Online storage and online transfer is becoming more and more important: especially when we need to share our research work, or we change locations often and we need to access our files from another computer. Computers sometimes create problems and we might lose our research writing in progress if our file is not stored online in a safetly place. Here are several suggestions for backing up your work:

Diino: You can protect and share your files and photos. The 2GB free account is limited to two users logged in at the same time.

FlipDrive: provides secure online storage, online file sharing and online data backup for your personal and business use. Use FlipDrive to securely store data and files online, and then access them from any web browser; backup and protect critical and most important data from computer crashes and viruses.  With FlipDrive you can easily share files, share documents, share photos, share music, share videos and share any other data with anybody. This site is free to use for thirty days, and charges after that time will depend upon amount of storage you need.

HyperFileShare: Share files with unlimited transfers up to 250MB and unlimited space – all for free. If you share files privately they keep them for 30 days from the last download. If you share files for community (publicly), they may keep them longer. You can also earn credits when somebody downloads your files. You can convert credits into premium account days or into real money.

Founded in 2005, Mozy is the world’s most trusted online backup service for consumers and businesses with more than 1 million customers and 50,000 business customers backing up 25+ petabytes of information to multiple data centers around the globe. Your backup files should be encrypted and stored in a secure, remote location that’s only accessible to you—from anywhere. Backup should be set up once, and then work automatically. Your backup system should be smart enough to only back up data that’s not already been backed up, only back up parts of a file that have changed, and be able to back up open and locked files.

Nomadesk offers: unlimited secure storage and backup; easy synchronisation of your computers, sharing and collaborating on files; remote and mobile file access, support services.

Orbitfiles: You can store videos, photos or any other type of file safely & easily, there is plenty of space. It also offers easy and secured automated backups. You can get access to your personal or work files from any computer at any location. The site offers an option to send large files to your friends fast and securely. You can also collaborate with colleagues efficiently, with advanced features and tools.

Scribd is the world’s largest social reading and publishing company. It is easy to share and discover entertaining, informative and original written content across the web and mobile devices. This online tool helps liberate the written word, to connect people with the information and ideas that matter most to them. Scribd has converted over a billion pages of written works into web pages, which means that it’s also easy to access what you’re reading from any web-enabled mobile device like your iPhone or iPad. Scribd acts as a hub for all your written content — where you can upload, organize and distribute your work on the web and mobile devices.

Read the blog post also on Young Cultural Policy Research Forum.