14 DAY TRIAL // Canonical announced a couple of weeks ago that it was shutting down its cloud storage service, Ubuntu One, and advised users to look for other solutions. Naturally, a number of other online backup services have offered their aid, but what about the move itself? How can users deal with the process of moving large amounts of data from one place to another? Luckily for them, “Mover” supports Ubuntu One.
There is no shortage of online services that are ready to take on the task of replacing your Ubuntu One needs, regardless of whether they’re famous ones like Dropbox or Google Drive, or smaller companies like SpiderOak.
For now, the disappearance of Ubuntu One, which will come to fruition on July 31, is more than just some lost storage space. The service was also integrated in a number of applications, and there is no replacement for that feature.
In any case, you might find yourself in the position of having to move the data from Ubuntu One to another service, like Google Drive, for example. This means that you would have to download everything locally and upload it again to the other service.
This can create a series of problems and a few inconveniences. You might have a very slow download speed or you might be bound by bandwidth limitations from your Internet provider. You might not want to mess your traffic quota for a month just by moving stuff.
This is where the “Mover” service comes into play. The company provides an interesting service to people who want to move their data from one place to another, which usually requires a fee. They are now offering to move the Ubuntu One users for free until the service stops its activity.
“Starting today you can sign up for Mover and transfer ALL of your Ubuntu One data into any cloud storage provider for free! Once you have made your migration, we highly recommend setting up a recurring backup of your data into another location. With the wide range of free cloud storage options out there you won’t have any problems finding a place to put your data. If you want us to keep your data we would be happy to help you out,” said Eric Warnkem, the co-founder and CEO of Mover.
The company even set up a simple example on how to move your data from Ubuntu One to Google Drive, and it's actually a piece of cake.
You can check the official website for more details about this offer for Ubuntu One users.