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Been using Dropbox for all my files (I keep it under 100GB) for several years now. So far never had any problems, in fact they saved me from lots of tears when
by jonemo 14y ago
Been using Dropbox for all my files (I keep it under 100GB) for several years now. So far never had any problems, in fact they saved me from lots of tears when they recovered an accidentally deleted folder beyond the 30 day limit for me. The collaboration and sharing options are another huge plus. I frequently give out the link to a folder which results in a beautiful and intuitive website view of its contents for the recipient. I also have a shared folder with every member of my family which is much more convenient than sending file attachments around. These last two sentences are also why I wouldn't want to jump ship to Amazon despite the attractive price: At least in my case Dropbox has realized a network effect that more or less locks me in.
I did quite a bit of research into other options before and while using Dropbox: Tried GDrive and found the online interface (GDocs) not suitable for the amount of content I have, tried SkyDrive when it was still Live Mesh and had tons of problems with it (hour-long delays when syncing). At one point I tried a peer-to-peer type system (I remember their logo being red, forgot the name) and it was Java based which made it annoying to me. And I tried a system where files were encrypted before transfer (some Dutch company, again forgot the name) and the problem with that was that it was way too slow at dealing with all my files.
- Mithrandir 14y ago> (I remember their logo being red, forgot the name) Wuala? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuala
- hsshah 14y agoI want to stick with "reputable" and stable service providers since I plan to upload all my files. Feature wise Dropbox seems to be ahead of everyone. But want to consider Amazon as it fits my criteria mentioned above and the price is very attractive. Tried GDrive at work but not too happy with it. Do you encrypt your files? Most of my sensitive documents are in PDF format, so I am adding passwords to them; but not sure if there is a better solution with Dropbox.
- jonemo 14y agoNo, not using encryption, mostly because I haven't found a solution that doesn't get into my way inconveniently. I accept that any file stored on a network connected machine could become available to others through my own or somebody else's mistake. I select what I store and where I store it accordingly. Of course that doesn't stop me from doing what I can to secure my Dropbox account: strong unique password, non-obvious email address, and 2 factor auth. edit: Just remembered, there is one encrypted file in my Dropbox, but that also only exists encrypted on my computer.