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This announcement is deficient in multiple ways. Key information is hidden away in help pages elsewhere on the site. I had to search and find the duration for v
by AnonHP 5y ago
This announcement is deficient in multiple ways. Key information is hidden away in help pages elsewhere on the site. I had to search and find the duration for versions retained:
> How far back you can view and restore is referred to as version history and depends on the Dropbox plan you have.
> Dropbox Basic, Plus, and Family users have 30 days.
> Dropbox Professional and Business users have 180 days.
> However, there are several add-ons that extend your version history.
IMO, the Dropbox Basic, Plus and Family plans are useless with the meager 30-day retention period for older versions of files. It would’ve been better if this whole solution had a storage limit but allowed for longer retention periods. The purpose of backups is to be able to get back farther in time when necessary. That may be a week, a month or even a year. Limiting the version history makes this closer to the standard “sync and check soon if you accidentally deleted/overwrote a file you wanted” solution.
While I’m ranting about this, what’s wrong with the CMS used for the Dropbox blog and website?! The blog post wouldn’t even load unless and until I disabled ad and tracker blockers. Declining the cookie prompt shows an error page. Why have that prompt if it doesn’t work as it’s supposed to?