Telegram it is one of the best messaging apps of history. The app has a multitude of functions, including private chat to leave notes to yourself, channels, supergroups, synchronization with the cloud so as not to depend on the mobile, and unlimited storage to share all kinds of content. Now, a group of developers has taken advantage of this feature to create a system of unlimited cloud storage more comfortable.
For the past few years, many have wondered how Telegram could offer unlimited storage and all its functions without charge. The answer was that its creator, Pavel Durov, had a lot of money after selling the VK social network in Russia. However, now the platform has resorted to offering a payment method with more features, as well as putting ads on the channels.
TeleDrive: unlimited storage for $ 10 per year
Despite this, storage is still free. Telegram has an API that allows developers to use the cloud storage function, and through it they have created an open source project called TeleDrive for unlimited storage.
Telegram has no upload or download limit, although the maximum size of the files that we can upload is 2 GB. The creators of TeleDrive have created this service with two modalities. The free mode has a limit of 1.4 GB of daily traffic, being able to upload and download files of up to 2 GB. However, there is a payment method, where, for $ 10 a year, have unlimited upload and download speed without daily limits. The service even allows us to preview the multimedia content that we upload, whether they are videos or audios.
You can close at any time
The problem with paying for this service is that Telegram can cap at any time these types of uses. If they limit it, the service will stop working and you will lose the money you have paid. In addition, although it does not have ads, the project will be publicized later to reduce the cost of development and operation.
Another serious problem of this service is the issue of Privacy. When we store something in the cloud, only we can access it. In this case, nothing would prevent developers from accessing the content you store. The files that are uploaded are private by default, but we can always make them public by generating a URL so that anyone can download them just by using the link. In addition, it is necessary log in with our mobile and our account, although in principle only one token that Telegram itself validates, so they will not be able to access our data.
Thus, although the price is very attractive, it is better to look for services where we are sure that it will not be capped in the future. One of the most competitive for what it offers is Backblaze, which costs $ 7 a month or $ 70 a year, and which allows, from one device, unlimited storage in the cloud of everything we want. In addition, if we lose data, the company can send us the hard drive by courier to copy all the files to our computer.