# Decentralized file storage

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/decentralized-file-storage/2564>\
**Category:** Ecosystem and Usage\
**Created:** [April 12, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/decentralized-file-storage/2564 "2018-04-12T17:20:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DiegoAngelino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@DiegoAngelino](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/DiegoAngelino)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/decentralized-file-storage/2564/1 "2018-04-12T17:20:05Z")

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I know what you’re thinking: “that’s a groud breaking idea! Nobody have ever thought something similar!”  
Ok. But, hey! Even WhatsApp haven’t invented nothing new when it was relised.  
Anyway, I’m thinking to mix IPFS for pure file storage and IOTA to address and link to the various users. I choose IOTA just for its prize, I want to provide it for free and and Ethereum isn’t.  
What you think? And why?

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**Author:** ![koalalorenzo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/koalalorenzo/32/745_2.png) [@koalalorenzo](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/koalalorenzo)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 5:34am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/decentralized-file-storage/2564/2 "2018-04-13T05:34:26Z")

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Have you ever heard of Filecoin? 😛  
Just kidding, I think you could be more helpful in other projects that are already working on solving bigger issues to provide this kind of solutions. 😉

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**Author:** ![DiegoAngelino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@DiegoAngelino](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/DiegoAngelino)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 6:27am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/decentralized-file-storage/2564/3 "2018-04-13T06:27:16Z")

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Sounds interesting, any example?