Mega Cloud on Linux (Dropbox alternative)

MEGA cloud is one of the best cloud service on Linux. It is a viable alternative to popular Dropbox. MEGA provides robust cloud storage with strong emphasize on privacy. It features User Controlled Encryption. It has native graphical (MegaSync) and command line applications for Linux (Mega_cmd).
Its web interface is very functional and can be enhanced with Firefox or Chrome add-ons. There is a mobile client for Android and other mobile OSes.
Its code is open. You can check it and decide if you trust it or not.
You get 50 Gb storage for free.

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[basho]

Thank you for your advices i just started on linux two weeks ago on manjaro and it's awesome so far !

[sudipchatterjee]

Very useful. I am, too, a heavy dropbox and google drive user. But it is also feature rich and helpful. Many thanks for sharing !!!
I started to use it right away !!!

[rmcellig]

I signed up for the free option today, and like it. I also use sync.com (paid) idrive (paid) and pcloud (free). pcloud and mega are the only two I know of that have a linux app. It works well!! I installed it in bionicpup with no issues at all. Mega offers a lot of space. Over 4TB if needed which I like. Sharing a link worked well. Nice video BTW!

[kevinbatts]

Had no idea about Mega. I've been looking for an alternative to Dropbox on my Linux machine.

[ThomasIngramA]

I wasn't aware all of Mega was open source, I thought it was only the clients. Personally I like to use NextCloud, I run my own local instance of it. It's nice to access my info from everywhere and not worry about any middle men.

[danuuu]

Mega is the successor of Megaupload that was taken down by the FBI around 2012. Kim Dotcom decide to open Mega Cloud with focus on privacy and security. For those who remember Megaupload was a very famous platform for streaming movies included copyrighted movies.

[indigowyrm]

Thanks this looks good I'm moving to Linux sol loking for alternative to Dropbox so will give it a try!

[fernandogabrieledelucchinu]

When you download some kind of file in MegaCMD, the transfer keep encrypted end to end through the internet? Or the data become unencrypted in the Mega server before the transfer? and if it use in Webdav? 🤔 also, good content. you get a new suscriber 😄

[shater]

Pretty Linux mascot works ALU, liked it.

[markzajac]

Hi. Good video. Can you elaborate a bit further on the client side encryption particularly how Mega software encrypts locally and then transfers to the cloud. My biggest problem with using services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc. is locally private key encryption is not available.

[linux-hanny]

Thank you for the informative video, in the next time i test it out.
Dropbox resize my space after two years, so i have only 2 gig. Near Google Drive a think Mega is a very good Backup Cloud, i like the Sync App in Linux.

[hlive]

Is there any way to add the View Drives feature in Linux?
On windows, Mega creates an View online drive, directly accessible from your Graphical Computer Flies Manger. Just like OneDrive.

[TiagoSilva]

In my country cloud services is not advantageous, because we have a very pool upload. So 32GB of storage is more than enough.

But is good to see how it works.

[amolven]

I like Mega Cloud.
It is very useful.

[ehabbob]

imo the problem with all aother sulotion or products other than ( google drive / box / drop box ) is third party support . like for example auto backup or upload to cloud in nas software, notes apps, image software etc ..

[Swipe]

I've been using it for a few years now

[knowledge_oficial]

Great, i used it and go rocks, for free...

[UlyssesM]

You can't export files to external drive so I use Megatools

[temudjin]

I would love to believe you but I downloaded one file yesterday (a shared film) and when I wanted to do more, it said that I have to pay

[ashgupta]

I'm skeptical of switching from Google Drive (which I use now) to Mega because I don't know if it will just be discontinued one day, like some cloud storage services in the past. (I know this will never happen to Google Drive.)