Free webstorage that is accessible via code.

Question

I have a desktop app for personal use and I would like it to be able to synchronize it's data with the net.

Since it's not trancational, I figured a solition migth be to (de)serialize the lot to a plain text format and store that in some file on the web.

Now I am looking for free storage in a way that I can access it via code, be it HTTP or FTP, that's all equal to me. Of course I would like it to 'steady', so not some obscure free service that can be stopped at any time without prior notice or services with bad connctions/ lots of downtime.

Also it would be nice if the data wasn't readily available for anyone who happens to google the right term, but that's optional since I can encrypt it.

I was thinking about google docs, but really anything will do as long as it is

• free
• steady (stable/trustworthy)
• accessible via code
• password protected (optional)

It would be very nice when codesnippets would come with the suggested solution! I'm using C#

Answer 1

Softronics is a swiss hosting company that offers mydrive, a free 2GB WebDAV storage package. They also host 2 Gigs of FTP for €1,20 a month

Answer 2

Some of the the Dropbox addons provide various Ruby, Python and PHP scripts and APIs for interacting with your storage space. I would probably start with the Ruby API and write a quick C# version if I were you.

If you do, can you publish it? :)

Answer 3

Not free, but pretty cheap - I use SugarSync. Just mark the local folder and it's automatically synched to the remote server. Version history and multi-machine sync too.