Last week Cloud App was introduced to the public. I want to say it's the best file sharing service out there, which it still may be, but there are some issues. Let's discuss.

First off, Cloud App allows you to upload files via an application on the Mac, or from any web browser. From there, if using the Mac application, the URL is automatically copied to your clipboard, which is great. Now you're ready to share the link with others. Dead simple.

There are even "raindrops" that allow other applications to upload the selected item(s) with a keyboard shortcut. Awesome! It's super easy for me to upload a picture from Aperture and paste the link in an email or in a blog post.

If we stopped there, I'd be sold. My issues come in when you start trying to edit your files. Once uploaded, it is impossible to rename the file, so if you aren't going to recognize "DSC_0028" later, better change it before you initiate the upload.

My other issue is with deleting files. More specifically, accidentally deleting files. The cute icon that helps you distinguish the type of file is linked turns into the delete "X" when you hover over it with your mouse. I thought I was going to open the file and clicked on the icon quickly, before I noticed it was changing to an "X" and bam, the file was gone. There was no confirmation, and no way to recover the file. Luckily I still had a copy of the file on the camera's SD card.

I was trying to share a rather large file and Cloud App didn't even acknowledge that I was dragging a file to it. It didn't even give me an error message. Finally I did some research in @getcloudapp's Twitter feed to find out what was going on. It turns out the file size limit is 50MB. It would be nice if that tidbit was made known.

Overall, I believe the Cloud App service is great. These nuisances can be remedied in a simple update, and I look forward to the day that these issues are fixed. I definitely recommend checking it out because for the price of free, you can't beat it's ease of use.

Also, check Dropbox for cloud storage, syncing files across multiple computers and OS's and public file sharing.  Click this link and we'll both get an extra 200MB added to our free accounts.