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what features am I losing by switching from Dropbox?
by supercanuck 13y ago
what features am I losing by switching from Dropbox?
- mikevm 13y agoyour privacy.
- scholia 13y agoyour privacy, upload speed and reliability.... YMMV.
- drdaeman 13y agoIf he meant he's switching from other Google plan then there're probably no changes except for quota. If he meant he's switching from Dropbox it's not like Google's any worse or better in this regard. Both store files unencrypted (or encrypted with a key known to storage provider, although I somehow doubt it), both are probably not immune against a TLA-grade adversary. If he meant he's switching from, say, Tarsnap or Cyphertite then you're right.
- mwfunk 13y agoHe specifically said he said he would be switching from Dropbox, and the privacy question isn't whether or not someone could hack Drive, but rather can he trust Google to not examine his files to better characterize him for targeted ads. Regardless of whether Drive or Dropbox is more secure from hackers or the NSA or whomever, Drive's business reason for existing is specifically so they can look at your files, whereas Dropbox's business reason for existing is so that you can give them money to store your stuff. Google can make these kinds of price cuts because the money people pay them for it is only a portion of the income they receive as a result of Drive. I say that as someone who uses Drive instead of Dropbox because the balance of their respective pros and cons, for me personally, leans towards Drive. I've got no emotional attachment or aversion to either one.
- _zen 13y agohttps://www.dropbox.com/help/7/en https://www.dropbox.com/help/7/en So much for that.
- akumen 13y agoI've had problems with file integrity and sync issues with GDrive. Files wouldn't upload/sync for some reason. Hence why I went back to DropBox after some time. DB is also faster for me (perceived speed, didn't time it). Local sync over local network with DropBox comes in really handily sometimes.