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Livedrive web storage service adds Facebook, video playback support
- Use a Java based tool for drag and drop uploading using the web interface
- Watch videos from the web portal after they've been re-encoded
- Drag and drop images from Livedrive to Facebook and vice-versa through a Facebook app
The service is free while in beta.
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Subscribe to commentsyuriJan 16th 2009 3:37PM
I'm not here to insult Livedrive or it's creators, it looks like a great product.
But i do think people should no that after they sign up, there's no going back...
There's no such options such as closing the account, posts about it in the support forums are ignored, sending "feedback" about it didnt help either...
It's great as long as you're ready for a lifetime commitment.
ButtersJan 16th 2009 4:03PM
Wow, so dramatic with your "lifetime commitment" quote.
If you no longer want the account then you can delete the Livedrive software from your computer (if you have it installed) and delete the files located in your Livedrive.com storage account. If you really want to you can go to your account and change your name to something fake and input a disposable email address and then the account will no longer be associated with your name or email address. Then you can just forget you ever had an account. Sure it is not a one-click delete account option but the site and software are still in beta and every option is not yet available.
Jash SayaniJan 16th 2009 4:00PM
Dude, you really don't want to Sign up for this. Trust me. There are a million better alternatives out there, Box.net, Mozy, ADrive, SkyDrive. But not this !!
You will definitely regret if you use this. You will lose your files and will not be able to access your account all the time.
- Just a x-user's opinion.
ButtersJan 16th 2009 4:12PM
Man, everyone gets so worked up over the littlest things.
This site is in beta so you can probably expect some site downtime but I have never lost any files due to this. My advice would be never to reply on any beta site or software as the only place where you store your files. But this is really just common sense when working with any alpha or beta application.
The free "unlimited" storage is an attractive draw card for this site over the others you listed. But there is no guarantee that the site will be free or the storage unlimited after the beta, so also take that into account.
Jash SayaniJan 17th 2009 10:28AM
@Butters: Dude, its true that Beta is not "perfect" but it has to be useable !!
If you see other services, they had been much better than this one in the Alpha stage!!!
Check out Box.net and GetDropBox, and later reply to my comment. You will see the difference.
KyokoJan 17th 2009 11:49AM
i signed up, got the confirmation email that has my username, password, and sub-domain. When I try to log-in with the u/p they sent, I am unable to log in.
I guess that is beta
ButtersJan 17th 2009 12:12PM
I have tried box.net and wasn't overly impressed and I still use dropbox. Dropbox is better than LiveDrive but I am limited to my free 2gig beta storage space. Once again I have to repeat my last comment.
"The free "unlimited" storage is an attractive draw card for this site over the others you listed."
I don't know what problems you have been having with Livedrive but I have experienced no problems except a couple of times the site went down for a few minutes. However when the site came up my files were there as normal. Livedrive is very usable and the software that allows you to turn your online storage into another drive on your computer is a nice touch.
Sometimes you might not want to blame the software but instead take a good long look at the user.