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I'm debating whether it would be a good idea to have the dropbox client be aware of planned downtime and inform the user accordingly.
by mdonahoe 16y ago
I'm debating whether it would be a good idea to have the dropbox client be aware of planned downtime and inform the user accordingly.
- paran 16y agoI think it would be good to fire an event for planned downtime, without incurring too much of an overhead.
- thematt 16y agoInform the user why? What are they going to do differently as a result? I use Dropbox precisely so I don't have to concern myself with server downtime, database upgrades, etc. and I'm guessing most other users are the same way. Just sync it when the service is back up, I'm okay with not knowing.
- sharat87 16y agoThis morning, my dad made a few changes to his files in dropbox at home, as usual, turned off the system and went to office. After a couple of hours, he calls me and asks me why his files weren't synced as they were everyday. Our initial thought was that he turned the home computer off before dropbox could sync, but as you might have guessed, it is because dropbox was down. Not sure about everyone, but my dad could've definitely used some warning that dropbox would be down.
- morrow 16y agoI'd say only notify the user if they try to push changes during planned downtime (maybe it does so already - I haven't noticed). That, or something unobtrusive, like an icon change 1hr - 30mins ahead of time. I think an actual notice would be overkill, though.