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It's software that lets you mount Dropbox as if it were a network drive. It's advantageous to just Dropbox because it doesn't consume disk space. It doesn't hav
by igul222 13y ago
It's software that lets you mount Dropbox as if it were a network drive. It's advantageous to just Dropbox because it doesn't consume disk space. It doesn't have a cloud component; it uses the Dropbox API to interface with Dropbox's servers directly.
- madeofpalk 13y ago> It doesn't have a cloud component What is the 'cloud component' of Dropbox. Isnt that just the (storage) servers? Isnt the native Dropbox app using the "Dropbox API to interface with Dropbox's servers directly"?
- strudelfish 13y agoAlso advantageous because there is less latency between saving "locally" and the changes being reflected on the remote server (or client) as compared to Dropbox. Dropbox has to sync up to the cloud then back down to your remote server, whereas this is direct. That latency can be a pain if you're making a lot of small changes often and wanting to see the outcome.