14 DAY TRIAL // The Ubuntu One file service has been shut down by Canonical and the announcement was made a while back. Now, the company is also providing a very useful script for users to download their files before the service is closed for good and becomes inaccessible.
The decision to close the file service provided through Ubuntu One was made a few months back. Mark Shuttleworth explained, on a few occasions, that Canonical could not compete with some of the bigger players in this market, like Dropbox and Google Drive.
That being said, users have until July 31, 2014 to download all their files from Ubuntu One. After that date, everything will be deleted and it will be impossible to recover anything.
"We are sorry to notify you that the Ubuntu One file services have been shut down. As always, your content belongs to you. If you have already uploaded any content you can simply download your files onto your PC or an external hard drive. You have until 31 July 2014 to collect all of your content. After that date, all remaining content will be deleted."
"We've always been inspired by the support, feedback and enthusiasm of our users and want to thank you for the support you've shown for Ubuntu One. We hope that you'll continue to support us as together we bring a revolutionary experience to new devices," reads the official announcement.
Canonical provides a couple of ways to get your files from Ubuntu One. The developers have put together a simple script that lets users download all the contents onto the hard driver. That script is available for Ubuntu, Windows, and Mac OS X.
It's actually very easy to use. Just extract the script archive into a folder (Downloads for example), navigate to that folder, and enter this simple command:
Canonical also has a partnership with move.io, a service that allows users to move the contents from a file hosting service to another one, without having to download them locally.
Normally, this service would cost if the data exceeded 2GB, but for Ubuntu users it's free until the service closes.
It's also possible to view the files that you have on Canonical’s servers, from one.ubuntu.com, by logging in and checking the link at the bottom of the page.