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Best online file storage for business
« on: December 21, 2016, 11:18:19 AM »
I'm looking for an online file storage service for a business. Need to be able to map it to windows explorer... not just login from a browser.  Whats the best option?

Also is it possible to have a service where some employees are only able to access the files from within the office/or their work machines, but not login online?

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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2016, 12:54:15 PM »
Dropbox works with file explorer

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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2016, 03:59:44 PM »
take a look at box.com

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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2016, 04:10:05 PM »
I'm looking for an online file storage service for a business. Need to be able to map it to windows explorer... not just login from a browser.  Whats the best option?

Also is it possible to have a service where some employees are only able to access the files from within the office/or their work machines, but not login online?
Have "IT" set it up on their computers and don't give them the passwords.

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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2016, 08:01:14 PM »
Have "IT" set it up on their computers and don't give them the passwords.
Very good idea. Think this will work. Thanks!

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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2016, 08:14:21 PM »
I've been happy with box.com
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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2016, 08:21:12 PM »
A little off topic but similar need.
Need an online file storage but also should index the docs (PDF) with some sort of OCR.
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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2016, 09:24:35 PM »
A little off topic but similar need.
Need an online file storage but also should index the docs (PDF) with some sort of OCR.

not sure if this is what you are looking for
https://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-ocr-documents-for-free-in-google-drive--cms-20460

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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2016, 10:19:59 PM »
A little off topic but similar need.
Need an online file storage but also should index the docs (PDF) with some sort of OCR.
Doesn't Google drive do this?

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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2016, 11:21:06 PM »
But it doesn't index.
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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2016, 12:10:56 AM »
It's not exactly what you're looking for, but I wonder if Evernote would work for you.
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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2016, 12:33:08 AM »
It's not exactly what you're looking for, but I wonder if Evernote would work for you.
Evernote indexes PDFs?
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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2016, 11:57:41 AM »
Evernote indexes PDFs?
What exactly do you mean by indexing? It does OCR on PDFs if that's what you want.
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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2016, 01:19:16 PM »
What exactly do you mean by indexing? It does OCR on PDFs if that's what you want.
File and store based on parameters so it will be easy to find at a later time.
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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #15 on: December 22, 2016, 01:19:55 PM »
File and store based on parameters so it will be easy to find at a later time.
You can place each note into any Notebook you choose, and can also add Tags.
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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #16 on: December 22, 2016, 01:39:59 PM »
You can place each note into any Notebook you choose, and can also add Tags.
I am taking about an efficient process of scanning lots and lots of docs. Having the software OCR and then "file" the doc based and preset parameters. 
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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #17 on: December 22, 2016, 01:40:52 PM »
I am taking about an efficient process of scanning lots and lots of docs. Having the software OCR and then "file" the doc based and preset parameters.
I see - then you probably need something more sophisticated than Evernote.
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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #18 on: December 22, 2016, 01:48:13 PM »
I use an older version of paperport.

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Re: Best online file storage for business
« Reply #19 on: December 22, 2016, 01:55:36 PM »
I use an older version of paperport.
Please elaborate what its capabilities are. Thanks!
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