HOW TO: Transfer files to your Gmail account with Gspace
One thing that’s made Google’s free Gmail online messaging service popular is its multiple gigabytes of storage space. There are several tools that let you use the more than 2GB of space as a virtual Internet drive, the most popular being GmailFS. If you’d prefer to use software that’s independent of your base operating system, try Gspace instead. It’s a Firefox extension that’s easy to install and use.
Setting up Gspace doesn’t require much effort — just download the plugin and it will install itself. To transfer files to your Gmail account, launch Gspace from within Firefox’s Tools menu to view the extension’s gFTP-like interface. The left pane shows the files on your box, and the right pane shows files that have been transfered onto a Gmail account.
Once Gspace is installed, it’ll also add an icon to Firefox’s status bar. You can click this icon to open a minimal Gspace panel showing the files that have been transfered to the Gmail account.
Before you can transfer files, you have to log in to your account through Gspace. The Manage Accounts button brings up a simple form with fields for your Gmail ID and password. Fill in your account information, click on Save, and you’re done. If you have more than one Gmail account you can log in and transfer data to only one account at a time. If you are signed into a particular Gmail account, on launch Gspace will automatically log on to that account for transferring files. If you have separate accounts for email and for transferring files, to avoid confusion, sign out of Gmail before launching Gspace. Then, from the Gspace interface, select the account you want to transfer files to and click on Login. Linux.com | Transfer files to your Gmail account with Gspace