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I've been using SpiderOak for over 6 years now, and three things haven't changed: Their UI is crappy and laggy, and doesn't look like it belongs in any platfor
by kijin 10y ago
I've been using SpiderOak for over 6 years now, and three things haven't changed:
Their UI is crappy and laggy, and doesn't look like it belongs in any platform.
It takes forever to sync files between devices.
It sometimes gets confused when I rapidly switch between branches in a git repository, touching thousands of small files each time.
But I love the ability to pick and choose exactly which files and folders to backup and sync. SpiderOak adapts to my workflow, instead of demanding that I put my files in specific folders. If inefficiency is a necessary cost of combining this kind of flexibility with full client-side encryption, I can live with that.
- newscracker 10y ago[Edit: Removed an incorrect statement about SpiderOak Hive.] I agree, the UI is not great and it's quite slow. It often uploads the same files again and creates multiple versions, with no way to delete older versions of files at a folder or device level. The skewed non-linear pricing is also heavily biased toward those who use less but like the 1TB option, with the next tier below being a paltry 30GB.
- johntash 10y agoI've been pretty happy with SpiderOak overall. I lucked out and got a coupon to get 'unlimited' space for relatively cheap, so I like that I can back up all of my machines without worrying about needing to pay more. 1000s of small files, or one rapidly changing file cause me problems as well. It's also annoying that each client has to decode new data whenever something is backed up on another machine. This causes my cpu to hit 100% on my laptop while my desktop is backing up a bunch of new files.
- msh 10y agoThe thing I miss most from spideroak is the ability to upload from phones and tablets.