User case: Can I combine cloud storage into one?

“I am using several cloud storage services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive to store data, but all provide a limited amount of free online storage. Is there any way to combine cloud storage into one so as to expand my cloud storage? Thanks in advance for your kind reply.”

Why combine your cloud storage?

There are so many different cloud storage services available today such as Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc. With them, you can store files without consuming the storage space of the local computer. And with more and more people using cloud storage services, the demand for combining cloud storage also increased for the reasons below:

To expand storage space: Generally, all of these clouds provide multiple gigabytes of storage space for free, but free storage space can be quickly exhausted and you need to pay extra to get more storage. In this case, you may want to combine several clouds into one for large storage space.

To improve performance: All of these cloud services offer their own client software and have to be accessed through these different clients. If you do not want to have dozens of cloud storage clients running in the background on your PC, you would want to combine your cloud storage.

To save the effort: Tired of logging in to each account every time and managing files among several different cloud drives, you would want to combine multiple cloud storage accounts. And with combined cloud drives, you can easily transfer files or folders from one cloud drive to another without the need to download them to your computer and upload it to the cloud, saving much effort.

The easiest way to merge multiple cloud storage

Without a doubt, the easiest way to merge multiple cloud storage must be using a professional cloud backup service. We highly recommend you CBackup, which is a professional and reliable free cloud backup service that can combine cloud storage like OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, and so on into one.

With it, you can not only put all cloud services in one place but also merge cloud storage to expand your cloud backup storage. Then, with just one single login, you can enjoy huge backup space and move all your files in this combined cloud flexibly via CBackup.

How to combine all cloud storage space into one via CBackup?

To combine cloud storage via CBackup, you can refer to the following steps. Take combining all cloud drives in one place, for example, your all cloud drives are Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive, then we will combine all cloud storage space (the three cloud drive accounts) with the following part.

1. Download and install the CBackup desktop app, create a CBackup account, and log in.

2. Click "Storage" on the left side, then choose "Google Drive" and hit "Authorize Now". Then follow the on-screen guide to grant CBackup to access your Google Drive files. Then repeat the process to add OneDrive and Dropbox.

3. After adding, all your cloud drive accounts are listed under the Storage tab. Click the "Storage" > "Add Combined Cloud" option.

4. Tick the box next to all your cloud storage accounts that you want to combine. After checking, click on "Next" > "Combine". 

5. Then, you will have a "Combined Cloud" in your Storage list. You can choose the "Backup PC to Combined Cloud" or "Backup Public Cloud to Combined Cloud" option on the Backup tab to enjoy huge backup space.

Besides combining multiple cloud storage accounts for different cloud platforms, you could also merge cloud storage into one with the same cloud platform, like combining Google Drive storage space with all Google Drive accounts, merging multiple OneDrive accounts to combine OneDrive storage, etc.

What If Your Cloud Storage Space is Full?

There are some tips for more cloud storage space if you meet the cloud storage gets full problem like Your Dropbox is full, and so on, but you are not ready to upgrade to get more cloud space, you can try the following things:

>> For Google Drive more space, you can remove Gmail attachments, reduce Google photos resolution, delete unnecessary files, and empty trash to free up Google Drive storage space, click to get more details information.

>> For more Dropbox space, you can delete files that do not matter, delete shared folders, migrate Dropbox to Google Drive, or other clouds to free up space for Dropbox, or invite other people to sign up for Dropbox, and you can get up to 16GB Dropbox storage space.

>> For more OneDrive storage space, you have to delete duplicate files, empty the trash bin to make spare room for OneDrive, and store more files.

What else can CBackup do for you?

To help you can manage your cloud storage space more efficiently, here are some tips for you.

Tip 1. Transfer files between cloud storage

In addition, CBackup can also help you backup files between cloud storage quickly and easily on just one single interface. If you would like to backup cloud data to another cloud, you can follow the steps below to backup files from one cloud to another (let’s backup OneDrive to Google Drive for example) via CBackup:

1. Add your OneDrive and Google Drive accounts to CBackup according to the above steps.

2. Negative to the "Backup" tab and click the "Backup Public Cloud to Public Cloud" button.

3. Customize the Task Name, choose one cloud as the source, and select another as the destination. Click the “Start Backup” button in the lower right corner to back up OneDrive to Google Drive easily.

✎Note:
• You can back up the entire cloud or just some of the files or folders while selecting the source cloud.
• Click the "Settings" button before starting back up to enjoy the "File Filter" features. It can help you exclude certain types of files or contain only specified types of files when transferring.
• You can click the "Settings" > "Scheduler" button to set up a scheduled transfer task in One time only/Daily/Weekly/Monthly mode. Then, data will be backed up at regular intervals or simply for a special time automatically, saving both time and effort. 
• You can enable email notification under "Settings". Then, once the task succeeds or fails, you will receive an email from CBackup.

Tip 2. Backup Computer Files to Cloud Easily

Besides the cloud storage combination and cloud to cloud backup features that CBackup offers for free, CBackup also offers a PC cloud backup feature to help you to backup your files to cloud from your Windows PC in a profess and safe way. The cloud server that CBackup offers is called CBackup Cloud. It is very secure and stable. You could enjoy the free 5GB of CBackup Cloud storage or even more with the CBackup subscription plans.

Conclusion

According to the contents above, it is not hard to find that you can easily combine cloud storage with all cloud drive accounts to expand storage with CBackup, saving both time and money. Besides, it can also help you backup files between clouds with ease, so you can manage your files on different cloud storage accounts in a flexible way. 

Moreover, CBackup allows you to sync files to the public cloud without any file size and transfer speed limitations, it's not only a cloud backup service but also a cloud sync service, so why not give it a try?