Comments on: AOL to sell Xdrive, close photo and mobile sites

Program cuts will shut down several storage-focused online services as well as the Time Warner subsidiary's MyMobile effort. Who might want to buy AOL?

[gsmiller88]

AOL should have never purchased Xdrive in the first place, and maybe more people would use it if it wasn't painfully slow.

[pmfjoe]

It would be sad if Xdrive's software didn't suck so much. The upload software whether the java based, windows install, or their new light version are just plain buggy.

[someguy999]

no doubt the execution lacked a lot, but I remember several several years ago getting my free account and thinking how cool it was... bummer they couldn't make it successfully work.

oh well, at least they realized they needed to cut their losses and move on. I'm sure whomever they eventually will merge with will have a solution.

[TV James]

I've said it before, I'll say it again. I value AOL at $20 and will pay that. Not per share. Total.

[chrisaroz]

Oh man, I love Downloadsquad!

[WJeansonne]

No loss. Xdrive absolutely sucked!

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[LAKPRIN]

Not to sound ignorant (but I guess I am), but what EXACTLY is this Xdrive? Is it where our mail can be transferred to "Saved On AOL" or to "Saved On MY PC"? I would appreciate anyone who can give me a clear answer on this.

Thank you,

George K.

[XDMOlson]

Do you have digital assets stored in either an Legacy Xdrive account or an AOL Xdrive account? Time is running out to get those assets....AOL is shutting down Xdrive on 12JAN2009....Hurry....!

I recommend choosing ElephantDrive and to make transferring those digital assets over as easy as possible just click the link http://www.elephantdrive.com/m/ct.aspx?ici=267 ...this is the Xdrive to ElephantDrive migration page.

Xdrive and ElephantDrive have worked out a process to help account holders make the transition as easy as possible especially if you don't have the time to babysit the zipping process, one of mine took over 8 hours.

ElephantDrive uses the Open Xdrive API to access your account and perform the zipping process for you. Once your accounts data is zipped up a new ElephantDrive account will be created containing your assets.

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[dsussmann]

I had an xdrive account, i tried to login today but discovered it has changed and got sold last year, what an i do now and how to reccover my data? Thank you to advise me.