[doublepost=1461681802][/doublepost]This is also a big issue for me, and if this solution resolves it I will be forever indebted to DROPBOX.It is, but if you add a new folder, it seems to auto sync that to all devices.
Unless I'm doing something wrong! I have selective sync enabled, though it always seems to sync new folders regardless. There's probably a small tick box to disable that from happening or something similar... I'll have another look through the settings.
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Dropbox's 'Project Infinite' Introduces Cloud Storage to Free Up Hard Drive Space
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I love Dropbox, but am currently running out of space since signing up with them over 5 years ago. Now, I'm forced with an issue; pay $120/year for space I don't need or switch over to another provider. I'd even sign up for 10GB for $1/month if given the option, but as of now Dropbox is missing out on a significant revenue stream. I'll likely move my files over to iCloud, but I'm weary of Apple's cloud services. "It Just Works" doesn't apply to them. Dropbox's pricing tiers are going to slowly erode their user numbers as people begin looking for other options.
Yeah... No, thanks:
Edward Snowden’s Privacy Tips: “Get Rid Of Dropbox,” Avoid Facebook And Google
http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/11/edward-snowden-new-yorker-festival/
Edward Snowden’s Privacy Tips: “Get Rid Of Dropbox,” Avoid Facebook And Google
http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/11/edward-snowden-new-yorker-festival/
They've had a number of breaches. Here are a few examples:
http://www.techrepublic.com/article...iles-in-security-through-obscurity-nightmare/
http://www.information-age.com/technology/security/2114488/dropbox-confirms-security-breach
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/20/dropbox-security-bug-made-passwords-optional-for-four-hours/
Rule of thumb: For sensitive data, don't trust any service that doesn't support client-side encryption (you can of course use encryption tools on top of Dropbox where applicable).
I hope Apple and Google also implement something like this. The first one that does will have my money. I'm currently using this three and I keep different files on each depending on what they are, but it's a pain when trying to search something. I hope Apple does though, a system wide integration of this would be awesome.
I'll use the crap out of this on my personal rMBP, and keep things mostly the way they are on my work iMac. I've never been able to use my full Dropbox space because of this limitation. My personal rMBP only has 512GB of storage, and about 100GB of that is Dropbox alone. Now I can shove a lot more crap in there for redundancy without having to worry about it taking up space. Just like I have 150GB of photos and videos on iCloud but it takes up a lot less space on SSD due to low-res previews and such. Hopefully Apple increases storage capacities this autumn as I've only got about 30GB iCloud space free when factoring in backups and documents. I'm pretty sure they used to have a 500GB plan that they removed, so I'd have to jump from $2.99/mo to $9.99/mo for 1TB. These 4K videos are especially killing me. I need to go in and delete some stuff.
Now if only the cloud was fast enough to quickly retrieve RAW files from my LR catalog! Perhaps someday. For now it's my trusty 4TB RAID 0 2.5" portable drive, which I then backup weekly to a desktop drive. Eventually this will be replaced with an even smaller, faster and more reliable portable SSD. I just don't know if the cloud will ever catch up in speed with local connections. Camera RAW sizes will only get bigger as things transition to 16-bit, ridiculous MP counts and possibly light-field refocusing data. So SSDs will probably be around for a while before being mostly replaced.
Now if only the cloud was fast enough to quickly retrieve RAW files from my LR catalog! Perhaps someday. For now it's my trusty 4TB RAID 0 2.5" portable drive, which I then backup weekly to a desktop drive. Eventually this will be replaced with an even smaller, faster and more reliable portable SSD. I just don't know if the cloud will ever catch up in speed with local connections. Camera RAW sizes will only get bigger as things transition to 16-bit, ridiculous MP counts and possibly light-field refocusing data. So SSDs will probably be around for a while before being mostly replaced.
Admittedly, my knowledge of Dropbox's encryption efforts is severely lacking. Your link indicates they've made changes to their systems. It's not exactly fair to use old evidence as an indication of current privacy negligence.
"In a June blog post related to Snowden, Dropbox actually says, “All files sent and retrieved from Dropbox are encrypted while traveling between you and our servers,” as well as when they’re “at rest on our servers”, and it points to other security measures that the company is taking. " - Dropbox back in 2014
The article you linked seems to point to something other than your intended example. The article implies they were tipped, not snooping or actively reading customer info. If that dirtbag ****** had encrypted his disgusting files, would Dropbox have been able to help in that case? IDK.
"Child exploitation is a horrific crime. Whenever law enforcement agencies, child safety organizations or private individuals alert us of suspected child exploitation imagery, we act quickly to report it to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). NCMEC reviews and refers our reports to the appropriate authorities."
I wonder if this could become a good alternative to CrashPlan. I have 3.5 TB of photos backed up the the UI and UX aren't great.
Never mind: I just checked pricing tiers and individual plans cap at 1 TB and business plans have a minimum of 5 licences.
Never mind: I just checked pricing tiers and individual plans cap at 1 TB and business plans have a minimum of 5 licences.
As much as I agree with you that this should be up to the user you sadly have to do more than turn on file vault to encrypt the files sent to dropbox. As per http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/102925/encrypt-data-before-sync-to-dropbox
This, I feel like is my main issues with dropbox, if you need a little bit more you have to buy a lot, but when you are ready to buy a lot they don't offer that for personal purpose. Maybe with the new service they are.
I won't say that Crashplan has the best UI but it works, and the price is good, and it rarely requires any monitoring.
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Are current Drop Box users trusting all their data that they keep in Drop Box to not vanish, or are they keeping duplicate sets of data in other means of storage for just in case?
I have Drop Box, but have only relegated it to hobby kind of storage, not for business use. Certainly, not to hold my gigs upon gigs of my raw file shooting with various cameras.
I have Drop Box, but have only relegated it to hobby kind of storage, not for business use. Certainly, not to hold my gigs upon gigs of my raw file shooting with various cameras.
Agreed. The current setup for selective sync is pretty clunky.
If I'm understanding this new feature right, it kind of is selective sync, but integrated much better with the Finder. Instead of having to go into Dropbox prefs and check/uncheck files and folders, you can make that choice on the fly as you browse through folders and work. Sounds great to me!
No it's not. NFS, AFS, etc. don't work when the computer is offline for even a moment. CIFS starting in Windows 7 or maybe 8, I believe, let you cache files for offline use. As stated, the closest cloud product was OneDrive on Windows 8.
For years my personal data has been safe and sound on my own Mac Pro Server. A stand alone personally configured, maintained and supported system, it features a multi-terabyte Synology NAS.
Dropbox is my cloud service of choice for day to day use. My experience has been stellar and proof positive that used judiciously, it's a very good solution.
I was thinking the same thing. I moved to OneDrive from Dropbox when Microsoft introduced placeholder files on Windows 8 and I was very disappointed when they took it away again on Windows 10. If this works as well as it did on OneDrive (and also works on my Macs), I may well move back to it
They kinda already do in some cases. You can optimize iCloud Photos Library in iOS and Mac. Apple Music has implemented similar features to iTunes Match as well. For iOS only, the iCloud Drive app only downloads documents that you open. The downside right now is that the cache is still linger there for a while.
I think most have back-ups on their computers or hard drives. See, because DropBox currently does not have this new "infinite" feature, whatever you have backed up on your DropBox account, when you install DropBox on your computer, it downloads the physical files to your hard drive. So, likely, even if DropBox went poof and disappeared or had a server crash and the files were destroyed, you will still have your local storage on the machine.
Ever since the MegaUpload fiasco, I have not trusted any cloud service to completely keep my files and data secure, private, and stored forever. Things happen. Companies have servers that can die. Companies can file for bankruptcy. They can be investigated by the government and shut down if found unlawful. At any point, the files can simply vanish. That is why it is so important to have those back-ups somewhere, even if they are not as easy to access as using DropBox.
For people that are using DropBox exclusively on their mobile devices, I would suggest backing up the data to a hard drive through a computer at some point.
Same here, depending on when this lands, and how it works. I'm ready to pay for increased storage on Dropbox vs. quasi free storage (part of my 365 subscription). Dropbox has always been much faster then OneDrive, and much more stable. While the issues may be behind me, I was running into blips and issues with OneDrive. Nothing major, just minor annoyances of files not syncing. Still I'm definitely rethinking my cloud storage setup
Dropbox is a sync service, not a backup plan. By upgrading to Pro and adding the Extended Version History add-on you can make it function somewhat like a backup program in that it will keep deleted and previous versions of a file, but only for 1 year.
I've been using Dropbox for .... I don't even know 8 years now? i've tried many others and have iCloud ONLY because I live my life in iOS while on the move.
This features sounds wonderful, and as for privacy concerns .... meh. If I don't want the security out of my hands i don't dump it in the cloud. I doubt DropBox cares much for my family photos and bad screenplays.
This features sounds wonderful, and as for privacy concerns .... meh. If I don't want the security out of my hands i don't dump it in the cloud. I doubt DropBox cares much for my family photos and bad screenplays.
This will be interesting. I've been a pro user of Dropbox for a few years now, can't live without them.
I don't know if my internet can handle me retrieving files from the internet all the time. I don't know if my patience can handle it either.
I don't know if my internet can handle me retrieving files from the internet all the time. I don't know if my patience can handle it either.