cCloud

Designed for desktop users, cCloud is a file sharing application that enables you to upload personal files to an online storage account in order to seamlessly synchronize data across multiple devices as well as to download and access the files from any location in the world.

It's similar to Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive. Counterpart apps are available for iOS and Android devices.

After a simple setup operation, the program creates an icon in the system tray area and sits there silently until its process is called, so it doesn't interrupt your day-to-day computer activity. It also integrates a new entry into the right-click menu of Windows Explorer for moving cCloud folders.

Signing up for an online account is necessary to log into cCloud and be able to upload files. Just like with the previously mentioned file sharing utilities, you can use Explorer or another file manager to gain access to the cloud and start copying files and folders by mounting the online storage space as a virtual drive.

Alternatively, you can drop files to a small designated box on the desktop to immediately upload them, or use any web browser when you're away from your PC. In either case, the interface is user-friendly.

The desktop client is not that feature-rich, since it focuses on simplicity rather than customization options. Apart from dropping files into the box, you can also drag text snippets, web links and bookmarks.

It's possible to assign a preferred drive letter to the mounted drive, ask cCloud to run at every system startup until further notice and to automatically upload printscreens, apply a proxy configuration for connecting to the Internet, and manage the synchronized folders.

The app remained light on system resources usage throughout our evaluation. It uploaded files in reasonable time and didn't hang, crash or prompt error dialogs in the meantime. CCloud is an simpler alternative to more popular file sharing clients for those looking to seamlessly upload data to the cloud.