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Beat OneDrive’s photo storage restrictions

YOU’LL NEED THIS

ONEDRIVE ACCOUNT, MEGA.IO ACCOUNT

OneDrive online (free), or a Microsoft 365 subscription (paid). Mega.io account (free)

ONLINE STORAGE PROVIDERS want you to synchronize as much as you can—the more you upload, the more they can charge you for storage. Because you’re likely to upload your files and not touch them for years, the charges can roll over month to month, perhaps forever. No wonder they make it so easy to sync automatically.

Take Microsoft’s OneDrive. Its software is built into Windows, and OneDrive is the default location for saving Microsoft Office files. The program also lets you sync your Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders, save photos and videos from other devices, and automatically upload screenshots. This is useful, but syncing a lot of files can push you towards the limits of your account, so you may need to upgrade to a more expensive plan.

But that’s not the only way you might use more space than you expect. Microsoft recently told some OneDrive

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