I was clearing space on my phone yesterday from old videos and files that have been sitting there forever. Every time I try to upload to a cloud service I get annoyed. Fees keep changing, accounts get flagged, one wrong policy and your data is at risk. I was about to pay for more space again when I remembered Walrus on Sui.
I had tested it before but never really moved my important stuff over. This time I did a real test, and it changed how I think about storage.
Walrus is built for the large files — videos, photo collections, AI datasets, raw footage, anything that takes up real space. They use erasure coding to split your file into pieces and spread it across thousands of nodes on Sui. That means it is hard to lose, hard to block, and the cost is so low I had to check the number twice.
Sui's speed is what made it feel different. Uploads went fast. Retrieval went fast. I put several GB of old family videos there and it was smoother than my usual cloud. No login walls, no “your account is under review,” no monthly bill surprise. You pay a small amount in $WAL tokens once and it is yours forever.
The ownership part is what I love most. Centralized clouds treat your data like they own it — they can delete it, restrict it, sell access to it. Walrus flips that. Your files are distributed across independent nodes run by stakers who earn for keeping the network alive. No one person or company has the power to take it away.
It is perfect for creators who do not want platforms controlling their raw work, AI people who need big datasets without permission issues, or just normal people like me who want backups they can trust. The network is growing — more stakers, more capacity — and Sui keeps it practical instead of slow.
I moved more personal files there this evening and bought some extra WAL. It feels like a small but real step toward taking back control of my digital stuff. If you are tired of cloud stress and want storage that actually belongs to you, Walrus is worth trying. The site is walrus.xyz — a quick test upload might make you feel the same way I do.