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Is mega still the hoster of choice?

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If I was to be hosting for free, I understand Mega gave me 50GB which has been used up storing mine and other rarer fanedits. I need to upload another rare one for others to enjoy. I don't have any more space - so is mega still the hoster of choice? Or are there better options?
 

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Mega seems to be the most common. Some people use Drive. 

If you're past your limit you should be able to just create another account with a different email address. Then you have another 50gb to play with.
 

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Mega is the most convenient for most people too.
 

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Thanks - I'll open another account for this fanedit.
 

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FYI, Mega has recently reduced their free user accounts to 15gb total. This seems to have retroactively hit preexisting accounts as well as a few of mine are now at 15gb. In looking into other options, it seems like Degoo is a viable alternative and gives 100gb of free storage. The interface is pretty clunky and I'm not sure it will allow for streaming options though.
 

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Whoa, down from 50 to 15?  I have several accounts at like 48.  I haven't gotten any notifications yet though.
 

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My accounts still give me 50 GB too.
 

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@"DigModiFicaTion" did you get an email?
 

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No. I uploaded a file. The account had about 28gb of space left, then after uploading a 13gb file it said I had exceeded my limit. Maybe it just kicks in after you upload?
 

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old mega accounts remain as they were, only new ones are 15gb.
 

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Thanks @"Plissken1138" 

Guess I better not lose my passwords ;)
 

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Plissken1138 said:
old mega accounts remain as they were, only new ones are 15gb.

I've had my mega accounts for a couple of years. Maybe they just thought I take too much space up ;)
 

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I love Mega. Always fast downloading and little hassles. Links don't tend to last that long though.
 

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Just got a warning that one of my mega accounts was being shutdown for lack of use. It's one that gets the most downloads from so it must require you to log in to count as being used. Anyway, it also went from 50gb down to 15gb. I used 20gb of space and it retained that much so it looks like 20gb/15gb used. I did a little research and it looks like this is what Mega does:
  • 15GB permanent + 35GB bonus during 30 days (account signup bonus);
  • 15GB permanent + 20GB bonus during 180 days by installing the MEGASync app on your desktop computer (MEGASync desktop bonus);
  • 15GB permanent + 15GB bonus during 180 days by installing the MEGASync app on your smartphone (MEGASync smartphone bonus);
  • 15GB permanent + 10GB bonus during 365 days by inviting someone and have that someone also install MEGASync (invite bonus).
It looks like if you load it up during the first 30 days you get to keep the excess, but I wonder how long that will last. Are there any other hosting sites that could take the place of Mega?
 

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I find Drive often fails with large downloads.
 
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