Cloud storage and file synchronization is becoming increasingly important as users access the Internet and their data via a plethora of devices – desktop computers with large hard drives, laptops with smaller drives, and netbooks and mobile devices with relatively small internal storage.

Here’s our shortlist of some of the most popular Cloud Storage and file syncing Web Services:

• Windows Live Sync (formerly known as Windows Live FolderShare) is a free-to-use application by Microsoft that is designed to allow files and folders between two or more computers be in sync with each other on Windows (XP and later) and Mac OS X based computers, similar to Live Mesh’s data synchronization services.
• dropbox – Dropbox is a storage application and service operated by Evenflow, Inc. The service enables users to store and sync files online and between computers. Dropbox has a cross-platform client (Windows, Mac and Linux) that enables users to drop any file into a Dropbox folder that is then synced to the web and the users’ other computers with the Dropbox client.
• Wuala is a free social online storage which allows its users to securely store, backup, and access files from anywhere and to share files easily with friends, groups, and the world. Tens of thousands of users and thousands of communities around the world are already actively sharing millions of files, growing quickly.
• box.net – is an online file system that allows users to store, access and share files remotely. Its services include online storage, file hosting, and file sharing. Box.net was founded in 2005 as a college business project by Aaron Levie (CEO) and Dylan Smith (CFO). It was incorporated in April of that year.
• Drop.io is an online file hosting and sharing service that is designed to be simple and emphasizes privacy. It allows users to create online sharing points called “drops” that are used for uploading and sharing documents, images, video, audio, and other digital content without accounts, registration or e-mail addresses. Drops are non-searchable and not networked.
• Zumodrive stores your data in the cloud and allows easy access to all of your files from any device. The product streams most files as if they were on a local drive.

  For your most popular files Zumodrive stores them locally for offline use. The produce is aimed specifically at notebooks and mobile devices with smaller hard drives.

• MyOtherDrive is a leading Internet service offering tools for managing and sharing data online. Our service enables users to backup, share, and search files online. MyOtherDrive is one of the fastest growing online storage companies on the Internet….

• MyBloop allows users to upload an unlimited number of files for free. Through this website, users can share their files with anyone, listen to music, create playlists, back up files and share their digital lives with the rest of the world.