Whether you're looking for a decent-size chunk of free cloud storage or unlimited space on the cheap, Bitcasa is definitely worth a test drive. I've just started fiddling with the freebie account, and so far I like what I see. On the mobile front, you can access your photos, music, videos, and so on. The service also supports file sharing (via unique URLs generated on the fly) and the other usual cloud-storage perks. SugarSync offers this enviable feature as well, while Dropbox and SkyDrive limit syncing to designated folders. On the desktop, it works like this: You use your Bitcasa Infinite Drive just like an external hard drive, dragging and dropping stuff there and then, if you want to free up local space, deleting the originals.īut Bitcasa also supports mirroring, which really means syncing: You can "mirror" any folder to your account to have its contents synced there. Anything you add to your Bitcasa drive is available pretty much anywhere. The service supports all the major platforms: Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, and Web. The latter should appeal to anyone who scoffs at Dropbox's 2GB, SugarSync's 5GB, or SkyDrive's 7GB. (Make sure you've selected the Infinite plan first.) Great find! Update: As eagle-eyed reader brotherj2k pointed, you can get that year for $49 when you apply promo code BETATHANKS. If that doesn't immediately butter your bacon, how about a 10GB Bitcasa account absolutely free? For now, consider this: a year of Bitcasa no-limit storage normally runs $99, but right now you can get a year of Bitcasa Infinite for $69. And by supplant I mean replace - kind of. Running out of space on your hard drive? Hey, even in these days of seemingly endless gigabytes, it happens.īitcasa is a new service that aims to supplant your hard drive with unlimited cloud storage.