cloud storage

I am reasonably versed in computers and have been in them for many years. After hearing about "cloud" storage and thinking this may be a good thing to keep some files so that I can access them in both my computers, I started out looking for a program. After trying about seven of them, I gave up. I checked the free ones out and in all of them, the universal part of uploading your files is slow, incomplete or just doesn't work. These are document files, too, nothing special. Has any of the members found a free program for cloud storage that is simple and easy to use? All I want to to have some data files up there and to be able to be seen by my other computer (Microsoft has one, but refuses to let me edit the files unless I change to Word 2010). Would be interested in the member's opinion. I have tried icloud, Adrive, MS, Ubutu One, Wuala, Media Fire, etc., none of which made it easy to upload any files, much less have a second computer see them.

 

I'd be interested in what folks have to say about online storage, too. I recently tried Acronis (free version), found it most unsatisfactory. Only after a while I found out it won't save disk images of the OS. (Not that I need that, but Acronis's FAQS could be better.) It was also awfully slow and had difficulty with some simple text files (true, on only a 3Mbps asdl line) . I'll try Carbonite as soon as I get a chance. Meanwhile I'm thinking that the least expensive & convenient method is to just use an local external HD - ed