2012-07-10, 09:13
Hi i am a noob when it comes to cloud computing/storage but i just tried out the free 5GB Google Drive and the experience has got me thinking about how to incorporate Google Drive into XBMC if this really takes off
Basically i am thinking of accessing my movies/music with all files stored on Google Drive. So as long as i have a device that can get on the internet (hopefully playing on XBMC) i'm cool Just before posting this i tested uploading a 100mb MKV video file from my hard disk to Google Drive and it took about 15 mins which for me wasn't that bad
The problem is when i played the file the player seems to be the one on Youtube so i was wondering if there could be an XBMC addon to access Google Drive? From what i understand with paid/upgraded storage one could link the Google Drive to Picasa Albums? I installed the Picasa addon and my Google Drive is not shown in XBMC (free, 5GB Google Drive not paid storage/upgrade yet)
Also can anyone help me here
https://support.google.com/drive/bin/ans...er=2374993
If suppose one takes up the 200GB plan - is there a sort of minimum period i.e you can't take it up for just 1 month? Suppose u take 200GB @ $9.99/mth for a year so that equates to 2.4TB for the year : if i use 100GB on month one does that mean i have 300GB on month 2? Or must i use up all 200GB for the month and no storage is transferable to the next month?
Basically i am thinking of accessing my movies/music with all files stored on Google Drive. So as long as i have a device that can get on the internet (hopefully playing on XBMC) i'm cool Just before posting this i tested uploading a 100mb MKV video file from my hard disk to Google Drive and it took about 15 mins which for me wasn't that bad
The problem is when i played the file the player seems to be the one on Youtube so i was wondering if there could be an XBMC addon to access Google Drive? From what i understand with paid/upgraded storage one could link the Google Drive to Picasa Albums? I installed the Picasa addon and my Google Drive is not shown in XBMC (free, 5GB Google Drive not paid storage/upgrade yet)
Also can anyone help me here
https://support.google.com/drive/bin/ans...er=2374993
Quote:Storage plans & pricing
Choose from any of the following storage plans to be shared across Google Drive and Picasa:
Storage Monthly Rate
25 GB $2.49
100 GB $4.99
200 GB $9.99
400 GB $19.99
1 TB $49.99
2 TB $99.99
4 TB $199.99
8 TB $399.99
16 TB $799.99
If suppose one takes up the 200GB plan - is there a sort of minimum period i.e you can't take it up for just 1 month? Suppose u take 200GB @ $9.99/mth for a year so that equates to 2.4TB for the year : if i use 100GB on month one does that mean i have 300GB on month 2? Or must i use up all 200GB for the month and no storage is transferable to the next month?