Online Storage, Backup, Access Files & Share - 50GB Free Online Storage with ADrive
Summary of Basic Services
50GB Free Online/Cloud Storage
Upload & Store Files
Access Files Anywhere
Share Files
Edit Documents Online
File Transfer Protocol
Basic Features File & Document Options
Move To: Moves this file to another directory within your account.
Copy To: Copies the file to another directory in your account (leaves the original).
Share: Selects the file for sharing and adds it to files in My Shared Files.
View Inline: Views this file in your web browser (depending on browser).
Download: A direct download of the file is started.
Rename: Rename the file.
Delete: Deletes the file (a popup dialogue will make sure that you’re sure)
Basic Shared File & Document Options
Unshare: Unshares the file and removes it from My Shared Files.
View Inline: Views this file in your web browser (depending on browser).
Download: A direct download of the file is started.
Email a Friend: Opens the Email a Friend page, where you can send a link to your shared file to a friend by email.
Basic Search Options
Search through Files - searching through file names.
Search through directories - searching through folder names.
Compatibility with ADrive
ADrive currently supports all operating systems (OS) Windows, Mac, and Linux but has some limitations to their list of supported Internet browsers and currently provides FULL support with Internet Explorer (IE) and Firefox (working on adding Chrome). You may also need to adjust some of your browser settings (enable cookies for the ADrive site, adjust security setting while using, turn on JavaScript and for IE enable ActiveX.
They also provide a desktop client - ADrive Desktop - (not included in the free version) which allows users to upload, download, and schedule backups to files/folders automatically on their local computer to their ADrive account. This feature also provides users access to their ADrive account directly from their desktop but is not a requirement to appreciate the many features and advantages ADrive has to offer.
Getting Started
Upload and Sharing Files
Click on the "Upload Files/Directories" button which will bring you to the Upload Tool. Follow the instructions on this page to locate files on your computer that you wish to upload to ADrive.
After the file is uploaded, you will have several options when you right click on the file or view the options at the bottom of the page.
You can also click on "Create Directory" to create a directory (folder) that can contain multiple files.
ADrive also has a built-in feature that allows you to upload multiple files or directories (folders) at once.
You can even upload a single file containing 2 GB (2048 megabytes) and up to 1000 files!
The available file types currently include documents, spreadsheets, photos, music, and videos.
Sharing Files
One option is “Share” which moves the file to your "My Shared Files" directory and a unique web link will be generated so that you can share with anyone on the Internet (they do not need an ADrive account). The recipient of your shared files only needs to click the link to download. You can also use the "Email-A-Friend" feature. Just right click on your shared file and click on the button, enter the desired email address, and the email will be sent to your friend providing a link to download the shared file.
Public Shared Files- Expire within 14 Days
Files that you create as "Public Shared" as part of the Free account will expire after 14 days from when the file was originally shared. You are still able to re-share these files as many times as you like, although the links will change (unlike Google Docs- you are providing a link for others to share and not "publishing the file/document as a we-page).
Edit Documents & Files Online
Select to rename, copy and move any of your uploaded files by right-clicking on the selected file/document
ADrive has also partnered with Zoho® to offer users the ability to edit Word and Excel files online (IE & FireFox currently). All you need to do is right-click on the file and click the “Edit in Zoho” button option. Make any desired changes and then save the file before closing the Zoho® program. This also provides users with the ability to save as the uploaded or edited document as a PDF by selecting the "Print Option" while still using the Zoho® program (Zoho® feature currently only available to edit Word and Excel files).
For other file types, you could select to download the desired file to your computer, make any edits via your desktop software program of choice, save and then upload the file to ADrive for safe keeping and access.
Limitations & Enhancements
We have been using ADrive for a couple of years and appreciate the amount (50GB) of storage but as more applications become available it will be important for ADrive to enhance their VIEW document settings. It would be nice to be able to open a page (regardless of the created format) and simply view without requiring to download. We also appreciate that FREE user accounts are NOT deleted, even if no recent activity on the account has occurred. We have used ADrive primarily for uploading large amounts of archived files and it is nice to know that ADrive promises "not to expire or delete any confirmed accounts or user files".
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