Which cloud service should i use

BE AWARE: If you cancel your subscription with a cloud provider or don't pay, the service will contact you via email with a warning about losing your storage after a certain date.

Companies always have a grace period to relocate any content that exceeds the storage limit, but it varies by provider. Usually it's 30 days or the end of your current billing cycle,

whichever comes first. Then you will be downgraded to the free plan. AMAZON DRIVE/AMAZON PHOTOS: A PART OF PRIME Whether you use the app for mobile devices or computers, Amazon Drive for

iPhone/iPad or Android gives you access to your photos, videos, music and documents, which you can edit. You get 5GB for free to use however you like over multiple devices. Need more

storage? Additional plans start at $1.99 a month or $19.99 a year for 100GB. If you’re primarily interested in photos, Amazon Prime members, who now pay $15 a month or $139 a year, receive

unlimited photo storage. It's baked into every Amazon Prime account, along with other benefits. The Amazon Photos app for iOS, updated this past fall, lets you easily search your Amazon

cloud drive to see photos and videos in several categories, including people, places or years. You get 5GB of video storage as part of your membership. Additional video storage plans start

at $1.99 a month. Amazon Photos is also available on Google Play for Android devices, Windows and Macs, plus Amazon smart screen devices such as Echo Show and Fire TV. APPLE ICLOUD: IPHONE,

IPAD, MAC GET IT AUTOMATICALLY iCloud is integrated into iPhone, iPad and Mac computer operating systems. iCloud also works with a Windows PC — a one-time download — or you log on to

iCloud.com. Android phones don't have an iCloud app available, but users can go to iCloud.com. Since users get only 5GB of free storage, expect a message about running out of space at

some point, especially if you’ve enabled photo and video backup on a compatible phone or tablet. You can opt to buy more storage, called iCloud+. You can't earn additional storage like

you can with Dropbox and OneDrive, but costs for additional iCloud storage are 99 cents a month for 50GB, $2.99 for 200GB and $9.99 for 2 terabytes (TB). A terabyte is 1,000GB. iCloud also

lets you sync bookmarks, contacts, calendars, documents, email and media among devices. If you pay for one of the iCloud+ plans, you get a Hide My Email feature, which generates a random

email address whenever you fill out an online form or sign up for something, to help avoid spam in your main inbox, and HomeKit Secure Video support, which allows you to view the last 10

days of activity for up to an unlimited number of compatible indoor or outdoor cameras, depending on your plan. DROPBOX: EARN FREE SPACE The granddaddy of cloud services, Dropbox supports

multiple operating systems and has a clean and simple interface. But Dropbox Basic offers only 2GB of free storage, much less than other cloud providers. Referring friends, linking to social

media and opting in to other promotions can significantly increase your storage without paying.