Floyd wrote this week and asked an excellent question. He has several Cloud storage sites that he often uses. Floyd has all the most popular ones; Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, and Amazon Drive. Keep in mind there are many more out there.
He wanted to know if there was any way he could log into all of them in one location instead of jumping back and forth logging into each. One at a time is a hassle if you use the websites. It is much easier if you just use each one’s local folder on your computer. But what if you are on someone else’s computer and need to access one of your cloud pictures or files and you are not sure which location you put them in?
Wouldn’t you know, there is something for that and I have been using it often for several years.
It is called MultCloud (multcloud.com be careful there is no “i” in there) and it will allow you to access all of your cloud storage on one website. To add one of your Cloud storage areas, click “Add Clouds” at the top. Next, you can choose the service you want to add. For instance, select Dropbox. You will next be directed to log in to your Dropbox account. This will allow MultCloud to access your account and display your folders and files. Once you complete that your Dropbox folders and files will appear on the website where they may be easily accessed.
You may now add additional cloud storage on other services. If you are like me you can also add other accounts from the same provider. In my case I have two Dropbox, three OneDrive and only one Google Drive folders. That way I have enough room to store all of my documents. The reason I have extras from the same provider is that they only allow you a limited amount of storage per email address. Therefore, if you have multiple email accounts you can also have multiple cloud storage accounts with the same company.
Once you have them set up what can you do? You can download any file in any of the accounts to the PC you are using and edit away. You can also delete them, upload additional files and folders, etc.
Once you install and set up MultCloud you can access your files remotely from any computer you are using. What you would have been able to do on your local computer with any of your files you can now do anywhere including but not limited to photos. If you travel without a computer and need your files this could be a lifesaver.
Go to the site and look around, not only will you find MutlCloud but you may get other ideas regarding other online cloud services you could use.
Just remember my thought regarding “The Cloud.” It is as secure as its most displeased employee. If an employee had the skills they could get into your information. Yes, doubtful but it is possible. Also, hackers may work on storage sites like these. So, my advice is never store items with your SSN or any other personal information in it that you have a problem “getting out.”
