Gmail hard drive
 

If this has already been posted then I apologise and am more than happy for it to be merged or removed :)
How to use your Gmail account as a hard drive extension:
http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm
For windows only I'm afraid and a beta type release so use with the necessary level of caution.

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I think only the linux version has been posted, so this is pretty welcome.

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Sounds interesting, wonder what the limitations will be ?? can you / will you be allowed to store what you like ????

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Kinda old news but I wouldn't use it anyway, there's no point.
It's clever yes, but still pointless.

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I don't know, it allows you to have 1gb of files stored on the web, available to email in an instant as you can forward the email it will create.

Useful to share files too, if you allow others your sharing with the username/password.

I wonder if it will work from behind a firewall.

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Just to reply & say that it does NOT work from behind a company firewall, so like the other mail checking program, this does not work for me.

Pity, I would have found it useful.

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You mean it doesn't work behind YOUR company firewall, no two setups are normally the same so what doesn't work for you could well work for others.

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It may be useful to us Yahoo groups mods,owners and members if Yahoo do cut storage space and start charging for 'extra space' to store images,messages,links and files.

Incog.

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I quite like it, I've uploaded all of my essential notepad documents with contact details etc just in case I get burgled or my PC goes up in flames

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Yes Bifta, thats what I meant..lol

Emailed the authoer, had 2 replies & am discussing it with him why it's not working. Getting this going would be handy.

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Well at least two happy customers then lol Some people may find it useful the way Bifta is using it, never hurts to have backups of your important information and if Google are happy to keep it secure for free then fair enough :)

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WebDrive is an app that turns any FTP site into a drive letter on your PC. You could use it with your 55Mb of free NTL webspace - or anywhere else. I once posted a thread about it on .com. Seemed to work - most of the time.

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Another forum I visit that has been talking about usinbg these email servers for file storage has also suggested hiriders.com give you 100gb free email space?

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I've got an internet HDD via .Mac, but it's only worth 250mb and I have to pay for it. I'm happy to pay for it because of the various add-ons that come with the service but I could do with a lot more room - 250mb is nowhere near enough space for any serious backup activity. 1gb of free space by converting gmail into a mountable disk would be very welcome for me.

I live in hope that the fact the original app was written for Linux might increase the chances of someone doing a quick Mac port. If they do, I'll be getting it.

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Have a look on sourceforge.net & do a search on gmail, there are lots of little projects & apps there for it now.

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:tu: Will do - must admit I haven't actually done any searching yet, rather busy with other stuff. But I am hopeful of finding proof for my theory that a lot more stuff is going to get ported for Mac now that its OS is UNIX based.

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Nice that there is a Windows version out there for using Gmail as a harddrive. Trouble is, I heard that Gmail were trying to recode their ed to prevent this kind of thing.

Have you heard anything about that Richard M?

Actually, is doing this against Gmail's TOS? I might use it, but I wouldn't store anything sensitive, or remotely questionable. They surely know who is using it as a FS because they ahve use 800mb in a few weeks :)

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oh heck, can't download it from home, says no permission.

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I just read it all & this is not against it, unless what you are storing there is against someone elses intellectual rights. (copyright protection etc).

Unlsee someone knows different.

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It appears that the download site ws hit by the bandwith monster & has been mirrored elsewhere.

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Hmm, apparently gmail has a problem with .ZIP files.

Also, when installed at home, although it may be connecing, I see nothing in my gmail drive & files put in there are not appearing?

Any suggestions?

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I finally got it working last night.

Super duper, starship trooper!

Thats gonna fill up with 3/4 of a gig pretty quick, methinks I'll have to send myself another few invites.

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If i was to back up all my files on to my gmail hdd. When i install the extension and login again will they be there? (Formatting time again)

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Yep, your files should still be there as they are stored on your gmail account and will be accessible again when you have finished reloading your software and installing the necessary extensions to access them again :)

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I have that or my homepages space. :)