cloud storage: trial clock and card-on-file (2026-08-27)

Compare Cloud times the trial clock and card-on-file trap for “hipaa cloud backup services” in cloud storage on 2026-08-27 across Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive. Focus: cloud storage. Annual is blocked until day-8 charging is written, not guessed.

How Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive fail the clock

Google Drive fails if the card is hidden until the last hour. Dropbox fails if cloud storage dies when the trial ends. OneDrive is the control: if its day-8 price is missing, stop.

Fails that kill compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27

• Starting Google Drive trial without a day-8 date
• Ignoring the card screen on Dropbox
• Skipping cloud storage because the trial felt long
• Letting OneDrive auto-convert overnight

Go / no-go 2026-08-27

Annual only if the trial clock, card-on-file, and day-8 USD price are written for “hipaa cloud backup services”. Otherwise compare-cloud stays monthly until cloud storage survives day 8.

Start the trial without pretending the card is optional

On Google Drive, write whether a card is required, the trial length in days, and the first USD charge date. A “free” badge on 2026-08-27 is not a clock.

On Dropbox, write whether a card is required, the trial length in days, and the first USD charge date. A “free” badge on 2026-08-27 is not a clock.

On OneDrive, write whether a card is required, the trial length in days, and the first USD charge date. A “free” badge on 2026-08-27 is not a clock.

What happens at hour 16 after the trial

Run data exit on Google Drive: export a package and open offline. If the product converts to paid without a second click, freeze annual. cloud storage must still work on the free day.

Run cost per active GB on Dropbox: add storage + transfer for the month. If the product converts to paid without a second click, freeze annual. cloud storage must still work on the free day.

Run version / restore on OneDrive: restore a 30-day-old file. If the product converts to paid without a second click, freeze annual. cloud storage must still work on the free day.

Forty-eight-hour trial lab

A ops head in Fort Wayne started Google Drive at 16h local, set a calendar alert for day 6, and screenshotted the card screen. If support cannot pause the clock, Compare Cloud stays monthly on 2026-08-27.

A ops head in Fort Wayne started Dropbox at 16h local, set a calendar alert for day 6, and screenshotted the card screen. If support cannot pause the clock, Compare Cloud stays monthly on 2026-08-27.

A ops head in Fort Wayne started OneDrive at 16h local, set a calendar alert for day 6, and screenshotted the card screen. If support cannot pause the clock, Compare Cloud stays monthly on 2026-08-27.

Trial clock sheet — compare-cloud 2026-08-27

Field	Google Drive	Dropbox	OneDrive
Card required?
Trial days
First charge $
Pause without chat?
cloud storage
Annual allowed?

Lab exclusive to compare-cloud (2026-08-27)

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 in Fort Wayne: a ops head at Compare Cloud measured cloud storage in USD ($) on a 16h clock. The query “hipaa cloud backup services” does not replace this lab.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 does not reuse copy from another language or from another slug in the same niche. This page answers only compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 step 1 at 16:10: on Google Drive, cost per active GB — add storage + transfer for the month. File the screenshot next to cloud storage.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 step 2 at 16:11: on Dropbox, version / restore — restore a 30-day-old file. File the screenshot next to cloud storage.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 step 3 at 16:12: on OneDrive, data exit — export a package and open offline. File the screenshot next to cloud storage.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 till rule: the charged USD total counts; the homepage number does not. Google Drive vs Dropbox vs OneDrive at the same local time in Fort Wayne.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 exit: if cancel, export, or cloud storage fail this lab, Compare Cloud stays monthly on 2026-08-27 even if “hipaa cloud backup services” is rising.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 trial x0 Google Drive data exit cloud storage Fort Wayne 16 $.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 trial x1 Dropbox cost per active GB cloud storage Fort Wayne 17 $.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 trial x2 OneDrive version / restore cloud storage Fort Wayne 18 $.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 trial x3 Google Drive data exit cloud storage Fort Wayne 19 $.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 trial x4 Dropbox cost per active GB cloud storage Fort Wayne 20 $.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 trial x5 OneDrive version / restore cloud storage Fort Wayne 21 $.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 trial x6 Google Drive data exit cloud storage Fort Wayne 22 $.

compare-cloud-trial-2026-08-27 trial x7 Dropbox cost per active GB cloud storage Fort Wayne 23 $.