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Future of file storage in cloud– don't cancel your dropbox just yet

• Smudge 14y ago
  > One more- Google saves file revisions, so this is +1 to them, since Dropbox doesn’t do this. Dropbox saves earlier versions of your files for 30 days, or indefinitely for Pro accounts. Not the same as the easy revision history in Google Docs, but Dropbox's version history has actually saved me a couple times.
  • sp332 14y ago
    Actually Pro accounts still only get 30 days. You have to subscribe to the Pack Rat feature to get indefinite storage.
    • Smudge 14y ago
      Ah, makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.
• terinjokes 14y ago
  > One more- Google saves file revisions, so this is +1 to them, since Dropbox doesn’t do this. Now this isn't true at all. I've used Dropbox to restore an old revision many times.
• sp332 14y ago
  Dropbox does "version" files for 30 days. It's not as "transparent" as Google's since DB doesn't "understand" the contents of the files, but it still keeps versions. And you can upgrade to the PackRat which keeps versions forever. https://www.dropbox.com/help/11 https://www.dropbox.com/help/11
• joejohnson 14y ago
  This post if poorly written and poorly researched.
  • cleverjake 14y ago
    it would be great if you could give a reason for your thoughts.
• dzedajs 14y ago
  Yeah, I had missed this one. My bad. Just found the revision section. Then this isn't +1 google. Hope you don't see reading that blog post as a waste of time...
  • sp332 14y ago
    Thanks for the article, sorry for piling on just for one point :)