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There always was - this is what you get for using google drive. I’ve long since assumed google will do this one day or another and have depended on Dropbox for

There always was - this is what you get for using google drive. I’ve long since assumed google will do this one day or another and have depended on Dropbox for my file storage and syncing needs. Does it mean I trust dropbox completely? Absolutely not. I sure as hell trust them more than I do google though.

ilyt 4y ago
I have NAS so I just installed syncthing instance on it, after nth time commandline dropbox thing managed to break itself. The NAS instance is backed up together with rest things on NAS and overall it has been pretty much drama-less experience. The disadvantage is I can't just log on web and download files on random machine (I guess that would be possible if I re-shared the directory in something like nextcloud), but I don't really need that feature.
- ramraj07 4y ago
  You’re not the target audience then. I don’t have an NAS (or even a home country leave alone a home), and live off my phones and MacBooks. Dropbox works perfectly for me.
FartyMcFarter 4y ago
I think the real problem is in trusting one single thing, just like Silicon Valley Bank users found out recently. PS: I say this as someone whose cloud backups are all on Google Drive. I'll have no one to blame but myself if I lose the data. Just couldn't be bothered to upload it to a different service so far.
- bombcar 4y ago
  Any "SaaS" you're consuming where you suspect that you're not paying more than the cost of providing that service should be suspect and not trusted. Google Drive for backups is fine because (hopefully) losing one backup source won't kill you and you can get another quickly.
Dah00n 4y ago
The same Dropbox that people wanted to boycott and fled from after Condalisa Rice became a board member. I'd trust Google above Dropbox any day and I don't trust Google enough to actually use Google Drive.
- jwestbury 4y ago
  A key difference here is that Dropbox's entire product is storage. Sure, they have some corollary products now -- HelloSign, etc. -- but they're a storage company first. Google could kill Drive dead tomorrow and it would have effectively zero impact on their bottom line. Conversely, if Dropbox rolled out a change like Google Drive did, it would adversely affect their bottom line, and possibly cause long-term harm to the company, because it would erode trust in their core product.

ilyt 4y ago

I have NAS so I just installed syncthing instance on it, after nth time commandline dropbox thing managed to break itself. The NAS instance is backed up together with rest things on NAS and overall it has been pretty much drama-less experience. The disadvantage is I can't just log on web and download files on random machine (I guess that would be possible if I re-shared the directory in something like nextcloud), but I don't really need that feature.

ramraj07 4y ago
You’re not the target audience then. I don’t have an NAS (or even a home country leave alone a home), and live off my phones and MacBooks. Dropbox works perfectly for me.

FartyMcFarter 4y ago

I think the real problem is in trusting one single thing, just like Silicon Valley Bank users found out recently. PS: I say this as someone whose cloud backups are all on Google Drive. I'll have no one to blame but myself if I lose the data. Just couldn't be bothered to upload it to a different service so far.

bombcar 4y ago
Any "SaaS" you're consuming where you suspect that you're not paying more than the cost of providing that service should be suspect and not trusted. Google Drive for backups is fine because (hopefully) losing one backup source won't kill you and you can get another quickly.

Dah00n 4y ago

The same Dropbox that people wanted to boycott and fled from after Condalisa Rice became a board member. I'd trust Google above Dropbox any day and I don't trust Google enough to actually use Google Drive.

jwestbury 4y ago
A key difference here is that Dropbox's entire product is storage. Sure, they have some corollary products now -- HelloSign, etc. -- but they're a storage company first. Google could kill Drive dead tomorrow and it would have effectively zero impact on their bottom line. Conversely, if Dropbox rolled out a change like Google Drive did, it would adversely affect their bottom line, and possibly cause long-term harm to the company, because it would erode trust in their core product.