Chrome Extensions for Cloud Storage

You can search all of the Internet from one Google search box. But Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and other cloud storage services make it difficult for you to search all of your files from any such one box. Let’s change that today.


Search All Your Cloud Drives with Xendo


When you install the Xendo Chrome extension, just connect it to all your different services. These include Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, Pocket, Twitter, Asana, Office 365, Trello, Slack, Zoho, SugarSync, and many more. All these connections happen through OAuth or the app’s own API, so you are assured that Xendo isn’t keeping any of your passwords on file.

Now when you want to search any file, tap the Xendo icon in Chrome to bring up a search pane, or run a standard Google search. Google search results usually have a Knowledge Graph of quick answers on the right side, gathering information from sources like Wikipedia. Instead, Xendo replaces that data with its own box, finding files and folders across your different cloud drives that match your Google search.


Save Web Files to Any Cloud Drive with Ballloon


While normally browsing the Internet, you often come across cool images, free downloads, and other files you want to save for later. That’s where Ballloon comes in. Mind you, that’s not the same as saving a Web link—we still recommend Pocket for that, it’s the ultimate digital bookmarking service.
Ballloon only supports six cloud drives, but they are six of the biggest: Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, SugarSync, and Copy. Download the Chrome extension, connect it using the relative safety of OAuth, and you’re ready to go.

Now, whenever you see an image, hover your mouse cursor over it to reveal an option in the top-right corner to directly save that file to your connected drives. Each Drive has a default folder set for any file coming from Ballloon, which you can customize.

Similarly, you can right-click any link, image, or file on the web to see a “Save file to” option in Chrome’s right-click context menu. Saved files are available as shortcuts by clicking the Ballloon extension icon. You could also open the Ballloon website and upload a link directly. It’s super simple and you’ll never put a foot wrong.


Transfer Files Between Cloud Drives with Mover.io


While not a Chrome extension, I thought Mover.io was worth mentioning in this roundup given just how good it is. This service is completely free for personal accounts and does one simple job: It transfers files and folders from one cloud drive to another without any fuss.

Sign up for Mover.io, connect it to your cloud accounts, and it’s as easy as it gets. In Source, point to the cloud drive and folder/file you want to transfer. In Destination, choose the intended cloud drive and folder (you can also create a new folder). Start the transfer and forget about it. You can even close the tab, since Mover.io works in the background and informs you when the transfer is complete.