![]() Many third-party file managers will also log on to and manage cloud storage now, but a more powerful option, on Android at least, is Tacit Dynamics' FolderSync. Perhaps the simplest approach to cloud aggregation is to pull them together on the device itself. Of course Dropbox has its own local drive-style clients for pretty much every platform, including Windows, Mac and Linux, but Gladinet's option to sync individual local folders to the cloud - in the paid-for editions, at least - is more flexible and capable. ![]() The one surprise is that Gladinet does not support Dropbox. Local folders can be shared with other people via the cloud too, plus there is a team edition with extra features for collaboration and shared workspaces. Premium account customers also get 10GB of Gladinet's own public cloud storage, to which they can attach local folders. The local PC client lets you sync local folders to the cloud. Paying customers can also get file viewers for Android, BlackBerry and iOS clients, and a Windows server application, which can be deployed on your own site as private cloud storage. Gladinet therefore works by creating a network drive, with all your clouds in it as folders - you attach your cloud storage either via the Gladinet website or through the local client program, which is available for Windows and Mac, though only the Windows version is free. Network drives look and can be used like any other other drive, for example under Windows they can get a drive letter. However, if your cloud store is a large one, as it might well be if it's shared with other users, or if you need stronger permission locking to prevent two users opening and updating the same file at the same time, then attaching it as a network drive may be better. If you need to work offline, or sync existing local data while keeping it in place, you need your cloud stuff synced to your hard disk. Most cloud services work by syncing a local directory or directories to the cloud, and indeed for many purposes that is ideal. Free, or from $6.99/mth after an initial 14-day trial
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