How to use cloud storage as a creative

How to use cloud storage
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Why do you need to know how to use cloud storage? Well cloud storage is no longer the sole preserve of businesses and tech enthusiasts, and our guide below will outline to creatives just how to use cloud storage effectively.

With a range of competing services available, including heavy hitters like Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive, competition is thrusting cloud storage into new areas of functionality that extend beyond a simple backup of your important files.

01. EXCLUSIVE: IDrive One-year 10TB plan: $79.50 $3.98
Get 95% off:

01. EXCLUSIVE: IDrive One-year 10TB plan: $79.50 $3.98
Get 95% off:
IDrive is an excellent choice for cloud storage for video files, and Creative Bloq readers can get 10TB for only $3.98, for a whole year. That's a massive 95% discount!

02. pCloud:Lifetime subscription, or less than £4 a month
Low cost storage:

02. pCloud: Lifetime subscription, or less than £4 a month
Low cost storage:
If you want a guaranteed low price over the long term, the pCloud is an ideal option for storing your videos. Plans start at just £3.59 a month, for 500GB of storage.

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Alexis James

Alexis is a freelance writer and journalist from the north east of England. His love for creative technology stems from the day he was gifted his first ever digital voice recorder (a beloved Olympus WS 110), which brought with it the wonderful realisation that he'd never again have to rely on his iffy shorthand.

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