My OperaA Free 2.75 GB External Hardrive, or Two!
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 5:33:38 AM
What if you could have a free 2.75 GB external hardrive? Well, what about an unlimited amount of 2.75 GB external hardrives all hooked up to your computer at once? Well, that is possible, and it is 100% free. However, I am sorry to say this, it is only possible on Windows computers (I think Xp and Vista only). So what's the key? Gmail.
As we all know, gmail, Google's mail service, is essentially a large storage bank. But whop really is ever going to use up all of that memory in text emails, maybe a few picture emails? The answer is no one. If it was possible the number of emails would be in the thousands, maybe even millions. Yeah, never going to happen. So why not make use of that extra space and turn it into an external hard drive that's located in My Computer
To do this, go here and download the file to create the drive from one of the mirrors. Next in your gmail account create a new filter with the subject containing "GMAILFS" and "has attachments" checked. This way it won't bug you, since technically by using this drive you are emailing yourself every time you throw a file into it. Now you can log on to the driver by going to My Computer and clicking on the drive icon.
Now, here's the interesting part. What if you want more memory? Well, you could wait until google adds more, or you could do this: create a new gmail account and add it to the logon list for your gmail drive. You may have noticed that there was indeed a drop down menu when you first logged onto the drive, therefore you can add more. You can do this by right clicking the drive icon and selecting "logout" then clicking on it again and typing in a new address and password. So, with this method you could have several gmail drives for different things such as work files, family pictures, videos, etc. And best of all, you don't need to carry around a pesky usb flash drive or anything! To get to the files from another computer, all you need to do is log on to your gmail account and you'll find them under your filters as attachment files.
Though before you start massively filling these up, be warned. Happen Google decide to change the gmail settings, this drive may not work and you won't be able to easily access your files. Now, since they're considered to be email you can still download them....one by one. So consider making your files like pictures into zip files. Also note that google attachment limits are still applied.
Enjoy!
As we all know, gmail, Google's mail service, is essentially a large storage bank. But whop really is ever going to use up all of that memory in text emails, maybe a few picture emails? The answer is no one. If it was possible the number of emails would be in the thousands, maybe even millions. Yeah, never going to happen. So why not make use of that extra space and turn it into an external hard drive that's located in My Computer
To do this, go here and download the file to create the drive from one of the mirrors. Next in your gmail account create a new filter with the subject containing "GMAILFS" and "has attachments" checked. This way it won't bug you, since technically by using this drive you are emailing yourself every time you throw a file into it. Now you can log on to the driver by going to My Computer and clicking on the drive icon.Now, here's the interesting part. What if you want more memory? Well, you could wait until google adds more, or you could do this: create a new gmail account and add it to the logon list for your gmail drive. You may have noticed that there was indeed a drop down menu when you first logged onto the drive, therefore you can add more. You can do this by right clicking the drive icon and selecting "logout" then clicking on it again and typing in a new address and password. So, with this method you could have several gmail drives for different things such as work files, family pictures, videos, etc. And best of all, you don't need to carry around a pesky usb flash drive or anything! To get to the files from another computer, all you need to do is log on to your gmail account and you'll find them under your filters as attachment files.
Though before you start massively filling these up, be warned. Happen Google decide to change the gmail settings, this drive may not work and you won't be able to easily access your files. Now, since they're considered to be email you can still download them....one by one. So consider making your files like pictures into zip files. Also note that google attachment limits are still applied.
Enjoy!
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