m-Path will only use cloud storage in case participants use the m-Path Sense app or if participants need to upload sound recordings or images. In all other cases all m-Path data will be stored on local KU Leuven servers.
If you want to include file upload questions (Audio recordings, pictures) to your survey, you will need to provide a cloud storage location to where these files may be uploaded. m-Path natively supports pCloud, because of their secure data storage, sensible pricing and respect for privacty. It is possible to use pCloud for free, in which case you get 3GBs of storage, which should hold about a 1.000 average-quality pictures, or 25.000 minutes of average quality audio. To be sure, we do however advice to take a pCloud premium account.
To use pCloud with m-Path, go to their website and create a free account. Once you’ve done this and have entered your cloud storage dashboard follow this guide:
If you’ve followed the guide, you have obtained your pCloud folder link. It should look something like this:
https://e1.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=kZzXBmZ0n6hs0DaORm2q9DVwQMSH2X0KHlyCopy this link to your clipboard, go to your m-Path dashboard, and follow the next guide.
If you followed the steps carefully, you should now be able to receive files uploaded by clients, which will appear in the m-Path folder in your pCloud account. The file names contain the necessary info to identify which files came in response to which questions. If any problems arise, don’t hesitate to contact us immediately.