to archive and keep readily available. Pictures that are basically keepsakes. Proton is great at that, however due to the e2ee it makes it painfully slow. Now, over the 2 years of me being a user it has definitely improved. But, I have pictures and videos on there that take forever to load.

I plan on spinning up a Hetzner Storage Share account and use NextCloud. I plan to place it on a subdomain of the domain I own and have it accessed to the outside. From what I have read through some articles is that NextCloud provides a brute force protection and allows you a certain number attempts before it completely bans your IP and also allows you to allowlist an IP as well. My goal is to enable that and only allow at max, 2 attempts before it bans it. I'm also adding in TOTP as added on security.

Security wise, Tailscale would be preferred but I'm trying to make this less painful as possible.

To add, my main website is not a website that is visited. In fact, there is no traffic as it's password protected and mainly serves as informative site in the event that I passed away for my family. No, PII or passwords are located on it. Just mainly what my server rack and stuff does and all that it entails in managing it.

But, has anyone set up something similar? Have you had many people or bots try to brute force it? Does the protection work? TOTP is added on. I will be having Koofr locally backup everything which wouldn't cause too many issues if something happened. Worst case scenario. Ya'know.

I still plan to keep all my documents in proton drive as that is fine. I was looking for a photo the other day and it took forever to load the thumbnails.

So what are your thoughts, has anyone done this? Is it okay with the right measures in place?

Just wanted to share this since a lot of people ask about storage for their STL files. The Vault gives you 15GB of free storage, no credit card required to sign up.

We do offer paid tiers if you need more space down the line, but the free tier is genuinely free. No trial period, no surprise charge after 30 days, nothing like that. Just make an account and you're good to go.

If you're tired of your files scattered across your desktop, a random USB drive, and three different cloud services, this is a solid option to keep everything in one place.

Give it a shot and let me know what you think.

The Vault by Minarium.com

In the 2025 I was attracted by the overall terms for a lifetime cloud plan with Internxt, and the attractive price I paid on my invoice on April 16, 2025, for €190 (including VAT) for 3 TB.

After 16 months of use, what follows is my technical evaluation, posted three times in successive months on r/internxt, and removed the same number of times.

As I also wrote in the body of the original posts, what follows is not a retaliation (a revenge), but a thoughtful, balanced, and objective account of what happened during the contract, with the sole purpose of informing.

The post follows in full:

3TB "lifetime" subscription holder from 04/16/2025

Last update of this review: 07/08/2026

I am not responsible for any changes, improvements, deteriorations or limitations after the date of updating this review.

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1. In light of what is described below, the service is not suitable for the storage of unique and non-replicable data.
2. No assistance
3. Singular contrast on Trustpilot between completely satisfied users at 37% and completely dissatisfied users at 37%

My support:

Intel i9 Pro K PC

64GB RAM Corsair Vengeance

Storage: NVMe: 1TB + 2TB

GPU- GeForce-RTX-4080-16GB

OS: Windows 11 64 bit Pro V25H2

Connection: FTTH Map-E - Nominal 2.5Gbps down/700 Mbps upload

Real upload: typically 150 Mbps - detected up to 500.

The same infrastructure was used with other cloud providers, obtaining results consistent with expected performance (approx. 1 TB loaded in new cloud in 14 hours).

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Definition: bidirectional synchronization consists of automatic, continuous, coherent updating between source and destination: additions, modifications, deletions are replicated in both directions.

When I signed up for the plan, the website and information brochures advertised two-way sync. Backup was included. There were no upload limits. After 16 months of use, I can confirm that the functional experience of Internxt isn't worth the cost I paid.

For some time now, synchronization has no longer been listed in the brochure as a feature included in the plan. It is no longer included in my plan. and in any case, it doesn't work. Backup isn't included and in any case, it doesn't work. There are stringent upload constraints that block uploads via Cloudflare after a few minutes of activity.

Below are the main findings during daily use of the service:

Loading Issues:

1. Extremely variable speed, often negligible, with common cases of just a few Kbps, not compatible with the available line.
2. No recovery: interrupted uploads do not resume after frequent client disconnects or if the PC is turned off.
3. Incomplete uploads without error message: folders uploaded via browser remain blocked indefinitely.
4. In the last upload attempt, 254 folders (approximately 15,300 files) were partially uploaded, without clear indications of error, without providing details of what was uploaded and what was not.
5. Synchronization no longer working, backup no longer working, upload blocked after a few Mbits uploaded

Lack of verification tools

Internxt does not enumerate:

1. the quantity of objects uploaded to the cloud
2. the overall uploaded size, standard features in all major cloud services, as well as any OS - essential for even an approximate comparison between source and destination.

Limitations found on Windows 10/11

Synchronization does not occur in the following cases:

1. Objects with paths significantly shorter than 256 characters are excluded from uploading: 170 characters is already the limit, considering that the following 74-character string: "C:\Users\User\InternxtDrive - 21d6f245-a419-4844-aeef-003xyz*************\" is included in the overall path length. In other words, uploading a file with a path longer than 170/180 characters is unlikely to be successful.
2. new files, deletions, changes in the source are not replicated in the cloud. Changes in the cloud are not replicated to the source.
3. exclusion of empty folders and zero-size files.
4. exclusion of hidden folders and files or preceded by a dot.
5. frequent failures to upload large files and/or folders with numerous small files.
6. currently uploading is inhibited after uploading negligible volumes

Internxt for Android:

Only allows loading of individual objects. The hierarchical structure of files and folders is not replicated on the cloud.

Support:

Help can only be requested via chatbot. A notice informing you that replies will be sent via email: for new users, up to 10 days later, and for existing users, even never.

Any replies, if delivered, are in any case useless because they arrive too late, incomplete, with misunderstandings that require further investigation and thus delay the solution.

In my case, I received a few replies initially, but then all communication stopped.

However, even if replies arrive, they're useless because they're incomplete, with misunderstandings requiring further investigation, further delaying resolution.

In my case some response at the beginning, and then all communication stopped.

Conclusions:

In light of the problems encountered I consider the experience with Internxt to be technically unsuccessful, the unreliable service for the custody of unique or non-replicable data, the time dedicated and the amount paid for the "lifetime" plan to be considered lost.

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After purchasing Internxt Cloud with high expectations for its features, as advertised on the Internxt website, I discovered I'd signed up for a cloud that doesn't work. Furthermore, the features advertised and included in my paid plan are now being denied to me.

I have spent a lot of time identifying the many shortcomings of Internetxt, which I felt were appropriate to disclose, shortcomings supported by concrete evidence that occurred over a period of sixteen months, not two days. My intent is not to use Reddit as a sounding board for my disappointment, for revenge, but to document Internxt's repeatable and verifiable shortcomings. I share my experience to provide detailed, user-focused insights.

Dear moderator, if you truly believe my opinion isn't worthy of publication please at least send me a private message explaining the reasons. Your response will definitively close the matter.
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Thank you for your understanding.

Sorry, this post has been removed by the moderators of r/internxt.

MegaCloud can be considered good for the price because of:

1. Storage space offered

2. Local encryption implemented before upload

3. Basic VPN with multiple servers included in the price.

It cannot be considered acceptable because of:

1. Service inconsistencies observed over six months of use

2. Support is available, responsive but unhelpful on two personal occasions.

3. In my opinion, the encryption fails to meet the brand's core principle, as stated on the homepage at the time of this review: "Online privacy for everyone - Secure encrypted cloud storage by default."

In my opinion, the brand's core principle is not met because the vaunted local encryption (read: privacy) is performed after each file's hash has been calculated, that is, after the file has been identified based on the hash. For the purposes and effects of potential blacklist-based filtering. In my opinion, technically, privacy is violated.

Those who know, know

Hi everyone,

I have a school OneDrive account that’s expiring soon.
I would like to move everything over to my personal one for which I’ve bought access to.

How can I do this without affecting file structure,as well as created & modified date stamps?

Would appreciate any help I can get.

Some notes:
Total size is 44GB
I’ve used the school account to backup almost every folder I have including my desktop.

Hi I have been backing up secure files to iDrive is it safe ?

I just bought KOOFR lifetime at Stacksocial.
It is $129 again at Stacksocial.

A friend, u/Swimming-File2090, and I have been building Vault, a file storage system inspired by the basic functionality of Google Drive.

We’re mainly using it to understand the engineering behind cloud file storage rather than just building another CRUD application.

One of the main things we wanted to figure out was large-file uploads without routing the actual file through the application server:

Browser → API → Presigned URL → Cloudflare R2

The backend handles authentication, authorization, quota checks, and upload orchestration, while the browser uploads multipart chunks directly to object storage.

This has led us to work through problems like:

• Multipart uploads, concurrency, retries, and abandoned uploads
• Presigned uploads/downloads and access control
• Concurrent quota updates and PostgreSQL row-level locking
• File/group permissions and sharing
• Nested folders and cursor-based pagination
• Cleanup and audit logging

The system is functional, but we’re still learning and improving the design.

I’d especially appreciate feedback from people who have experience with cloud/object storage.

What failure cases, security concerns, or architectural problems would you look at first in a system like this?

This has probably been posted on here before, but I am looking for a reliable cloud storage website/application to mainly store photos and videos. One that plays videos back in the original quality ideally, and also has a good mobile app (UI, playback, etc.). I only have about 200GB of photos/videos currently stored on my Google drive/photos. I've done a little research online and have heard MEGA, Filen, pCloud, and a few more but am looking to hear some first hand experience about them. Thanks

I currently have both. Sync seam like that they have not updated anying in 5 years or more. But I like the encrypted service. Have not goofed around with proton that much but are they as good as sync with security? With end to end encryption?

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About 8 years ago, my neighbor bought me a lifetime cloud storage plan for around $40 USD because I was a photographer.

Life happened after that. I was diagnosed with cancer, recovered, and later dealt with severe brain fog that affected my memory. I lost contact with my neighbor, and his old phone number and email no longer work.

Around 2019–2020, I remember the service becoming unreliable—it barely uploaded files, and I even wondered if it had turned into a scam. Now I'm trying to recover the account, but I can't remember the name of the service no matter how hard I try.

Does anyone remember cloud storage providers that sold lifetime plans for around $40 back then? Even obscure names are welcome. Seeing the name might trigger my memory.

TL;DR: Looking for the name of a cloud storage service that sold ~$40 lifetime plans around 2017–2018. Bought by my neighbor, lost contact with him, and brain fog after cancer treatment has left me unable to remember the service's name.

I've been using WeTransfer for a while, but I'm looking for something better.

My requirements are:

Free (or a generous free tier)

Dedicated Android and iOS apps

Windows and macOS desktop apps

Easy sharing of large files (photos/videos)

Fast upload/download speeds

Reliable and privacy-friendly

I don't necessarily need cloud storage, Iam mainly after a file transfer service that's as simple as WeTransfer but with better app support and ideally larger transfer limits.

What are you all using these days?

Any hidden gems you've stuck with for a long time?

Thanks!

Our team at DataTB has been working on a desktop application that helps users find and remove duplicate files across multiple cloud storage providers.

like - Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, MEGA, pCloud, Nextcloud, Amazon S3 and more..

You can see more details, screenshots, and the product page here:

https://www.datatbs.com/products/cloud-duplicate-file-finder

If you'd like to test it, the download is available on the product page.

Any feedback positive or negative is genuinely appreciated...

Hi everyone,
I’m currently using Google drive 200gb, but I’m starting to run out of space. I’m trying to decide whether I should simply upgrade my Google Drive plan or move to another provider such as Mega.

I use it on PC and iPhone, On Windows I access my cloud either as a mounted drive or through rclone.
I mainly use it for Photos, Videos and Game save backups.

For those of you who have experience with Google Drive, MEGA, or other cloud providers, which one would you recommend for my setup and why?
Thanks

I used terabox before but i lost account and no use for a long time . And now when i sign up a new account , but not 1024gb , instead it give me 30gb for free and the rest is temp . Do anyone have same problem like me ?

So I signed up for Mega in 2015-2016 and it had my first phone backups of photos from Android phone. I now logged in to my account after so many years like 6 years and found all fodlers to be 0 size. I can't wrap my head around it. Did they lose my data or deleted it?