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How cloud storage providers work, what they charge, and how to move your files between them.
File Versioning on Overwrite: Which Cloud Storage Keeps the Old Copy
When you upload a file with the same name, does your cloud keep the old copy? Defaults, retention, costs and off switches for Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Backblaze B2, Amazon S3, Wasabi, R2 and more.
Soft Delete vs Versioning: What Each One Keeps, and for How Long
Soft delete keeps deleted data for a set number of days. Versioning keeps the older copies of a file. How they differ, with the soft delete and trash periods of Azure, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box and iCloud Drive.
Copy GoPro Footage and Other Media to a Dropbox Team Folder
Copy GoPro footage to a Dropbox team folder with Blober: connect your work account, pick the folder, and reuse the steps for Google Photos, iCloud and more.
How to Download Google Photos Without JSON Files (and Keep the Dates)
Google Takeout adds a JSON file next to every photo. What those files hold, when you can ignore them, and how to download your library as plain photo files instead.
How to Get GoPro Cloud Footage Onto a NAS (Synology, QNAP, or Your Own Server)
GoPro cameras upload to GoPro Cloud, and NAS apps have no GoPro Cloud option. How to copy your GoPro library onto a Synology, QNAP or home server, and keep it current.
How to Move Box to Google Drive (and Into a Shared Drive)
Move files and folders from Box to Google Drive without Box's zip downloads. The setup, what carries over, the 750 GB daily limit, and how to copy straight into a Shared Drive.
How to Move Files and Photos Between Dropbox and iCloud
Move photos from iCloud to Dropbox, or Dropbox files into iCloud Drive and iCloud Photos, without downloading everything first. What carries over and what to check.
How to Back Up Android Photos Without Google Photos
Copy your Android photos to a computer over USB, then upload them to the cloud you choose. Steps for Windows and Mac, and uploads that resume after a drop.
S3 Glacier vs Azure Archive: Price, Restore Time, Minimums
S3 Glacier Deep Archive and Azure Archive both cost $0.00099 per GB a month in US East. They differ in restore times, retrieval fees, and minimums.
Which S3-Compatible Storage Has No Egress Fees? (2026)
Cloudflare R2, Wasabi, OVHcloud, American Cloud and STRG charge nothing for egress. Backblaze B2 and IDrive e2 are free up to 3x what you store. Prices and the catch for each.
How to Get Files Out of Drime Cloud Without the Web App
Drime Cloud has no WebDAV and no built-in migration tool yet. Here is how to move a large amount of data in or out of Drime Cloud, and where a desktop app fits.
iCloud Photos Limits: Download Cap, Storage, Shared Albums, and How to Get Around Them
Every documented limit of iCloud Photos in one place: the 1,000-item download cap on iCloud.com, 5 GB of free storage, shared album limits, export chunk sizes, and what happens to deleted items. Includes the workarounds and what Blober can and cannot do about each.
