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service offer by

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, providing 30MB of online storage of files, including photo files, etc. up to 5MB. In 2001 up to 50 megs of photo storage/sharing alone was offered—this was in addition to the just "files" facility that remained available in its final years after photos moved to

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. The Briefcase service started in August 1999 and was shut down on March 30, 2009.

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Briefcase A briefcase or an attaché case (/əˈtæʃeɪ/) is a narrow hard-sided box-shaped bag or case used mainly for carrying papers and equipped with a handle. Lawyers commonly use briefcases to carry briefs to present to a court, hence the name. Bu ...