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Re: Dropbox Transfer

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Post by StavrosK »

mcjiggerlog wrote: post #17
1123581321 wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You need Pro to change the expiration date or set a password.

Thanks! Looks like Firefox Send is the better free tool for now then.

Firefox send is also encrypted locally, right? Dropbox doesn't look encrypted, but I've never used it.

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Post by jsjohnst »

datashow wrote: post #27
tyingq wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I suspect the bundled OneDrive in Office365 is hurting them. Dropbox is better, but hard to justify if you already have something that's good enough.

I left Dropbox because they count shared space against everyone involved, which makes me cannot share the "photos" folder with my wife (unless we both purchase the 1T plan). Not sure whether they changed this practice. I am a satisfied OneDrive+Office365 user now.

> Not sure whether they changed this practice.

Nope, just confirmed again. The only way around it is to go with a business account, which even the cheapest option costs 2x the price of just you and your wife both having Plus accounts of your own.

Re: Dropbox Transfer

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Post by StavrosK »

1f60c wrote: post #18
trevyn wrote: post #14

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That’s... interesting. Could you share a bit about how you arrived at this approach?

There's also the problem that anyone who knows your address will be able to download your files , whereas most other services either seem to have strong access control or unguessable links. That said, it's an interesting and novel approach.

Maybe that's exactly the point.

Re: Dropbox Transfer

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Post by avh02 »

1123581321 wrote: post #15
mcjiggerlog wrote: post #11

"try for free" - can't see what the pricing for this is anywhere. Does it require Dropbox plus?

You need Pro to change the expiration date or set a password.

what annoys me is the password part used to be a plus feature[1]. This is why I've started to try to move things to be self-hosted. Unfortunately I've been struggling with nextcloud + my NAS due to filesystem constraints. And it's to avoid silly crap like that that we enjoyed the cloud services. Ah, what a loop!

[1]: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Files-folders/Was-the-abilit...

Re: Dropbox Transfer

#35

Post by ant6n »

datashow wrote: post #27
tyingq wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I suspect the bundled OneDrive in Office365 is hurting them. Dropbox is better, but hard to justify if you already have something that's good enough.

I left Dropbox because they count shared space against everyone involved, which makes me cannot share the "photos" folder with my wife (unless we both purchase the 1T plan). Not sure whether they changed this practice. I am a satisfied OneDrive+Office365 user now.

Or share one account with your wife.

Re: Dropbox Transfer

#37

Post by ericflo »

This is the first thing Dropbox has done in a long while that makes sense to me as an external observer. Great product idea and totally reinforces the prime Dropbox use cases.

Re: Dropbox Transfer

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Post by tobtoh »

tyingq wrote: post #16
TeMPOraL wrote: post #3

Good to see them finally doing something addressing actual user needs for a change, instead of chasing greener pastures. Given my informal observations over the years, I wouldn't be surprised if transferring large files was the main need that drives users to Dropbox - when dealing with individuals and companies outside tech, I frequently saw them giving the advice to "get a Dropbox" when someone needed to send them m…

I suspect the bundled OneDrive in Office365 is hurting them. Dropbox is better, but hard to justify if you already have something that's good enough.

That wouldn't surprise me - I had seriously considered subscribing to Dropbox many times, but the price was just too high for my needs. When they forced me to make a decision (by enforcing the 3 client rule), I evaluated the costs/benefits and ended up going with OneDrive - cheaper overall and I got Office 365. I much prefer Dropbox's sync technology, but not at double the price.
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