Users can then use this folder like any other - files saved into here or updated within here are then automatically encrypted and uploaded back to the user’s cloud-based account in a similar manner to the likes of Dropbox and SkyDrive. Once signed in, the app will create a dedicated MEGA folder inside the user’s personal Documents folder and download either all or a selected subset of the user’s files already stored online to this location. Users can download, install and sign into the Windows app. Users can sign up for a free 50GB package with 10GB/month bandwidth limitation, or upgrade to one of three paid-for packages: the entry level PRO I package costs $12 a month, or $120 a year, and offers 500GB storage with 1TB/month bandwidth. This is protected by 2048-bit RSA encryption, which - coupled with a strong enough password - should be impervious even to brute force attacks.

MEGA’s security conscious features include end-to-end encryption, which means any data stored on its servers can only ever be encrypted by the user’s client devices using their password as the master encryption key. It also offers a generous free 50GB of storage space, with paid-for plans offering up to 4TB secure storage with extended bandwidth (up to 8TB/month). MEGA - which includes Kim Dotcom among its founders - offers robust, secure cloud storage using 2048-bit RSA encryption. It follows the launch of the mobile MEGA app for Android and iOS.

New Zealand-based MEGA has launched MEGAsync 1.0 FINAL for Windows, the first stable release in a planned trio of desktop tools (Mac and Linux versions are promised soon) giving MEGA account holders access to their cloud-based files via their computers.

Free for ios instal MEGAsync 4.9.5