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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

How Can You Access Files on Your Computer from Anywhere

How Can You Access Files on Your Computer from Anywhere

You have documents, photos, music and other important files on your home computer.Now you need to access these folder to use, So, how can you remotely access these files from your office computer? or, When you are travelling with your mobile phone?

Is there any solution?

Yes. The simplest solution would be that you copy all your data from the home computer on to a portable hard drive and carry it around but this is obviously a bit cumbersome approach as it requires you to manually sync the home computer an your portable disk.

You can access files on your computer over the internet. There are couple of ways by which you can receive files stored on your home computer from anywhere else using a regular internet connection.

Ways 1: Using Online Backup

You can use an online backup service through SugarSync, Carbonite, SkyDrive or even Dropbox.hey provide desktop utilities that will automatically upload files on your home computer to the Internet and you can then access these files through te web browser of any other Internet connected computer.

The upside is that your files will always be available to you even if the home computer is not running. SugarSync and Carbonite have a mobile optimized website so you can access files from any mobile phone as well.

The downside is that if you are using any of these services for the first time, you'll to wait until they upload all your data to the cloud and this process may take long if you have too many files on the home computer.

Ways 2: Using Desktop Sharing Software

TeamViewer and UltraVNC are two free desktop sharing that also let you remotely access your computer files from anywhere else. LogMeInPro is another good option for transferring any files from a remote computer but it is not free, this is for paid services.

If all your computers are running Windows, you can use the built-in remote desktop connection feature of Windows [available in XP and later] to access your home computer from another windows computer over the internet connection. With Desktop Sharing Software you also can access to all your files but the problem is that the it requires that the remote computer stays on. Beside this, none of these options will help you to access files on a mobile phone except LogMeIn which has an iPhone app.

Ways 3: Access Files Directly through the Browser

Through online backup services, discussed above, will copy files to their own services before you can access them from anywhere else. Screen Sharing Services are often slow and they won't work on most mobile phones. Now, I will explore you another set of services that allow you to download files directly from the home computer.

Copernic, like Google Desktop is a popular desktop search software that you may use to find email documents and other files on your windows computer. They have a paid component called myCopernic on the go that lets you remotely search for content stored on the home or office computer. You may also can preview the search results and then download them to your mobile phone or your remote computer.

With Opera Unite, you also can easily turn your computer into a web server and instantly access files and folders on that computer from any other web browser. Opera Unite is a standard web server and therefore you will can downloading files directly from the computer- they are not uploaded anywhere else.

There is a another option and that is GBridge, that lets you setup a virtual network using your existing Google Account. Companies use VPNs to let employees access corporate data over a public network and with GBridge, even home users can build their own VPNs to access remote files more securely.

Windows Live Sync at sync.live.com is another great choice for remotely accessing files over the internet. In that case just install the Live Sync client on your computer and you can then access the entire hared drive of that computer simply through the Windows Live Sync website.

Finally, you may also want to check out HomePipe, this is an extremely easy and free service that lets you access your home files and media from any other computer or mobile phone. Firstly install the HomePipe Agent and all files on that computer will instantly become available through the web. They also have apps for iPhone and Android phones.
Thanks for your Time and patience.

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