The VirtualDrive blog
Product updates, security writeups, and engineering notes from the team. No filler — only the posts we'd want to read ourselves.
More from the team
How to Back Up iPhone Photos Without iCloud (2026 Guide)
iCloud isn't the only way to keep your camera roll safe. Here are the real options in 2026 — from a Mac or PC backup to automatic cloud backup over Wi-Fi — with the storage math and the gotchas.
Data Privacy and Cloud Storage in 2026: What to Check Before You Upload
Cloud storage privacy is no longer just about encryption. In 2026, users and small teams should also look at data minimization, sharing controls, AI use, deletion, audit logs, and where files move.
Best Cloud Storage for Small Business: What Actually Matters
Small businesses don't need every enterprise document workflow. They need secure storage, simple sharing, predictable pricing, and an admin surface that doesn't turn file management into a second job.
Secure File Sharing with Clients: A Practical Checklist
Client file sharing should be simple enough for the recipient and controlled enough for the sender. Here's the checklist we use for secure links, folders, expiry, and access cleanup.
20 GB Free Cloud Storage — No Card, No Trial, No Catch
VirtualDrive gives every account 20 GB of free cloud storage — no credit card, no trial countdown, no expiry. Here's exactly what that means, how it compares, and where the honest limits are.
Cloud Storage for Photos and Videos: What to Check Before You Upload
Photo and video backup is different from document storage. Large files, mobile uploads, previews, deduplication, and storage limits all matter before you trust a cloud drive with your media library.
How Much Cloud Storage Do I Need? A Simple Way to Estimate
Cloud storage plans are easier to compare when you translate gigabytes and terabytes into actual files: photos, PDFs, projects, videos, backups, and room to grow.
Looking for a Dropbox, Google Drive, or iCloud Alternative?
If you mainly want private cloud storage, file sharing, and clear pricing, it may be worth comparing storage-first tools against the big bundled ecosystems.
How we keep share links safe from brute force
Password-protected share links sound trivial. Doing them well — so a determined attacker can't grind through every six-character password in a weekend — takes more than a SHA-256 hash.
Camera Backup on iOS: how it works under the hood
Backing up the camera roll to cloud storage on iOS has more sharp edges than it looks. Here's how we built a pipeline that survives the system killing your app mid-upload.
Why our 2 TB plan is $9.99 when Dropbox charges $11.99
2 TB of cloud storage at Dropbox runs you $11.99 a month. We do it for $9.99. Here's the honest breakdown of where the gap comes from — and why our 5 TB tier has no direct competitor.
Our security architecture, in plain English
Encryption, access control, deletion, breach response — translated out of compliance-speak and into what it actually means for your files.