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Now that it’s a multiplatform Chrome app, you can do things like drag-and-drop files from one cloud service to another and view files directly within the app – whether that’s documents, videos, music etc.

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“We’re re-introducing our product for Chrome and Chrome OS… It’s not a pivot.įor years, we have been able to work with users on a specific use case of having our own OS on a small laptop, and now we thought it was the right time, with the explosion of Chromebooks in the US and now in Europe, and the fact that Chrome is now a billion user platform is quite significant.Ĭhrome is now the first platform after Android and iOS,” Krim said.Įssenially, Jolicloud’s Drive Chrome app lets you view and manage the assorted files you have stored across cloud storage services like Dropbox, Box and OneDrive, among others. And according to the company’s founder and CEO, Tariq Krim, this is not a pivot, it’s a continuation of the company’s original goal of simplifying cloud storage for the masses, just in a slightly different way. However, with a changing device ecosystem, the company announced in May this year that it would be discontinued. Since then, we’ve been waiting to see which direction Jolicloud would go in next. Initially, Jolicloud started out building Joli OS, a lightweight, cloud-based operating system. Those are the sort of upgrades that will make a paid-for plan worth it for some.Cloud-based storage aggregator Jolicloud has launched a new Chrome app which allows users to view and keep track of all of their files stored in services such as Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive.

Once you become a paying customer you get extra benefits as well: more types of syncing between accounts, as we mentioned above, faster transfer speeds, encryption for your files as they're moved and uploaded directly, and faster technical support if you need help with your AOMEI Multcloud account. Pay for a year at a time ($119.90 or about £90) and you get unlimited data traffic. If you don't pay a penny for the AOMEI Multcloud service, you can transfer and sync up to 30GB of data every month, which may well be enough for your needs-if you need to go above that you can pay $9.90 (about £7.50) a month for 150GB of data. You can very easily use AOMEI Multcloud for free-you're paying all the other cloud storage providers for the actual space on the web, after all. It's a shame there's no two-factor authentication here, which would add an extra layer of security for your account. OAuth authorization is used to get into your various cloud storage accounts, which means that your passwords are never saved in AOMEI Multcloud itself – though it still has access to your files, so be sure you trust it before signing up. According to the documentation attached to the service, nothing is saved or cached on the AOMEI Multcloud servers, and 256-bit AES encryption is used when transferring data to and from different cloud storage providers. In terms of security, you're really relying on the cloud accounts that you connect up, rather than AOMEI Multcloud itself. (Image credit: Future) AOMEI Multcloud security We'd like to see the AOMEI Multcloud team invest some time and effort into the aesthetics of their web app, because in terms of the functionality underneath it's actually very good.

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Nothing actually touches your local computer or indeed the servers at AOMEI Multcloud (while you could do these syncing and transfer operations manually, you'd need to use Windows or macOS to sit in the middle).įrom choosing file filters to uploading files from your own computer, everything works okay – it just looks a little bit outdated.

Once you've initiated a transfer or sync, you don't have to keep the web browser open all the time – AOMEI Multcloud will just handle the operation in the cloud. For the best experience you're going to want to go into the individual accounts themselves (where you can stream audio and video files, for example), but it's handy to have everything in the same place. There are some nice touches spread through the AOMEI Multcloud interface, such as the panel that shows you how much room you've got left in all of your various cloud storage accounts. Everything is clearly laid out and easy to access. (Image credit: Future) AOMEI Multcloud interfaceĪll of the AOMEI Multcloud business is managed through the web interface – it's definitely nowhere near the likes of Dropbox and Google Drive in terms of functionality and polish, but it works as advertised, and during our testing was reliable and relatively speedy.

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