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Cloud based storage options for PowerPC

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What options do we have? This post didn't helped https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/cloud-and-sync-options-for-ppc.1959848/

Found some articles on a quick google search

https://www.thebalance.com/free-cloud-storage-1356638

http://www.networkworld.com/article/2932962/cloud-storage/19-free-cloud-storage-options.html

http://www.1mtb.com/top-10-best-free-online-cloud-storage-services/

http://www.backupreview.com/best-free-cloud-storage/

https://www.cloudwards.net/the-top-5-cloud-companies-with-large-free-service-plans/


So we can discard those not working via client and those not working via web browsers. Also it is important to notice all those that have free user account

PS: This is made as a wiki, for others to edit.

PPS: Found https://macpowerpc.com/2012/06/02/cloud-for-mac-powerpc-online-storage/

PPPS: Found This on our F.A.Q.
What Cloud services have clients that will run on my powerpc mac?

1) Dropbox - 10.4+
2) Sugarsync - you have to use version 1.9.42 for powerpc 10.4+.
3) CXSync - 10.5 only,using a legacy version.
4) Spideroak - from my searches I've found that there is an old version that works on 10.4+ powerpcs, but I mailed them.
 
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To deal with some uploads limits using free accounts is not a trouble for me. Big files would be "sliced up".

From your post it Beavix said that :

If you're looking for a cloud storage service easily accessible from any Mac, try Box.com. It allows WebDAV access which works all the way down to Mac OS 9 (using Goliath) and possibly below that.

Also, Adrive it is used by Mac OS 9 Lives! forum, so it should be compatible all the way down to Mac OS 9 too.

I am trying to backup a 40 Gb drive using Leopard and 10 free accounts on every free service we found to be Leo. Maybe with Automator or AppleScripts and TFF/TFB/Safari we can get even Terabytes using these guides:

http://www.1mtb.com/how-to-get-36-tb-free-cloud-storage-from-qihoo-360-yunpan-cloud-drive/

http://www.1mtb.com/how-to-get-10-tb-free-online-cloud-storage-from-tencent-weiyun/
 
Why not back up to a sparse disk image and then just upload the disk image to one cloud service?

I access one of these via file sharing from the MacPro at work (which can run the Box desktop app).
 
Does it have to be an applicaton? Many web-based cloud storage services will work in TenFourFox, like OneDrive, Google Drive, and I think even iCloud Drive. Plus many more, I'm sure.
 
G4fanboy said:
What options do we have? This post didn't helped https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/cloud-and-sync-options-for-ppc.1959848/
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What are you looking for?
- there's (still) Dropbox for automatic synchronization; that SugarSync unfortunately didn't work for me...
- there are browser based solutions (best with TFFBox)
- there's WebDAV which is kind of an universal solution from macOS9, OS X, Win2k and later
- and home-based server solutions

webDAV finally will be the last Cloud standing...
 
HFTaylor12 said:
I think he's talking about the web-based version that can be accessed through a web browser. Also, you can foxbox Google Drive and then you have a pretty good app.
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Done that. Using FoxBox I could create new Gmail accounts (Is there any limit of accounts for an individual?) and upload files to Google Drive. There is a 15Gb free for every Gmail account using its Google Drive. This thread/wiki is about all free cloud storage options working for Leopard or Mac OS 9.

Most of the apps that do the automatic sync are Intel only, but you can upload the files using a FoxBox / Safari / Classilla. So, let's list all of them that works.
[doublepost=1479215248][/doublepost]Sugarsync and SpiderOak doesn't have a free account...AFAIK
 
barracuda156 said:
What is the status in 2023?
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If anything, the status is worse. Any hacked support there was for Dropbox has long since died. Maybe Google still has browser support but I moved on from PowerPC Macs in 2020 so I wouldn't know.

I cannot imagine that any of these services would suddenly turn around and start supporting Macs they stopped supporting years ago.

Get a Mac or PC that supports the service you want natively. Share the folder you use for that computer. Connect to it with your PowerPC Mac(s) and access files that way.
 
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Bear in mind that if you're Tiger or earlier OS X, sharing over SMB may be finicky and might require Terminal assistance to work at all, at least from my experience. OS 8/9 can get around with DAVE, and Leopard doesn't have these SMB issues (I think it may have to do with SMB2 support in Leopard's Finder which afaik Tiger and before lack).

AFP, of course, has no issues.

I can share my scriptlet to do manual mounting if you end up struggling with it.
 
barracuda156 said:
What is the status in 2023?
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At home you may connect to a more capable machine via FileSharing (AFP/SMP/(S)FTP) to gain access to any Cloud-Service.
You may connect to webDAV directly, either running on a local own webDAV-server or any Cloud-services, that allow webDAV-access.
On the go you may get connected to Cloud-space through an iPhone, direct Wifi-connection and any App, that supports FTP/AFP/SMB connectivity, e.g. GMX, MagentaCloud, #21 etc. ... (more suggestions welcome)
 
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